The Towboat Katie Hooper, beached at Hamm’s Holiday Harbor in Chillicothe. It was christened as the Esso Louisiana in 1947 at the Dravo Corporation Shipyard in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Dravo was the lead designer of the LST (Landing Ship Tank), and built 60 LST vessels during World War II. Several of these vessels participated in the D-Day landing in Normandy, the largest invasion by sea in world history.
Chillicothe, Illinois. Leica IIIC, Ilford HP5, 800 ISO.
Chillicothe, Illinois. Leica IIIC, Ilford HP5, 800 ISO.
ray vogel
hi – I am seaching for any info about the old Katie Hooper tug boat. She used to be tied up in Seneca Illinois, but has vanished…a mystery to me. Thanx much! – ray
Brian
Hi Ray. The Katie Hooper was photographed here at Hamm’s Holiday Harbor in Chillicothe Illinois – you can check on google maps satellite view. I think this is it (40.8905585,-89.4952198).