- The 140 by 4- foot F. P. Thomas (#47-21), 6,140 hp., was photographed moving northbound at Mile 247 on the Illinois Waterway near Marseilles, Ill., on May 1, 1975. She is in the Marseilles Canal, just above the Marseilles Lock. Copyright Capt. Jeffrey L. Yates.
- The Falls of the Ohio are about a mile from the Howard Steamboat Museum in Jeffersonville, Ind., where James V. Swift and I went May 18 and 19 to attend the 10th annual Chautauqua. (See B&B Vol. 2 Issue 3) Our schedule permitted us time for a quick visit to the nearby Falls of the Ohio. High water on the Ohio River pretty much concealed the normally dramatic view.
- The Mv. Fife, shown here around 1986, was a tender for the Vicksburg Engineer District's Mat Sinking Unit. The Fife was taken out of service some time shortly after this, replaced by the Mv. Harrison. The Fife lingered on for many years in Vicksburg (Miss.) harbor, but creeping neglect took its toll, and several years have now passed since the last time I saw it there. I do not know its present whereabouts or even if it is still afloat. Copyright William Steel.
The m/v Fife was bought from the Corps of Engineers Vicksburg District by Patton Tully Co. and was then purchased by Ergon Marine of Vicksburg in 1999 after a fleet was purchased and it was included. It was never operated, however. It was sold in 2000 to Mike's, Inc. in Wood River, Illinois. As far as I know, that it where it still is. - Rusty Goodwin, Maintenance Planner, Magnolia Marine Transport (12/11/03)
- Mv. Flicker, southbound on January 4, 2006, at Jack Miller Landing on the Morgan City-Port Allen Route of the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway, Plaquemine, La. Copyright Eagle Maritime Photography.
- This picture of the Flicker was taken on the Port Allen Route of the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway on July 22, 2003, by Tom Waller, who says it is owned by his neighbor about half a mile down the road. "Wonder if he will hire me when I retire from the 'Big E'," he asks. Copyright Thomas Waller.
- Author Kathy Flippo, Clinton, Iowa, arrived at the Little River Books office this week (January 24, 2003) carrying the manuscript and pictures for her next book, "Between The River And Rails: South Clinton." Lots of work ahead. Posted by B&B.
- Authors Kathy Flippo and Dean Gabbert visit at her book table on June 23, 2002, during Grafton, Ill.'s Great Rivers Towboat Festival. Dean's new book "Let The Lower Lights Be Burning" was released recently, and festival goers seemed to go for them. Posted by B&B.
- Jack Forbes, author Kathy Flippo, and Forbes' daughter Shirley pose on June 22 during the 2002 Great Rivers Towboat Festival in Grafton, Ill. Posted by B&B.
- Standing in the foreground of a paddlewheel that once graced the dredge Kennedy are Mr. and Mrs. Jack Forbes and (in the center) their daughter Shirley. The picture was taken years ago by author Kathy Flippo, who published it in her book "Between The Saints: Louis and Paul." Jack, Shirley and Kathy got together for the first time on June 22, 2002, during the Great Rivers Towboat Festival at Grafton. Jack was astounded years ago to see himself on page 13 of the book he bought. Copyright Kathy Flippo.
- Baby Lere (as Foremost) shows the vessel as the Foremost (#47-2) when she was sold to M/G Transport Services in 1968. The picture was taken on July 30, 1975, when she was southbound on the Ohio River at Evansville, Ind. copyright Capt. Jeffrey L. Yates.
- The car carrier Forens is passing Duisburg, downbound to unload its cargo of about 600 new-built export cars at a seaport on the Rhine. The 2000-built container vessel was rebuilt to a car carrier in 2005; originally, it had a maximum cargo capacity of 4,200 tons and was able to tow a barge. The Forens has dimensions of 613 by 37 feet, twin screws and develops 2,000 hp. Copyright Ingo Steller, Duesseldorf, Germany.
- The Fort Niagara Lighthouse. This structure was built in 1872 at Youngstown, New York, where the Niagara River empties into Lake Ontario. Photo taken on August 11, 2004. Copyright Craig Nowack.
- Mv. Forward, in this late 1970s picture, was owned by Hillman Transportation. She was operated by Consolidation Coal Co. during most of the time that she was on the Monongahela River before being sold in November 1978 to Energy Transportation Company. She is now (2005) owned by TECO Barge Line, Metropolis, Ill. Copyright Brent Maletic.
- Four towboats just off the Coast Guard Dock, Keokuk, Ia., in December 1984:
Pegasus, Spartan Trans., tied off to dock; Starfire, Wisconsin Barge Line; Renee G., Alter Barge Line; and White Dawn, Agri Trans. They were making several "ice lockings", so they just decided to sit tight until they could all lock back up together. Isn't winter time just grand!!! Courtesy of John Miller.
- This is the Fox somewhere on the Illinois River on a hot summer day and dredging is taking place while the Fox is on standby to move the dipper dredge when needed or to spot a barge to place the dredge spoil in. If you look on the bank and look where the engineroom door is open, you will see a young man in his coveralls looking over this towboat, wondering if he might get invited aboard or even get a job for that matter. This is the only known photo of the Fox and I found this original photo clear out in Utah, a LONG WAY from the Mississppi or Illinois Rivers! This is the boat that in 1920 was valued at a mere $400.00. What a bargain, too! John Miller, Photo.
