50' Tucker Tow Boat 1975 MARY B

Mary B Collides with Delta Queen


Stories from the Delta Queen
BY JOHN JOHNSTON | ENQUIRER STAFF WRITER
The story has circulated for years: The ghost of Capt. Mary B. Greene haunts the Delta Queen.

"Ma" Greene, as she was known, was the wife of Delta Queen Steamboat Co. founder Gordon C. Greene. She piloted riverboats for 55 years, and died on board the Delta Queen in 1949 at age 81.

Legend holds that Ma Greene would not allow alcohol to be sold on the family's boats, so it wasn't until after her death that a bar was built on the Delta Queen. Some time later, the story goes, a runaway towboat collided with the steamboat and wrecked the bar. The name of the towboat: Mary B.


-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Mary B 563626
Twin screw towboat, b. 1975 by Tucker Marine, Cincinnati. 50 x 18. Cummins NTA855-
M diesels, repowered 1998, 750 hp. Twin Disc red. 4.5:1. Orig. DOLLY S, owned by
Maxon Construction Co., Dayton, Ohio. Sold May 1977, renamed March 1981 by
Evansville Barge & Marine Service, Inc. Sold Sept. 1994 to Evansville Marine Service,
Inc., Evansville, Ind.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Data found in current database.
Vessel Name: MARY B
USCG Doc. No.: 563626
Vessel Service: TOWING VESSEL IMO Number: *
Trade Indicator: Coastwise Unrestricted
Call Sign: WYC933
Hull Material: STEEL Hull Number: *
Shipyard and Address: TUCKER MARINE INC
Year Built: 1975
Hullyard and Address: CINCINNATI, OH
Length (ft.): 47.3
Hailing Port: EVANSVILLE IN
Hull Depth (ft.): 7
Owner: EVANSVILLE MARINE SERVICE INC
P.O. BOX 33
OWENSBORO, KY 42302
Hull Breadth (ft.): 18
Gross Tonnage: 51
Net Tonnage: 34
Documentation Issuance Date: September 15, 2004
Documentation Expiration Date: September 30, 2005

Previous Vessel Names: No Vessel Name Changes
Previous Vessel Owners: No Vessel Owner Changes