Brent Towing ~ Shipbuilding History

Brent Towing

Brent Towing was started by Jesse Brent in 1956 on a site on S. Walnut Street, between Main Street and Central Street.

	O/N	Name	Customer	Type	GT	LOA	Built	Notes
	274289	Little Jessie	Brent Towing	towboat	19	50	1957	later White Water
	277771	Barbara Brent	Brent Towing	towboat	343	108	1958	later Evening Star (Bahamas)
	275633	Hoss T	Brent Towing	towboat	35	49	1959	later Jane Russell, Preeminent VI, Kim Marie
	280624	Carole Brent	Brent Towing	towboat	109	66	1960	later Mr. Mac, Opal Leasing, Dude, The Dude
	284238	Ann Brent	Brent Towing	towboat	341	110	1960	later Victoria, John Larandeau
	284242	Caroline M	Grand River Towing	towboat	121	71	1961
	287341	Joy Wasson	Wasson Towing	towboat	128	75	1961	later Delores Anne, Jack Estes, Robert Daron, scrapped
11	505319	Hurricane	Brent Towing	towboat	383	103	1966
	501784	Will Lewis	Lewis Towing	towboat	146	76	1966	later Margaret Lewis, Kiowa
	510008	Alison	Brent Towing	towboat	139	72	1967	later Gateway, Captain Lloyd, Goldilocks, Tebo Bailey, Charlotte Hamm, Jherica Louise, Bill Baker
23	514987	The Chief	Brent Towing	towboat	575	114	1968
	523288	Helen M. Clements	Archer-Daniels-Midland	towboat	571	132	1969	later Decatur Lady (Paraguay)
29	527716	Viking	Twin City barge	towboat	138	76	1970	later J. L. Fleming
	530044	Alison	Brent Towing	towboat	143	75	1971	later Northland
35	536992	Carole Brent	Brent Towing	towboat	750	147	1972	later Lori Rae, W. W. Dyer
40	544889	Belinda Brent	Brent Transportation	towboat	296	116	1973	later Austin Golding, Francis Benedict
	556629	Margie Logan	Logan Towing	towboat	553	132	1974	later Lois Ann
50	567900	Jessica Brent	Brent Transportation	towboat	289	115	1975
55	575684	Ann Brent	Brent Transportation	towboat	625	147	1976
73	586080	Betty Brent	Brent Transportation	towboat	317	135	1977