Lieut. Augustin (Towboat, 1911-1939)

Summary

• BOAT DESCRIPTION: Sternwheel
• BOAT TYPE: Towboat
• BUILT: 1911 at Dubuque, Iowa
• BECAME: Helen Z.
• FINAL DISPOSITION: Sold in 1939 and renamed
• OWNERS: U.S. Corps of Engineers
• RIVERS: Mississippi River
• OTHER INFORMATION: Ways - T1583; Owned by U.S. Corps of Engineers, first in Kansas City and later in Memphis. About 1932, she was rebuilt and widened at Dravo, Neville Island, Pennsylvania. She was sold at a public sale to Charles Zubik in May 1939, converted to diesel and renamed
• PHOTO DESCRIPTION: Two men standing next to the wheel house; the man on the left is Bob Taggart