Vessels

This 60 x 24 twin screw towboat is operated by Parker Towing Company Mobile, AL Operations. Built in 1981 by DH&D Ironworks Inc. Larose, LA, it has been re-powered in 2018 with two Mitsubishi S6A engines delivering 1000 HP through Twin Disc 6:1 reduction gears. Originally the Daphne Renee, it was owned by D&R Boats and operated by I.W.C. Inc. Lockport, LA. until sold in 1994 to Daphne Renee Inc. Mobile, AL. The vessel was sold in 2006 and renamed the L.W. Nelson by Marigold Tugs, Inc. Birmingham, AL. Nelson Marine Services Inc. Mobile, AL operated the towboat until it was purchased by Parker Towing Company in 2011.

Photo by: Fred Miller II