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Turecamo Girls (LT-183)

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 1933 as a the steel hull tugboat Turecamo Girls for Turecamo Maritime at Bath Iron Works, Bath, ME.

Launched 1933

Delivered to Turecamo Maritime, date unknown

Acquired in 1942 by the US Army Quartermaster Corps

Allocated to the US Army Transportation Corps, placed in service as Turecamo Girls (LT-183)

Retired from US Army service, date unknown

Acquired in In 1965 by Terminales Maracaibo, Maracaibo, Venezuela, renamed Rosa F., reflagged Venezuela

Final Disposition, fate unknown

Specifications:
Displacement 148 t.(gross), 91 t.(net)
Length 87'
Beam 23'
Draft 10'
Speed unknown
Complement unknown
Cruise Radius unknown

Propulsion As Built

one 700hp diesel engine

single propeller

Propulsion Re-engined, date unknown

one 1,435hp diesel engine

single propeller

Click On Image For Full Size Image	Size	Image Description
Turecamo Girls (LT-183)
3015018302	85k	US Army tug Turecamo Girls (LT-183) underway, date and location unknown. TugboatInformation
Merchant Service
3015018301	79k	Ex- US Army tug Turecamo Girls (LT-183) in commercial service as the Turecamo Maritime tugboat *Turecamo Girls* underway, date and location unknown. Photo by Francis Farmer, courtesy TugboatInformation

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