Story
This tug was built in 1898 by U.S. Navy Shipyard (Mare Island CA).
Historical Notes
On December 4, 1965 this vessel was destroyed by an engineroom fire off Outer Island, Nuka Bay, AK USA.
Owners & Masters
In 1898-1947 she was owned by the United States Navy stationed at 13th Naval District, stationed at Puget Sound Navy Yard, circa 1906 - 1946.
She was owned by Northwest Merchandising Service.
In 1950 she was owned by R.F. Johnson, Seattle, WA USA.
In 1955 she was owned by Kodiak Aleutian Salvage Co., Juneau, Alaska USA.
In 1962 she was owned by Gulf Navigation & Towing, Ltd., Seward, Alaska USA.
Armament
three 1-pdrs (replaced by a single 20mm AA gun mount during WWII)
Repower
Repowered with a diesel engine.
References
www.navsource.org ↗ (website viewed 29/01/2023)
