Vessels

This 110 foot by 34 foot twin screw towboat was purchased by Parker Towing Company, Inc. in May, 2007 and re-named in honor of Captain Curtis Taylor, a long time Parker Towing Company, Inc. employee and Captain of the Thelma Parker II. Built in 1975 by Scully Brothers Boat Builders, Stephensville, LA., it is powered by two 12 cylinder General Motors EMD model 645 diesel engines, delivering 3,000 horse power through 3.5 to 1 Reintjes reduction gears. The vessel was originally named the Jimmie L, by Systems Fuels, Inc. It is presently in service on the Warrior-Tombigbee, Tenn-Tom, Tennessee, Ohio, Upper and Lower Mississippi, Intracoastal East Waterways and Mobile Bay.