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Another Dravo ‘Porthole’ Towboat

Old Boat Column

Another Dravo ‘Porthole’ Towboat

September 20, 2024

In the July 29 issue of The Waterways Journal, this column detailed the Ductillite, which was the first of a series of three towboats of a radical new design that… Read More

Dravo And Carnegie Steel Try Prop Towboats Dravo steam prop towboat Peace. (David Smith collection)

Dravo And Carnegie Steel Try Prop Towboats

April 22, 2023

It can only be supposed that the attention generated by the success of the early Ward-built, prop-driven towboats commanded a lot of attention throughout the inland rivers. The Dravo Contracting… Read More