Walker Boat Yard

Paducah KY

Walker Boat Yard, a major barge maintenance and repair facility that occasionally built towboats, was started by Paul Walker in 1945 and sold to Ingram Barge in 1985. It was acquired from Ingram by James Marine in 1995 and is still going strong in the maintenance and repair business.

O/N Name Customer Type GT LOA Built Notes
253982 Riegal towboat 30 41 1947 later Tripple R, Little Jake, NLD
259069 Sisco S. Illinois Sand towboat 27 42 1948 later M/V Sisco
258041 Kenneth James Hickman ferry towboat 33 45 1949 later Karl R
258042 Hickman Hickman ferry ferry barge 52 80 1949 later The Danville Faxon
259151 Pachoud Serodino, Inc. towboat 30 46 1949 later O-Kan Express
260936 Karen M Missouri River Sand towboat 23 41 1950 later Joanne, Mister Ed, Miss Melba
261882 Marilu Guntersville Marine towboat 31 44 1951 later Capt. Curly
262850 Lucy Lattus Hickman ferry towboat 25 42 1951 later Sir Joseph
263441 Mary E Hardesty & Son towboat 13 39 1952 later Little Boone
263442 Boone No. 8 Anderson ferry ferry barge 57 78 1952
266850 David Z Cave in Rock ferry ferry barge 62 85 1953
268212 Kathy Z Cave in Rock ferry towboat 27 42 1955
54 269794 Thunderbird Walker's Midstream towboat 33 52 1955 later Frank H, M/V Jack Dwyer
59 279759 Jitterbug Walker Boat Yard towboat 20 44 1959 later Bill Long, abandoned 2012
60 282837 Becky D Cave in Rock ferry towboat 24 42 1960
61 285900 Jeannie Reed Terminal Co. towboat 17 29 1961
288530 Danny L Lonnie Ray Lewis ferry barge 88 90 1962
502310 Green River Gal Robert F. Stainback towboat 71 51 1966 later Ethel Lord, Mister Lew
505065 Long John Solutia, Inc. towboat 35 39 1966 NLD
66 506313 Candy H Cave in Rock ferry towboat 27 42 1966 later Ida L, Loni-Jo
67 511651 Andy Trinity Industries towboat 35 39 1967
75 518543 The Big Rivers Big Rivers Electric towboat 43 45 1969
570200 Little Ned Reed Terminal Co. towboat 16 32 1975
76 574445 Jeffrey J Walker's Midstream towboat 61 55 1976
930520 Spirit of Peoria The Boat Works excursion boat 97 100 1988

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