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ST-16

Tug
  • Laid down in 1942 as a US Army design 257 steel hulled tug at Levingston Shipbuilding, Orange, TX.
  • Launched in September 1942
  • Delivered to the US Army Quartermaster Corps, 19 September 1942
  • Allocated to the US Army Transportation Corps and placed in service as ST-16
  • During World War II ST-16 was assigned to the Europe-Africa-Middle East Theater
  • Retired from Army service in 1945
  • Acquired in 1945 by NV Laboremus, Antwerp, Belgium, reflagged Belgium
  • Acquired in 1948 by Antwerpse Stedelijke Sleepdienst, Antwerp, renamed Antwerpen 34
  • Rebuilt in 1948 Stedelijk Werkhuis Noord Kattendijkdok, Antwerp
  • Laid up 21 June 1975
  • Acquired 25 November 1976 by PVBA North Sea Industrie, Brussels
  • Acquired by Saudi Arabian government in 1977
  • Final Disposition, fate unknown
    Specifications:
    Displacement 106 gross tons
    Length 74'
    Beam 20'
    Draft 8.4'
    Speed 9.3 kts
    Complement unknown
    Cruise Radius unknown
    Propulsion
    one 6cyl Atlas-Imperial type 6BM, 400bhp
    single three bladed propeller
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