Gillespie (Towboat, 1925?-1928)

Summary

• BOAT DESCRIPTION: Sternwheel
• BOAT TYPE: Towboat
• BUILT: 1922 at Wabasha, Minnesota as the Capella
• BECAME: Paul Thompson
• FINAL DISPOSITION: Renamed Paul Thompson by U.G.I. in 1928
• OWNERS: John F. Klein; U.G.I. Contracting Company (1927)
• OTHER INFORMATION: Ways - T0947; Was renamed Gillespie by a contractor. Used by U.G.I. in the building of the Cape Girardeau bridge