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The New Hanover Started As A Packet

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The New Hanover Started As A Packet

March 21, 2025

The last column looked at the Harper C. Patton that was built by Hines in 1954. A recent event involving a bell has prompted this look back at another boat… Read More

Revisiting The St. Paul Socony An Ingalls ad in the November 2, 1940, issue of The Waterways Journal.

Revisiting The St. Paul Socony

November 27, 2024

In the February 5, 2024, issue of The Waterways Journal, this column detailed the St. Paul Socony, built by Ingalls in 1940 for the Socony Vacuum Oil Company of New… Read More

Str. Betty Turner Was Also An Early Hines Boat The Str. Betty Turner at work. (Barry Griffith collection)

Str. Betty Turner Was Also An Early Hines Boat

December 13, 2022

Continuing in the vein of last week’s column, we will look at another steamboat that was an early member of the Hines fleet. The sternwheel steamer Betty Turner was built… Read More