Built in 1965, by Jeffboat Incorporated of Jeffersonville, Indiana (hull #1226) as the J.W. Hershey for American Commercial Lines LLC. Jeffersonville, Indiana.

In 2022, the tug was acquired by the Ingram Barge Company of Nashville, Tennessee. Where she retained her name.

In 2022, she went out of documentation. Her current and or final disposition is unknown.

Powered by two, Alco 16-251B diesel engines. With Lufkin reduction gears, at a ratio of 5:1. Turning two, fixed pitch propellers mounted in kort nozzles. She is a twin screw towboat, rated at 5,000 horsepower.