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USACE Towboat Patoka

Towboat:

Built in 1956 by Arnold V. Walker Shipyard, Pascagoula MS.

Launched in 1956

Placed in service in 1956 by the US Army Corps of Engineers as USACE Towboat Patoka

Assigned to the US Army Corps of Engineers Mobile District, Panama City FL.

Patoka provides quarters for the crew of the floating crane USACE Choctawatchee

Final Disposition, fate unknown

Specifications:
Displacement 173 t.
Length 79'9"
Beam 26'1"
Draft 5'6"
Complement 10
Bunker Capacity 9,000 Gal
Speed 10 kts

Propulsion

two Detroit Diesel 12V71N, 340 HP @ 1800 RPM

two 50” 4 blade cast steel propellers

one 50kw Caterpillar 3304 generator

Click On Image For Full Size Image	Size	Image Description	Source
303000301	298k	Diesel-electric *Whirler Boat No. 645* loading a scow as USACE Towboat Patoka leaves the dredging site with a full scow for the spoils area. date and location unknown. US Army Corps of Engineers photo	Tommy Trampp
303000302	89k	USACE Towboat Patoka underway, date and location unknown. US Army Corps of Engineers photo
303000303	58k	USACE Towboat Patoka underway, date and location unknown. US Army Corps of Engineers Mobile District photo	Tommy Trampp
303000304	22k
303000305	33k

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