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Tuther (ST-43)

Tug
  • Laid down in January 1943 as a US Army design 257-A steel hulled tug at American Machinery Corp., Beresford, FL.
  • Launched in January 1943
  • Delivered to the US Army Quartermaster Corps, March 1943
  • Assigned to the US Army Transportation Corps, placed in service as Tuther (ST-43)
  • Retired from US Army service, date unknown
  • Acquired in 1953 by APDL - Administracao dos Portos de Douro & Leixoes, Portugal, renamed Montalto
  • Acquired in 1977 by JAPBA - Junta Autonome dos Portos do Barlavento de Algarve, Portimao, Portugal (PRT)
  • Final Disposition, broken up at Portimao, Portugal in 1977
    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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