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ST-80

Tug
  • Laid down in 1943 as a US Army design 257-A steel hulled tug at JK Welding Brooklyn N.Y.
  • Launched in August 1943
  • Delivered to the US Army Quartermaster Corps, December 1943
  • Assigned to the US Army Transportation Corps, placed in service as ST-80
  • Retired from US Army service, circa 1948
  • Acquired in 1948 by SA Ossude, Paris/Toulon, France, renamed Dragon, reflagged France
  • Acquired in 1953 by Soc. Carmelo Noli fu Giovanni, Savona, Italy, renamed Luigi Noli, reflagged Italy
  • Acquired in 1972 by Impresa Cristoforetti & Co, Genoa, Italy, renamed Torretta
  • Acquired in 1977 by Oromare Spa, Genoa, Italy
  • Preserved in 2002 as a museum tug at Porto Antico, Genoa, Italy, renamed DDragon Fly
    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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    3015008001    		 89k Ex-US Army tug ST-80 preserved as a museum tug in Porto Antico, Genoa, Italy, 2002, renamed Dragon Fly
    US Army ST Tugboats.com    		 Tommy Trampp
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