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ST-73

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from left to right
American Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal
Tug:
  • Laid down in 1942 for the US Army as the design 257 tugboat ST-73 at Levingston Shipbuilding Corp., Orange, TX.
  • Launched in November 1942
  • Delivered in December 1942 to the US Army Quartermaster Corps
  • Allocated to the US Army Transportation Corps, placed in service as ST-73
  • Retired from Army service, circa 1946
  • Acquired in 1946 by C.J. King, Mobile, AL., renamed Ole Mac
  • Acquired in 1952 by Tidelands Services Inc., Houston, TX., name retained
  • Acquired in 195x by Independent Services Inc., Houston TX., renamed Kenneth S.III
  • Acquired in 1960 by Phillips Petroleum Co., Pensacola, FL.,
  • Acquired in 1963 by Gibson Barge Line, Houma, LA., renamed Valdez
  • Acquired in 196x by Zapata Marine Service Inc., Houston, TX., renamed Zaldez Service
  • In 1970 Zapata Marine Service Inc., Renamed the tug Ray A.
  • Acquired in 1971 by B2 Towing Co., Houston, TX., renamed Alma B.
  • Acquired in 1974 by D & D Marine Inc., Lake Charles, LA., renamed Dawn
  • Acquired in 1978 by Alamo Chemical Transport Co., Houston, TX., name retained
  • Acquired in 198x by Eastern Carriers Inc., Norfolk, VA.
  • Acquired in 19xx by Eastern Management Equipment, Norfolk, VA.
  • Acquired in 1996 by Black River Towing, Chesapeake, VA., renamed Susan Ann
  • Current Disposition, unknown, was still in service in 2004
    Specifications:
    Displacement 93 t. (gross)
    Length 69.9'
    Beam 20'
    Depth of Hull 8'
    Draft unknown
    Speed 9.13 kts
    Complement unknown
    Cruise Radius unknown
    Propulsion
    one diesel engine, 400 hp
    single propeller
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