Humboldt Boat Service

St. Louis MO

Most recent update: March 22, 2020.

Humboldt Boat Service was started by by George and Jerry Holtgrewe in 1953. It stopped building boats in the downturn of the 1980s but is still operated as a repair facility. It was sold to Kenny Tubbs in 1993 and to Budrovich Marine in 2013. The yard is at 300 Humboldt Avenue. See it from the air on Google here.

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O/N Name Customer Type GT Delivered Notes
269139 Thunderbird Williams Marine Enterprise towboat 17 1955
146 573968 Mighty Mite Central Soya towboat 10 1955 later Sir Douglas
271313 Clyde Logsdon River Construction towboat 66 1955
271756 Lillian West Lake Quarry & Material ferry 18 1956 later Deborah A
274057 Barbara Don State of Tennessee ferry 21 1957 later The Houston/Benton County ferry
513644 Mike Luhr Bros. towboat 11 1958
276940 Leopard Kenova Coal Terminal towboat 39 1958 later Spirit
277527 Colee I Dairyland Power Coop towboat 35 1958
181 277891 Tom Cook Pfaff & Smith Builders Supply towboat 23 1958
278870 Mobile Island Beaver Island Fleeting towboat 34 1959 later Eager Beaver
192 280003 Ory B Ory Bros. Marine towboat 39 1959 later Phyllis E, Kathy Jo, Addie T, Sir Kris-tyn
280603 Elgercliff Reserve Transportation towboat 64 1960
282494 Little Hutch Hutchinson Barge Line towboat 11 1960 retired 2005
283457 Stephen H Larry Geisler towboat 28 1959 later Budd J, Bill Judd, Shawna Marie, Alana Paige
283479 Cipsco CIPSCO towboat 36 1960 later Pin Tail
284399 Ruth E United Electric Coal towboat 39 1960
285608 Kemco Chief II Foote Mineral towboat 24 1961 later Sir Earl
286240 Helen R Ohio River Dredging towboat 42 1961
286797 Lad Lad Towing towboat 55 1961 later Arch, Jordan R. Sensibar, Sunflower, Taylor B
206 286955 Ory J Ory Bros. Marine towboat 17 1961 later Mt. Vernon Switcher, Kaskaskia Switcher
287257 Mobile Island Economy Boat Store towboat 35 1961 later Bunker Beaver
287816 Maud Sunflower Enterprises towboat 25 1962
290832 Willco Commonwealth Edison towboat 44 1963 later Melissa E, Brandon C
215 297054 Gopher Allied Structural Steel towboat 37 1962 later Shirley M. Settoon, Christie M. Settoon
297150 Ory B Ory Bros. Marine towboat 39 1959 later Mary Sue, Sir Kris-tyn
218 291298 The Owl Gary Dredging towboat 37 1963 later Margaret D
291670 Lawrence B Bernhardt Bros. Marine towboat 74 1963 later Namour, E. E. Crawford, Lisa Michelle, Miss Hannah, retired 2009
293330 Robert B Amax Coal towboat 26 1963 later Hailie-T
222 298369 Little Mike Great Lakes Dredge towboat 16 1963
223 294295 Ory F Ory Bros. Marine towboat 38 1964 later Miss Lori, M V Rally
224 295777 Miss Jan B.N.B. Towing towboat 61 1964
299338 Sir James Canton Marine Towing towboat 45 1965
227 299017 Ashton Allied Chemical towboat 48 1965 later Albert B, Judy Ann
228 501258 Ory J Ory Bros. Marine towboat 58 1965 later Pammy K, Midwest II
504742 Miss June Tower Rock ferry towboat 28 1966 later Donna Lynn, Charlie D
230 510471 Elba-E Glasgow Sand & Construction towboat 75 1966 later Johanna
231 504958 Cassville ferry Village of Cassville ferry 56 1966
509679 Elco Logsdon Tug Service towboat 105 1967
234 510815 Charger Gate-Way Towing towboat 38 1967 later Sir Richard
513525 Slave II Smith Towing towboat 24 1968 later Norman-Roger
516860 Jeffrey Lynn Mount Vernon Barge Service towboat 45 1968
522756 J. L. McNealey Daytona Power & Light towboat 75 1968 later Tom Bussler
241 523148 Slave IV Humboldt Boat Service towboat 41 1969 later Mr. Mike
524047 Lot Summers Shappert Engineering towboat 48 1969 later Tom Reynolds, Ellen Marie
244 526400 Ronald Schwebke Shappert Engineering towboat 48 1970 later Fred A. Settoon
528909 Mulroy St. Louis ship towboat 48 1970 later J. C. Gee, Emma Kate
532016 June-K Keller's Harbor Service towboat 48 1971 later Patrick Kapper
535552 Sir Randall Canton Marine Towing towboat 63 1971
538357 Miss Gib Gibraltar Coal towboat 25 1972 later Tanner J
541643 Richard Neale Neale Towing towboat 66 1972
549310 Sprig Logsdon Tug Service towboat 111 1973
553429 Little Wildcat Central Soya towboat 27 1973 later Midwest I
556505 Cindy Lou Tionesta Sand & Gravel towboat 15 1974 later Suzie
560268 Ory M Ory Bros. Marine towboat 40 1974 later Rooster, Gracie M
560984 Carl B Deneen River Co. towboat 13 1974 later Miss T
566886 Rebecca Ann Bussen Towing towboat 30 1975 later Desa Rae, Nysha Rae
256 579531 Darrell Thompson Dayton Power & Light towboat 80 1976 later KTB-1
617160 Charger II Gate-Way Towing towboat 39 1980 later Earl T II
261 637050 Helen Virginia Missouri Towing & barge towboat 39 1981
678691 Gate-Way Gate-Way Towing towboat 46 1984 later Razorback

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