Dubuque Boat & Boiler Works
Dubuque IA
Most recent update: August 5, 2016.
This yard was started in 1852, as Rouse & Dean, a name that was later changed to Iowa Iron Works. Its assets were sold to John F. Killeen in 1904 and reconstructed as Dubuque Boat & Boiler Works. Initially it was located at Eagle Point, then, from 1882 on, in the Ice Harbor, where the National Mississippi River Museum is now. It closed in 1972.
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| O/N | Name | Customer | Type | GT | LOA | Built | Notes | |
| Built by Iowa Iron Works | ||||||||
| 125086 | Clyde | Ingram & Kennedy | steamboat | 79 | 125 | 1870 | first iron-hulled boat built for the Mississippi River | |
| W. M. Hopkins | barge | 27 | 1871 | |||||
| J. G. Chapman | lumber steamer | 94 | 1872 | |||||
| King of Siam | yacht | 1876 | ||||||
| 231017 | Fury | W. A. Blair | towboat | 120 | 113 | 1881 | ||
| 120445 | Hallie | Kanawha River Co. | towboat | 239 | 137 | 1881 | later Wabash | |
| Queen | Lake Okoboji | excursion boat | 1884 | in service 1960s | ||||
| 100353 | Ida Patton | Patton-Tully Transportation | towboat | 39 | 75 | 1884 | later Napoleon | |
| 76589 | J. K. Graves | Diamond Jo Line | raft boat | 96 | 117 | 1885 | ||
| 76760 | Jeanne Hopkins | towboat | 10 | 45 | 1888 | |||
| 126510 | Cherokee | Cherokee Packet Company | packet | 631 | 216 | 1888 | ||
| 22 | 120810 | Ferdinand Herold | Herold & Hauptman | packet | 900 | 244 | 1890 | |
| 110878 | Reliance | Magnolia Petroleum | towboat | 150 | 96 | 1890 | ||
| Dubuque | US Navy | torpedo boat | 1,085d | 150 | 1891 | |||
| James B. McPherson | USACE | snag boat | 175 | 1891 | ||||
| 76942 | Joy Patton | Patton-Tully Transportation | passenger | 63 | 100 | 1891 | ||
| 141349 | L. E. Patton | Patton-Tully Transportation | towboat | 94 | 126 | 1894 | ||
| 230425 | Windom | USCG | revenue cutter | 670d | 170 | 11 May 1996 | later Comanche 1915, sold 1930, Turquino 1933, deleted 1951 | |
| 20611 | J. S. | Streckfus Steamers | passenger | 806 | 265 | 1896 | later Quincy | |
| 127188 | Charles H. Organ | Memphis & Hopefield Point ferry | ferry | 166 | 135 | 1897 | converted 1918 to towboat Dan Quinn | |
| Ericsson (TB 2) | US Navy | torpedo boat | 120d | 149 | 18 Feb 1997 | sunk as target 1912 | ||
| 81635 | William K. Kavanaugh | towboat | 203 | 124 | 1898 | |||
| 141584 | L. S. Thorne | La. & Miss. Valley Transfer Co | rail transfer | 1,217 | 304 | 1898 | ||
| 3779 | Betsy Ann | John I. Kay Co. | steamboat | 295 | 165 | 1899 | ||
| Gen. John Newton | USACE | towboat | 221d | 175 | 1899 | |||
| 107763 | Annie Russell | yacht | 127 | 125 | 1902 | |||
| 117174 | Sprague | Mon. River Coal & Coke | towboat | 1,479 | 276 | 1902 | sternwheeler, museum 1948, burned 1974 | |
| 150979 | Pelican | La. & Miss. Valley Transfer Co | rail transfer | 1,079 | 304 | 1902 | ||
