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U.S. Army Ocean Tugs (LT, ST)

Most recent update: November 23, 2011.

A total of 718 ocean tugs were built during WWII for the U.S. Army, by 46 shipbuilders and boatbuilders.  Built in both steel and wood, they were designated as either large tugs (LTs) or small tugs (STs).  Some of the gaps in the table below represent older tugs drafted into service for WWII.  Some STs were later reclassified as river tugs (RTs) and others were transferred to the Defense Plant Corporation (DPC), which was the federal agency responsible for building defense facilities.  The record of construction after the war is even more fuzzy.  This table is far from complete: if anyone can fill any of the gaps, please e-mail me at timcolton@aol.com  

Type # Shipbuilder Location Design # Steel or Wood Feet Delivery Disposition
LT 1 Jakobson Shipyard Oyster Bay NY 271 S 113 4/43-3/44 MAJ Ethel A. Robbins
LT 2 Jakobson Shipyard Oyster Bay NY 271 S 113 4/43-3/44 MAJ Randolf J. Hermandez
LT 3 Jakobson Shipyard Oyster Bay NY 271 S 113 4/43-3/44 MAJ Ralph Bogle
LT 4 Jakobson Shipyard Oyster Bay NY 271 S 113 4/43-3/44 MAJ Wilbur F. Browder
LT 5 Jakobson Shipyard Oyster Bay NY 271 S 113 4/43-3/44 MAJ Elisha K. Henson, to USACE as Nash, museum at Oswego 1988
LT 6 Jakobson Shipyard Oyster Bay NY 271 S 113 4/43-3/44 MAJ Ocea L. Ferris
LT 7 Jakobson Shipyard Oyster Bay NY 271 S 113 4/43-3/44 MAJ George W. Hovey
LT 8 Jakobson Shipyard Oyster Bay NY 271 S 113 4/43-3/44 MAJ Charles A. Radcliff
ST 9 Equitable Equipment New Orleans LA 255 S 82 4/43-5/43 Later Elwina McAllister, Witpower II
ST 10 Equitable Equipment New Orleans LA 255 S 82 4/43-5/43 Lost 1945
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ST 12 Reliable Welding Olympia WA 257-A S 74 2/43-10/43  
ST 13 Reliable Welding Olympia WA 257-A S 74 2/43-10/43  
ST 14 Reliable Welding Olympia WA 257-A S 74 2/43-10/43  
ST 15 Levingston SB Orange TX 257 S 74 9/42-10/42  
ST 16 Levingston SB Orange TX 257 S 74 9/42-10/42  
ST 17 Levingston SB Orange TX 257 S 74 9/42-10/42  
LT 18 Tampa Marine Tampa FL 271 S 113 4/43-9/43  
LT 19 Tampa Marine Tampa FL 271 S 113 4/43-9/43  
LT 20 Tampa Marine Tampa FL 271 S 113 4/43-9/43  
LT 21 Tampa Marine Tampa FL 271 S 113 4/43-9/43  
LT 22 Tampa Marine Tampa FL 271 S 113 4/43-9/43  
LT 23 Tampa Marine Tampa FL 271 S 113 4/43-9/43 To Egypt 1946
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ST 25 Levingston SB Orange TX 257 S 74 5/42-6/42  
ST 26 Levingston SB Orange TX 257 S 74 5/42-6/42  
ST 27 Levingston SB Orange TX 257 S 74 5/42-6/42  
ST 28 Levingston SB Orange TX 257 S 74 5/42-6/42  
ST 29 Levingston SB Orange TX 257 S 74 5/42-6/42  
ST 30 Levingston SB Orange TX 257 S 74 5/42-6/42  
ST 31 Platzer Boat Works Houston TX 257 S 74 11/42-12/42 Sold 1946 as Patco, later Mary, Polly P.
ST 32 Platzer Boat Works Houston TX 257 S 74 11/42-12/42 Later De La Hunt, now Blue Lenoir
ST 33 Platzer Boat Works Houston TX 257 S 74 11/42-12/42 Sold 194x as Moir
ST 34 Reliable Welding Olympia WA 257 S 74 9/42-12/42  
ST 35 Reliable Welding Olympia WA 257 S 74 9/42-12/42 Lost during WWII
ST 36 Reliable Welding Olympia WA 257 S 74 9/42-12/42  
ST 37 Reliable Welding Olympia WA 257 S 74 9/42-12/42  
ST 38 Reliable Welding Olympia WA 257 S 74 9/42-12/42  
ST 39 Reliable Welding Olympia WA 257 S 74 9/42-12/42 Lost during WWII
ST 40 American Machy Orlando FL 257-A S 74 1/43-3/43 Lost during WWII
ST 41 American Machy Orlando FL 257-A S 74 1/43-3/43  
ST 42 American Machy Orlando FL 257-A S 74 1/43-3/43  
ST 43 American Machy Orlando FL 257-A S 74 1/43-3/43  
ST 44 JK Welding Brooklyn NY 257 S 74 Jan-43 Sold 1954; later Alessandra Neri; scrapped 1986
ST 45 JK Welding Brooklyn NY 257 S 74 Feb-43  
ST 46 JK Welding Brooklyn NY 257-A S 74 Dec-42 To Venezuela as Esteban Rojas; stricken 1958 
ST 47 Dubuque Boiler Dubuque IA 257 S 74 Dec-42  
ST 48 Dubuque Boiler Dubuque IA 257-A S 74 Jan-43  
ST 49 Dubuque Boiler Dubuque IA 257-A S 74 Jan-43  
                 
