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Reeves (ST-48)

Tug

Laid down in 1942 as a US Army design 257-A steel hulled tug at Dubuque Boat & Boiler Works, Dubuque, IA.

Launched in 1942

Delivered to the US Army Quartermaster Corps in January 1943

Allocated to the US Army Transportation Corps, placed in service as Reeves (ST-48)

Re-allocated to the US Army Corps of Engineers in the 1940s, renamed Fort Norfolk

Retired from US Army service, circa 1953

Acquired 1953: by Able Marine Service Inc,, New York, renamed Patricia J.

Acquired in 1954 by St. George Towing Line Inc., New York, renamed Walter Tracy

Acquired in the 1970s by Richard E. Thompson, Staten Island, N.Y., renamed Micky

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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