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- Fran-C, photographed September 24, 2002, at Greater Cincinnati Marine Service Fleet Headquarters, Ohio River Mile 483. Copyright Bill Graser.
- Francis M. Hougland (#283-32) (duplicate). No date, location or photographer information known. The boat was named after Frances M. Hougland, whose husband, the late Walter G. Hougland, was president of Hougland Barge Line. Posted by Capt. Jeffrey L. Yates.
- Francis M. Hougland (#95-24) westbound on the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway at Houma, La., on October 27, 1977, in full Cajun color scheme after purchase by R&D Towing, Bridge City, Texas.Copyright Capt. Jeffrey L. Yates.
- The Francis Stevens comes alongside the Robert M. Kopper, owned by AEP, to fuel up and send her on her way southbound at Cairo, Ill. - a busy, busy place. Copyright John Robert Miller.
- The Frank B. Durant of the Bayou Fleet is shown upbound on the Allegheny River near Oakmont, Pa., in the early 1980s. Copyright Brent Maletic.
- The second picture of Frank B. Durant, showing the vessel’s heat exchanger, shows the vessel sunk behind Maurice Towhead, Mile 271 Lower Mississippi River. It was taken in September 2000 - Courtesy of Thomas Waller.
- The brand new Mv. Frank B. Durant, built in 1950 by Alexander Shipyards, Inc., at New Orleans - Courtesy Boat Photo Museum
- The Frank C. Rand is shown at Alton, Ill., on Saturday, June 12, 1993, at American Boat, with the Mv. Arkansas to the inside and the Mv. Cincinnati to the Rand’s outside. Mississippi Valley Barge Line, Valley Line) was the first private barge line other than Federal and was started in 1929, what a sad ending to a long running barge line. Copyright John Robert Miller.
- Mv. Frank C. Rand, photographed on July 31, 2002, at Savanna, Ill., a day or two after having been towed there from Portage des Sioux, Mo., where it had been moored for years at Venetian Harbor. Plans call for the Rand to move up to about UMR Mile 538, then head up the small boat dredged channel (too shallow for the Rand at present)to a commercial operation on Millers Lake, about a half mile from the main river. It is understood that the developer wants to make the boat into a "floating steak house."
- Mv. Frank C. Rand - a closer view, July 31, 2002, at Savanna, Ill.
- Mv. Frank Haendiges, photographed on June 20, 2005, southbound at Reserve, La. Copyright Barry Griffith.
- The Frank R. Alter, Alter Barge Line, shown passing LaGrange, Mo., on the Upper Mississippi River on June 9, 2006. Copyright John Miller.
- Mv. Frank R. Alter, northbound at Backbone Park, Grand Tower, Ill., on June 6, 2005. Copyright George E. Vincent.
- This shot of the Frank T. Heffelfinger was taken from the Highway Bridge at Keokuk, Iowa, on July 29, 1992. Copyright John Robert Miller.
- Sternwheeler John J. Kelly and Gulf Oil barge Franklin. The picture is believed to have been taken at the Gulf Oil Dock in Bowling Green, Ky. Posted by Barry Griffith.
- The Franklin-B with fuel flat was photographed at Boggs Landing, Catlettsburg, Ky., in March 2003. Copyright Joe E. Brown.
- Franklin D. Roosevelt, one of the Federal Barge Line boats, on the Missouri River on July 14, 1942. She is upbound, moving past the U.S. Boatyard at Gasconade and is shown just below Hermann Bar. The vessel is pushing 5,877 tons, according to the caption on the back. No ID of photographer. Posted by John Miller.
- This picture of the Franz Haniel 14 was taken in January 2004 at port Duisburg/river Rhine in Germany. The boat is owned by Franz Haniel GmbH, Duisburg/Rhine, Germany. Copyright Hape Kraus, Oberhausen/Germany.
- The mighty triple-screw, line-haul towboat Franz Haniel 16 (over 5,000 hp., now operating as Herkules XVI) photographed in the 90s while turning at the mouth of the port of Duisburg on the lower Rhine. Copyright Ingo Steller, Duesseldorf, Germany.
- An old Great Lakes fireboat, the Fred A. Busse, in Sturgeon Bay. This boat offers two-hour tours of Sturgeon Bay from the Green Bay side to the Lake Michigan side with a view of three lighthouses (Sherwood Point, Sturgeon Bay Ship channel, and Sturgeon Bay Pier Light). Copyright Eric M. Johnson.
- Another Madison Coal & Supply Co. vessel is the Mv. Fred Way, photographed August 9, 2002. Copyright Capt. Ike Hastings.
- Fredericktown ferry Frederick glides back to the east shore of the Monongahela River on March 7, 2006, after the passage of John’s Towing Kimberly Johnson, seen moving downbound in the background. The ferry rides on cables that are attached to each bank of the river and moves autos and light trucks back and forth between Fredericktown and LaBelle, Pa. The location is Fredericktown, Pa., at river Mile 64.1. Copyright Eric M. Johnson.
- From Upland, Calif., contributor Capt. Richard Rodgers we have this picture of the Freedom, tied off at Deer Park in the Houston Harbor in 1984. Copyright Capt. Richard Rodgers.
- Mv. Frio at 52 mile bend on the Port Allen Route, July 2002. Copyright Thomas Waller.
- This is John Fryant, modeler and author of the article about the BIG SANDY in the B&B Vol. 2 No. 26. Copyright by John Fryant.
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