| 111468 | Robert E. Carr | tugboat | 30 | 74 | 1903 | |||
| 200094 | St. Paul | Streckfus Steamers | passenger | 832 | 277 | 1903 | ||
| 228140 | Louise | Quincy Steamship Co. | towboat | 28 | 65 | 1905 | ||
| 201932 | Mary Stewart | towboat | 62 | 92 | 1905 | later Kinser, Mary Frances, scrapped 1916 | ||
| Built by Dubuque Boat & Boiler Works | ||||||||
| 204086 | Albatross | La. & Miss. Valley Transfer Co | rail transfer | 1,557 | 305 | 1907 | later casino vessel Admiral 1940, scrapped 2011 | |
| Number Five | USACE | cutter dredge | 815d | 222 | 1908 | later Fort Chartres | ||
| 256022 | Number Six | USACE | cutter dredge | 815d | 222 | 1908 | later Fort Gage, sold as freight barge Fort Gage | |
| 28 barges | Miss. River Gas-Elec. Nav. Co. | freight barge | 145 | 1909 | ||||
| 206747 | Ruth | Yourtees-Roberts Sand | towboat | 89 | 100 | 1909 | ||
| 208382 | B. F. Yoakum | La. & Miss. Valley Transfer Co | rail transfer | 1,103 | 308 | 1910 | later Willard V. King | |
| 238816 | Helen Z | Point Towing | towboat | 168 | 116 | 1911 | ||
| Lieut. Augustine | USACE | towboat | 197d | 138 | 1911 | |||
| Lieut. Gurney | USACE | towboat | 197d | 138 | 1911 | |||
| Lieut. Lewis | USACE | towboat | 197d | 138 | 1911 | |||
| Henderson | tanker | 82 | 1912 | |||||
| Waterway | USACE | dredge | 529d | 163 | 1912 | |||
| Iroquois | USACE | towboat | 176d | 148 | 1912 | |||
| Scioto | USACE | towboat | 229d | 158 | 1912 | |||
| Augustus J. Nolty | USACE | towboat | 194d | 139 | 1912 | |||
| W. M. Rees | USACE | towboat | 197d | 139 | 1912 | |||
| 169532 | Burlington | Standard Dredging | dredge | 759 | 152 | 1913 | ||
| Tollinger | USACE | towboat | 510d | 171 | 1913 | |||
| H. S. Taber | USACE | cutter dredge | 754d | 233 | 1914 | |||
| Robert McGregor | USACE | cutter dredge | 769d | 208 | 1914 | |||
| Denison | USACE | snag boat | 232d | 137 | 1915 | |||
| Comanche | USACE | towboat | 200d | 141 | 1915 | |||
| Marietta | USACE | dredge | 297d | 140 | 1915 | |||
| Warioto | USACE | towboat | 365d | 141 | 1915 | |||
| 215092 | G. H. Tamble | Warner & Tamble | towboat | 73 | 84 | 1915 | ||
| 214015 | Rockport | Crescent Navigation | ferry | 13 | 62 | 1916 | ||
| 214016 | Queensboro | Crescent Navigation | ferry | 27 | 53 | 1916 | later Tiger | |
| SC-149 | US Navy | subchaser | 85d | 110 | 15 Jan 2018 | sold 1921 | ||
| SC-150 | US Navy | subchaser | 85d | 110 | 15 Jan 2018 | sold 1921 | ||
| Kankakee | USCG | tender | 383d | 182 | 19 Oct 2019 | sold 1936 | ||
| Yocona | USCG | tender | 383d | 182 | 19 Oct 2019 | sold 1925 | ||
| 222546 | Mississippi | Mississippi Lime Co. | dredge | 116 | 126 | 1922 | ||
| 222803 | Kiwanis | Cairo Ferry Co. | ferry | 142 | 140 | 1923 | later Evergreene | |
| John C. Irwin | USACE | towboat | 143 | 98 | 1924 | |||
