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Vigilant I

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Historia

This tug was built in 1907 by Heath, E.W. in Tacoma, WA.

Notas históricas

On September 16, 1969 the bilge pump failed and this vessel sank at her mooring at Vashon Island WA.

Propietarios y capitanes

In 1907-1920 she was owned by Wallace Towboat Co., Tacoma WA USA.

In 1920-1922 she was owned by Cascade Tugboat Co. (Captain O.G. Olson).

In 1922 she was owned by Gilkey Bros., Anacortes WA USA.

In 1925-1930 she was owned by Captain C.C. Croft, Seattle WA for Vigilant Towing Co., Seattle WA USA.

In 1930 she was owned by Anchor Tugboat Co., Portland OR USA.

In 1933 she was sold at a U.S. Marshall's Auction.

In 1933-1969 she was owned by Foss Launch & Tug Co., Tacoma WA USA.

In 1969 she was owned by Everett Atkinson, Vashon Island WA USA.

In 2023-2024 she was owned by USA interests.

Remotorización

Repowered in 1926 with a 200hp Worthington diesel engine

Referencias

  • Skalley, Michael (1986) Foss Ninety Years of Towboating (Revised Ed.) Superior Publishing Co., Burbank CA
  • Merchant Vessels of the United States (1910)
  • Https://cgmix.uscg.mil/psix/psixsearch.aspx (website viewed 15/03/2024)
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