Story
This tug was built in 1919 by Bethlehem Ship Building Corp. in Elizabethport, NJ.
Historical Notes
On November 16, 1948 this tug was struck by the steamship Herald of the Morning while manoevering to get a line to her nine miles off the mouth of the Columbia River. The freighter was to have been towed to Puget Sound but the rough seas had caused the steamship break her towline to the Sea Fox. The Neptune was attempting to retrieve the towline when the collision ruptured her hull and this vessel sank rapidly. The USCGC Balsam picked up her crew one of whom died later.
Owners & Masters
In 1919-1942 she was owned by the United States Shipping Board.
In 1942-1943 she was owned by the Moran Towing Co.
In 1943-1946 she was owned by the United States Navy.
In 1946-1948 she was owned by the Moran Towing Co.
References
- Merchant Vessels of the United States (1948)
- Newell, Gordon & Joe Williamson (1957) Pacific Tugboats Bonanza Books: New York NY