| 222882 | Mary K | Kelly Sand Co. | towboat | 40 | 69 | 1923 | ||
| 248835 | Clipper | Crain Bros. | towboat | 100 | 80 | 1924 | ||
| 269880 | 425 | tank barge | 184 | 100 | 1924 | NLD | ||
| 269881 | 426 | tank barge | 184 | 100 | 1924 | NLD | ||
| 226813 | General Ashburn | Inland Waterways Corp | towboat | 319 | 130 | 1927 | ||
| 226812 | C. C. Webber | Upper Mississippi Barge Line | towboat | 319 | 130 | 1927 | ||
| 226471 | S. S. Thorpe | Upper Mississippi Barge Line | towboat | 319 | 130 | 1927 | later George M Verity, preserved in Keokuk IA 1961 | |
| 227321 | John W. Weeks | Upper Mississippi Barge Line | towboat | 319 | 130 | 1928 | ||
| Willow (WAGL-253) | USCG | tender | 1,070 | 200 | 4 Oct 1927 | to USACE 1945 as quarters boat (QB 2732), sold 1962 | ||
| 241209 | Kilbuck | Crain Bros. | towboat | 139 | 108 | 1929 | ||
| 229905 | James W. Good | Ross Coyne | freighter | 530 | 90 | 1930 | ||
| 229908 | Patrick J. Hurley | Inland Waterways Corp. | freighter | 530 | 90 | 1930 | ||
| 230804 | New Orleans | Mississippi Valley Barge Line | towboat | 1,090 | 215 | 1931 | later Herbert Hoover | |
| Myrtle (WAGL-263) | USCG | tender | 186d | 92 | 1932 | sold 1964 | ||
| Todd | USACE | cutter dredge | 770d | 222 | 1932 | |||
| 296504 | Sea Inspector | Tideland Specialty | crewboat | 136 | 88 | 1932 | ||
| 232599 | Amos K. Gordon | towboat | 695 | 1933 | ||||
| Pine | USACE | flood control boat | 1934 | |||||
| Oak | USACE | flood control boat | 1934 | |||||
| Sergeant Pryor | USACE | survey boat | 1935 | |||||
| 264658 | Chaperon | Brokamp & Bressler | towboat | 150 | 76 | 1935 | ||
| Del Commune | USACE | towboat | 525d | 161 | 1937 | |||
| Mobile | Federal Barge Lines | tugboat | 1938 | |||||
| 238007 | Charles Zubik | Charles Zubik | towboat | 517 | 137 | 1938 | ||
| Goldenrod (WAGL-213) | USCG | tender | 170d | 104 | 2 Jun 1938 | later WLR 213, to NSF 1973 | ||
| Poplar (WAGL-241) | USCG | tender | 170d | 104 | 1939 | later WLR 241, to NSF 1973 | ||
| 504543 | Bluebonnet (WAGL-257) | USCG | tender | 184d | 85 | 4 Nov 1939 | later WLI-257, sold 1966 as fishing vessel Tiffany, F V Tiffany | |
| 1028354 | Dogwood (WAGL-259) | USCG | tender | 230d | 109 | 17 Sep 1941 | later WLR 259, sold 19xx as tug Dogwood | |
| Sycamore (WAGL-268) | USCG | tender | 230d | 114 | 9 Sep 1941 | later WLR 268, decommissioned 1977 | ||
| Wm. L. Guthrie | USACE | dredge | 1941 | |||||
| L 73 | US Army | dist. box boat | Jan 1942 | |||||
| L 74 | US Army | dist. box boat | Jan 1942 | |||||
| L 75 | US Army | dist. box boat | Jan 1942 | |||||
| L 76 | US Army | dist. box boat | Jan 1942 | |||||
| L 77 | US Army | dist. box boat | Jan 1942 | |||||
| L 100 | US Army | dist. box boat | Apr 1942 | |||||
| L 101 | US Army | dist. box boat | Apr 1942 | |||||
