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Kindler (ST-28)

Tug

Laid down in 1942 as a US Army design 257 steel hulled tug at Levingston Shipbuilding, Orange, TX.

Launched in May 1942

Delivered to the US Army Quartermaster Corps, 15 June 1942

Assigned to the US Army Transportation Corps, placed in service as Kindler (ST-28)

Retired from Army service in 1946

Acquired in 1946 by McCarren Towing Line Inc., New York, NY, renamed Hudson

Acquired in 1951 by Essex Transportation Co Inc,, New York, NY

Acquired in 1950s by Peerless 4 Corp, Boston, MA.

Acquired in 1974 by Whitey's Equipment Corp, New Bedford, MA,

Acquired in 1991 by Alfred R. Morrison, Quincy, MA.

Acquired in 1995 by Lopresti Park, East Boston, MA.

Acquired in 1996 by David Keller, Boston/St.Croix

Out of service in 1998, sold and converted to a liveaboard at Boston, MA.

Sunk, 19 March 1998 in Krause Lagoon Channel at Christiansted, Virgin Islands, raised & repaired

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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