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Col. Albert H. Barkley

Tug:

Built in 1941, by Jakobson Shipyard Co., Oyster Bay, N.Y. as Dauntless No. 15 for Dauntless Towing Co., New York, N.Y.

Acquired in 1975 by the United States Army Quartermaster Corps

Allocated to the US Army Transportation Corps, placed in service as Col. Albert H. Barkley

Retired from US Army service, date unknown

Acquired in 1980 by Puget Sound Freight Lines, Seattle, WA., Pachena

Acquired in 1988 by Western Towboat Co., Seattle, WA., name retained

Acquired in 1998 by Channel Construction Co., Juneau, AK., name retained

In 1999 Channel Construction Co. renamed the tug Lumberman

Re-documented as a recreational yacht and converted to a live-aboard for her owner

Out of documentation 2006, anchored off Juneau, AK, for use as a fishing lodge

In May 2018, the tug drifted on to a sandbar in the Gastineau Channel near Juneau, AK.

Final Disposition, fate unknown

Specifications:
Displacement 130t.
Length 107.4'
Beam 25'
Draft 11.4'
Speed unknown

Complement unknown

Cruise Radius unknown

Towing Equipment unknown

Propulsion

single, 1,660hp EMD-16-645-C diesel engine

single propeller

Click On Image For Full Size Image	Size	Image Description		Source
3015902001	34k	Ex-*Col. Albert H. Barkley* underway while in commercial service as the Western Tug Co.'s tug *Pachena*, date and location unknown. Photo by Gerald R. Bell, courtesy TugboatInformation		Tommy Trampp

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