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LT-144

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 1944 as a US Army design 293 wood hull tugboat at Barbee Marine Seattle, WA.
  • Launched in 1944
  • Delivered, in 1944 to the US Army Quartermaster Corps
  • Allocated to the US Army Transportation Corps, placed in service in 1944 as LT-144
  • Retired from US Army service 1946
  • Acquired in 1946 by Canadian Tugboat Co. Ltd., Vancouver B,C., named Florence Filberg, reflagged Canada
  • Acquired in 1972 by John Carolan Ltd., New Westminster B.C., name retained
  • Acquired in 1975 by Newman Log Booming Ltd., (Walmis Newman) Duncan B.C., name retained
  • Acquired in 1979 by Ridgeway W. Wilson Jr., Nanaimo B.C., name retained
  • Acquired in 1982 by L.T.Tug Ltd. Victoria B.C., name retained
  • Acquired in 1987 by H. Von Der Hofen, Peter Perry and Don Lewison, Seattle WA., name retained, reflagged United States
  • Final Disposition, in 2007 burned by arson and sank in Sooke Harbour B.C. scrapped
    Specifications:
    Displacement 270 t.(gross)
    Length 127'
    Beam 28'
    Draft 16'
    Speed unknown
    Complement unknown
    Cruise Radius unknown
    Propulsion
    two diesel engines, 1,350hp
    two propellers
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    LT-144
    3015014401    		 19k Ex-US Army tugboat LT-144 underway while in commercial service as Florence Filberg date and location unknown.
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    3015014402    		 37k Ex-US Army tugboat LT-144 underway while in commercial service as Florence Filb2rg date and location unknown.
    Photo from John Henderson collection, courtesy Nauticapedia    		  
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