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LT. COL. Herbert L. Kidwell

Tug:
  • Laid down in 1942 as Port Huron a Maritime Commission type V2-ME-A1 steel hulled tug by General Ship of East Boston, MA. for the United States Maritime Commission
  • Launched in 1942
  • Delivered to the US Maritime Commission
  • Acquired by the US War Department, Quartermaster Corps, 18 February 1942
  • Allocated to the US Army Transportation Corps, commissioned LT. COL. Herbert L. Kidwell
  • Retired from Army service in 1948
  • Acquired in 1948 by Dalzell Towing and Transportation Co. (New Haven Transport Co.) of N.Y., New York, renamed Dalzelloch
  • In 1963 Dalzell Towing and Transportation Co. renamed the tug Dalzellido
  • In 1965, Dalzell Towing and Transportation Co was acquired by McAllister Brothers Towing Co. of New York, N.Y., renamed Joan McAllister
  • Final Disposition, scrapped, date unknown
    Specifications:
    Displacement 200 t
    Length 94.3"
    Beam 25.2'
    Draft 12'
    Speed unknown
    Complement unknown
    Cruise Radius unknown
    Propulsion
    As Built
    one Alco 5TM direct reversing diesel engine, 900 hp.
    1963 Repowered
    single, EMD 16-567C diesel engine. 1,640 hp
    Falk 21 MB reduction gear, at a ratio of 3.96:1
    single three bladed, 108(in) by 72(in), fixed pitch, propeller
    Electrical Service
    two 40kW generators driven by two GM4-71 AC + 1 35kW DC engines
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    Commercial Service
    LTC Herbert L. Kidwell
    3015901301    		 72k Ex- US Army tug LT. COL. Herbert L. Kidwell in commercial service as the McAllister Brothers Towing Co., tug Joan McAllister date and location unknown.
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