| 249923 | ST-47 | US Army | tugboat | 93d | 87 | Dec 1942 | sold 1946 as Roleta, Deborah, Ann K | |
| 218 | 266922 | ST-48 | US Army | tugboat | 93d | 87 | Jan 1943 | sold as Fort Norfolk, Patricia J, Walter Tracy, Micky, Rio Manzanares, Medoro |
| 249524 | ST-49 | US Army | tugboat | 93d | 87 | Jan 1943 | sold 19xx as Kings Point, Atlas, Gatco Maryland | |
| Tenaru River (DPC-611) | US Army | towboat | 180d | 1944 | sold 1946, scrapped 1960 | |||
| Cosmos (WAGL-293) | USCG | tender | 178d | 94 | 5 Dec 1942 | later WLI-293, to Colombia 1985 | ||
| 536115 | Barberry (WAGL-294) | USCG | tender | 178d | 94 | 3 Jan 1943 | later WLI-294, to Maryland 1971, patrol vessel J Millard Tawes | |
| 1087645 | Rambler (WAGL-298) | USCG | tender | 178d | 94 | 26 May 1943 | later WLI-298, sold 1998 as Devious | |
| 662169 | Brier (WAGL-299) | USCG | tender | 178d | 94 | 2 Jul 1943 | later WLI-299, IX-307 1968, sold 1983, fishing vessel Brier | |
| Smilax (WAGL-315) | USCG | tender | 178d | 94 | 1 Nov 1944 | |||
| 1098357 | Primrose (WAGL-316) | USCG | tender | 178d | 94 | 23 Oct 1944 | sold 19xx as research vessel Primrose | |
| 592086 | Verbena (WAGL-317) | USCG | tender | 178d | 94 | 13 Nov 1944 | later WLI-317, sold 1978 as fishing vessel Nancy Lee, reefed 1989 | |
| 615112 | Foxglove (WAGL-285) | USCG | tender | 385d | 114 | 1 Oct 1945 | sold 19xx as Harvey, fishing vessel Maranatha | |
| Blueberry (WLI-65302) | USCG | buoy tender | 68d | 65 | 1946 | decommissioned 1976, sold 1994 as tug Blueberry | ||
| 1244256 | Blackberry (WLI-65303) | USCG | buoy tender | 68d | 65 | 25 Aug 1946 | sold 20aa as Blackberry | |
| Chokeberry (WLI-65304) | USCG | buoy tender | 68d | 65 | 30 Aug 1946 | to Boston Police 2002, sold 2005 | ||
| Loganberry (WLI-65305) | USCG | buoy tender | 68d | 65 | 29 Aug 1946 | decommissioned 1976 | ||
| 247 | 262523 | Quiver | Havana Dock Enterprises LLC | towboat | 49 | 45 | 1951 | |
| 262603 | Mary | Molo Sand & Gravel | towboat | 42 | 47 | 1951 | later Floyd E Thompson, Jean Ann, Ruby J | |
| 264106 | ferry barge No. 6 | State of Illinois | ferry barge | 40 | 72 | 1952 | ||
| 1055669 | Pathfinder | USACE | towboat | 62 | 75 | 1954 | later Dan | |
| 1110137 | Tar Heel | Star Towing Corporation | towboat | 12 | 36 | 1955 | ||
| 269760 | Memphis Queen | Capt. E. B. Langford | excursion boat | 45 | 64 | 1955 | ||
| 270985 | Dorothy A | Allgire Tug Boat Co. | towboat | 39 | 46 | 1955 | ||
| 271706 | Julie N. Dubuque | River Excursions | excursion boat | 13 | 46 | 1956 | River Belle 1959, Spirit of Brownsville | |
| 274766 | Dell Queen | Wisconsin Ducks Inc | excursion boat | 18 | 55 | 1949 | ||
| 275123 | Commander | Dells Boat Tours LLC | excursion boat | 18 | 54 | 1950 | ||
| 275124 | Commodore | Dells Boat Tours LLC | excursion boat | 15 | 54 | 1952 | ||
