History
Mayor Andrew Broaddus was built in 1929 in Dubuque, Iowa. She has a steel hull, and is 98 feet (30 m) long, a beam of 38 feet (12 m), a Hold Depth of 5 feet (1.5 m), at 623 Net Tons. She has two decks, and a 15-foot-tall (4.6 m) lookout tower. She has much of her original interior fabric, and is considered in good condition.
Mayor Andrew Broaddus is the only floating lifestation and the last inland waterway lifestation for the United States Coast Guard still in existence, and one of the few reminders that the U.S. Life-Saving Service ever existed.
Mayor Andrew Broaddus currently serves as an adjunct to Belle of Louisville, also a National Historic Landmark. Mayor Andrew Broaddus provides office space for Belle of Louisville.
In the Spring of 2007, Mayor Andrew Broaddus's hull was damaged by a commercial ship. In November, she was towed to Jeffboat for repairs.
A museum within the boat is planned for the future.
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