Cathy Parker
This 85 foot by 32 foot twin screw towboat was designed and built by Parker Towing Company, Inc. in 1975 and named in honor of Mrs. Catherine J. Parker, wife of Parker Towing company Inc. President and Board Chairman, Tim Parker Jr.. Built in 1975 by Larose Shipyard, Larose, LA., it is powered by two 6 cylinder FAIRBANKS & MORSE model 38D 8-1/8 Opposed Piston diesel engines, delivering 2,000 horse power through 2.5 to 1 REINTJES reduction gears. It is presently in service on the Warrior-Tombigbee, Tenn-Tom, Tennessee Waterways and Mobile Bay.