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AMERICAN HERO
Photo by: Birk Thomas

Built in 2015, the by the Steiner Construction Company of Bayou LaBatre, Alabama (hull #1050) as the American Hero for American Commercial Barge Line LLC. of Jeffersonville, Indiana.

Powered by two, Caterpillar C32 diesel engines, with twin z-drives. She is a twin screw towboat, rated at 2,000 horsepower.


  • Vessel Name: AMERICAN HERO
  • USCG Doc. No.: 1258726
  • Vessel Service: TOWING VESSEL
  • Trade Indicator: Coastwise Unrestricted, Registry
  • Call Sign: WDH8807
  • Hull Material: STEEL
  • Hull Number: 1050
  • Ship Builder: STEINER CONSTRUCTION COMPANY INC.
  • Year Built: 2015
  • Length: 75
  • Hailing Port: JEFFERSONVILLE, IN.
  • Hull Depth: 11.2
  • Hull Breadth: 34
  • Gross Tonnage: 239
  • Net Tonnage: 191
  • Previous Vessel Names:
    AMERICAN HERO