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USACE Reed
ex
 ST-729

Tug:
  • Laid down in 1944 as US Army small tug ST-729 at Port Houston Ironworks, Houston, TX.
  • Launched, in 1944
  • Delivered in 1944 to US Quartermaster Corps
  • Assigned to the US Army Transportation Corps, placed in service as ST-729
  • Reassigned in 1946 to US Army Corps of Engineers, USACE Reed
  • Retired from Army service, circa 1962
  • Acquired in 1962 by Bisso Towboat Co.,Luling, LA., renamed Billy B.
  • Bisso Towboat Co. later renamed the tug Elizabeth S. in 1972
  • Acquired in 1977 by C & C Marine Inc. at La Place, LA.
  • Acquired in 1997 by Roger Rouzier Jr., Gulf Towing & Salvage Inc., Kenner, LA.
  • Acquired in 1999: by Marinetech SA, of Haiti
  • Current/Final disposition, unknown
    Specifications:
    Displacement 52 t. (net) 133 t. (gross)
    Length 86'
    Beam 24'
    Draft 9.2'
    Speed unknown
    Complement unknown
    Cruise Radius unknown
    Propulsion
    one 650 hp Clark Bros. diesel engine
    single propeller
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