| 287837 | Becky Thatcher III | Paul L. Adams | recreational | 50 | 39 | 1956 | NLD | |
| 159 | 1105393 | Ethlyn P | Boh Bros Construction Co LLC | towboat | 29 | 36 | 1957 | NLD |
| 161 | 1105394 | Ida P | Boh Bros Construction Co LLC | towboat | 29 | 36 | 1957 | |
| 276241 | Ila M | Bernhardt Bros. Towing | towboat | 27 | 31 | 1958 | ||
| 1091925 | Cecile H | Tennesee Valley Authority | towboat | 24 | 36 | 1958 | later M/V Mary Berry | |
| 293 | 500545 | Lilly Belle | R A Hastings | excursion boat | 37 | 46 | 1958 | preserved in Dubuque IA |
| 279163 | Coal Queen | Bissell Towing | towboat | 39 | 47 | 1959 | ||
| Lucy Woodstock | EXPLORE Institute | research | 38 | 39 | 1959 | being restored | ||
| 281012 | Wenonah | Grand Portage-Isle Royale | excursion boat | 91 | 62 | 1960 | ||
| 281754 | Missouri Belle | Interstate Amusement Park | excursion boat | 15 | 49 | 1959 | ||
| 283672 | Julie N Dubuque II | John N Bull | excursion boat | 59 | 64 | 1960 | later Kudzu Queen, scrapped 1980s | |
| 283919 | Belle of Hot Springs | Belle of Hot Springs Inc | excursion boat | 93 | 62 | 1960 | later S.S. Empress | |
| 301 | 284331 | Bayou Belle | Ralph Martin | excursion boat | 30 | 39 | 1959 | NLD |
| Running River | excursion boat | 1960 | later The Lady of the Lakea | |||||
| Talisman | New Salem State Park | excursion boat | 60 | 1961 | laid up in the 1990s | |||
| Gateway Clipper | Gateway Clipper Line | excursion boat | 85 | 1962 | Betty Blake 1980, Oh Susanna | |||
| 315 | 285077 | Sunliner | Wendella Sightseeing | excursion boat | 35 | 62 | 1961 | |
| 286486 | Commander | Ozark Excursions LLC | excursion boat | 35 | 62 | 1961 | NLD | |
| 286977 | Slufoot | Charles C. Gram | recreational | 21 | 31 | 1961 | NLD | |
| 287159 | Sunline | Transportation Eqpmt. Rentals | excursion boat | 36 | 62 | 1961 | ||
| 288098 | Grove Belle Showboat | Anderson Enterprises | excursion boat | 17 | 50 | 1962 | ||
| 288099 | Luella Belle | Cal Harbor Excursions | excursion boat | 32 | 54 | 1962 | City of Nauvoo 1973, City of Champions 1975, Good Ship Lollipop 1982, Countess 2008 | |
| 288186 | Showboat | Touristville Boat Co. | excursion boat | 17 | 50 | 1962 | ||
| 288403 | Ole Susannah | River Cruises Inc | excursion boat | 59 | 64 | 1962 | Princess Augusta, First Lady of Jacksonville, Lady St Johns | |
| 289167 | Lady M | River Excursions | excursion boat | 44 | 54 | 1962 | Mark Twain 1975, Spirit of Vicksburg 1983, Mark Twain 1986 | |
| 289353 | Lady Joan | excursion boat | 40 | 55 | 1962 | Tom Sawyer, Moon River Queen, Amanda, NLD | ||
| 291372 | Showboat | Rainbow River Tours | excursion boat | 78 | 83 | 1963 | later Becky Thatcher | |
| 291591 | Prairie Gal | River Excursions | excursion boat | 34 | 55 | 1963 | La Crosse Queen 1965, River Queen 1972 | |
| 292509 | Jubilee I | Sun Line Cincinnati | excursion boat | 78 | 83 | 1963 | Belle of New Bern, Jubilee, NLD | |
