H.T. Pott tug/tow boat

H.T. Pott

Built - by St Louis Shipyard & Steel Co. in 1932

First all welded steel hull tow boat on the Missouri River

58 feet long, 15 feet wide, 6 foot draft

Engine - Orginaly 140 hp Fairbans-Morse diesel

  replace by a 260 hp GM diesel

Named after Herman T Pott (1895-1982)

Was operated out of Kansas City, MO.

Last used by Massman-Peterman Construction Company

Donated to MOT in 1986 by Robert A Latta