Admiral Joe Fowler Riverboat

The Admiral Joe Fowler was a riverboat named after Park Construction Administrator Joe Fowler, a former US Navy rear admiral who was in charge of the construction of both Disneyland and Walt Disney World.
History.
The riverboat was built by Tampa Ship Repair & Dry Dock Company in Tampa, Florida, the same place where the Walt Disney World Railroad's (WDWRR) four steam locomotives were refurbished.
The "Admiral Joe Fowler" riverboat hadn't entered service yet until a day later, after the Magic Kingdom park opened on October 1, 1971. On May 20, 1973, a second riverboat named the "Richard F. Irvine", which would later be renamed as the "Liberty Belle" in 1996, have entered service.
But in late 1980, the riverboat was accidentally dropped from a crane, attempting to lift it into the dry dock area for a routine overhaul, and its hull was completely destroyed beyond repair. The damaged riverboat was taken to a boneyard for awhile before being broken up for scrap, after determining that the Magic Kingdom no longer needed two riverboats on the Rivers of America, and the "Admiral Joe Fowler" suffered some mechanical problems. The riverboat's steam engine machinery was being shipped to Tokyo Disneyland as part of the "Mark Twain" riverboat's.
In 1997, the "Magic Kingdom II" ferry, which crosses the Seven Seas Lagoon, taking guests between the Transportation and Ticket Center and the Magic Kingdom park, was renamed to "Admiral Joe Fowler" along with the "Magic Kingdom I" ferry renamed as "Richard F. Irvine".