| 292991 | Mark Twain | riverboat Excursions Inc | excursion boat | 87 | 85 | 1963 | ||
| 295200 | Elva Lee | Ray Logston | towboat | 232 | 100 | 1964 | ||
| 296555 | Mark Twain | Streckfus Steamers | excursion boat | 87 | 83 | 1964 | Huck Finn 1970, Spirit of Jefferson 1995 | |
| 296842 | Golden Arrow | Golden Arrow Packet Co. | excursion boat | 50 | 56 | 1964 | NLD 2000 | |
| 297336 | Memphis Showboat | Memphis Queen Co. | excursion boat | 141 | 103 | 1964 | ||
| 298095 | Paddlewheel Queen | ICW Entertainment Inc | excursion boat | 87 | 83 | 1965 | ||
| 351 | 298188 | Tom Sawyer | Loc-Wood Boat & Motors Inc | excursion boat | 33 | 58 | 1965 | |
| 501068 | Showboat II | Rainbow River Tours | excursion boat | 97 | 91 | 1965 | Liberty Belle 1975, Gateway Liberty Belle 1978, Duchess 2008 | |
| 502261 | Biscayne Belle | Grey Line Tours | excursion boat | 78 | 83 | 1965 | Gateway River Belle 1978, Tunica Queen 2006 | |
| 503731 | Harbour Town ferry | yacht Time at Harbour Towne | excursion boat | 17 | 50 | 1966 | NLD | |
| 505895 | Tom Sawyer | Streckfus Steamers | excursion boat | 99 | 83 | 1966 | ||
| Prairie Gal II | River Excursions | excursion boat | 67 | 1966 | ||||
| 359 | 510498 | Belle Carol | John Halverson | excursion boat | 25 | 60 | 1967 | River Queen Mary, Lady Ann |
| 510567 | Capt Clark's Showboat | Captain Clark's Boat Line | excursion boat | 99 | 84 | 1967 | Commodore 1971, Becky Thatcher 1981, Spirit of Sacramento 1995, laid up 2009, sank 2016 | |
| 513700 | Miss Green River II | M E Nash | excursion boat | 19 | 59 | 1968 | NLD | |
| 362 | 513701 | Lady D | excursion boat | 19 | 63 | 1968 | Spirit of Des Moines 1968, sank 1995, rebuilt 2008 as Jon Anderson White | |
| 515536 | The Sandy | Forever/NPC Resorts LLC | excursion boat | 26 | 40 | 1968 | ||
| 534764 | Magnolia Blossom | Magnolia Blossom Tours | excursion boat | 44 | 55 | 1969 | Island Queen, Jamestown Queen 1989, Star of Jamestown 1991, Jamestown Queen 1994, NLD | |
| 368 | 524621 | Arc | L. I. F. E. | tanker | 48 | 57 | 1969 | NLD |
| 369 | 521612 | Border Star | Missouri River Nav Co | excursion boat | 45 | 65 | 1969 | Bonnie Belle 1978, Arawanna Belle 1995, Cocoa Belle 1999, Magnolia Belle 2005 |
| 370 | 526450 | Jonathan Padelford | Padelford Packet Boat Co. | excursion boat | 66 | 85 | 1970 | |
| 371 | 527679 | Lady Mim | excursion boat | 54 | 60 | 1970 | Commodore 1972, Captain Ann 1974, Emerald Queen 1995, Bama Belle 2005, NLD | |
| 372 | 541929 | Don Rob T | Quarry Creek Land Developers | recreational | 61 | 50 | 1970 | later Iva Ruby |
| 373 | 531233 | Julia Belle Swain | Capt Dennis Trone | excursion boat | 98 | 108 | 1971 | laid up 2008 |
| 377 | 544036 | City of New Madrid | St Jude & New Madrid Harbor | towboat | 83 | 65 | 1971 | |