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 |