LT 57 Calumet Shipyard Chicago IL 228 S 123 11/43-4/44 Sold 1962, now Norman S
LT 58 Calumet Shipyard Chicago IL 228 S 123 11/43-4/44 To China 1946
LT 59 Calumet Shipyard Chicago IL 228 S 123 11/43-4/44  
LT 60 Calumet Shipyard Chicago IL 228 S 123 11/43-4/44 To US Navy 1946 as ATA 241
LT 61 Calumet Shipyard Chicago IL 228 S 123 11/43-4/44  
LT 62 Calumet Shipyard Chicago IL 228 S 123 11/43-4/44  
LT 63 Calumet Shipyard Chicago IL 228 S 123 11/43-4/44  
LT 64 Calumet Shipyard Chicago IL 228 S 123 11/43-4/44  
ST 65 Hodgson-Greene Long Beach CA na W 40 Aug-42  
                 
ST 70 Platzer Boat Works Houston TX 257-A S 74 2/43-4/43 Sold 1946 as Evelyn, later Transport, Virginia B.
ST 71 Platzer Boat Works Houston TX 257-A S 74 2/43-4/43 Sold 1946 as Russell 8, later Reid McAllister, Donegal, now John R Asher.
ST 72 Platzer Boat Works Houston TX 257-A S 74 2/43-4/43 Sold 1946 as Boaz, later Eric-H. Scrapped?
ST 73 Levingston SB Orange TX 257 S 74 11/42-12/42  
ST 74 Levingston SB Orange TX 257 S 74 11/42-12/42  
ST 75 JK Welding Brooklyn NY 257-A S 74 Aug-43 Sunk by German gunfire off Guernsey 1945
ST 76 JK Welding Brooklyn NY 257-A S 74 Sep-43 To Italy as Boeo (Y 417); stricken 1986
ST 77 JK Welding Brooklyn NY 257-A S 74 Sep-43 To Italy as Albenga (Y 412); stricken c1990
ST 78 JK Welding Brooklyn NY 257-A S 74 Nov-43 Sold 1948 as Martha, later Tiuna; scrapped 1984
ST 79 JK Welding Brooklyn NY 257-A S 74 Aug-43 To Finland 1946 as No. 13, then Merikarhu; now museum at Hamina
ST 80 JK Welding Brooklyn NY 257-A S 74 Nov-43 Sold 1948 as Dragon, then Luigi Noli, Torretta; now museum at Genoa as ST 80
ST 81 JK Welding Brooklyn NY 257-A S 74 Dec-43 Sold 1955; later Americano Neri; scrapped 1986
ST 82 JK Welding Brooklyn NY 257-A S 74 Dec-43 To Finland as No.15, then DR-15, No.15, Korceakari, Mistral 2, Jean-Michel, ILPC No.1; scrapped c1985
ST 83 JK Welding Brooklyn NY 257-A S 74 Oct-43 To Finland as No.3, then DR-3, No.3, Vigor, Riviera, Cala Bianca; scrapped c1988
ST 84 JK Welding Brooklyn NY 257-A S 74 Oct-43 To France 1946 as ST 84; scrapped 1971
ST 85 Port Houston IW Houston TX 257-A S 74 Feb-43  
ST 86 Port Houston IW Houston TX 257-A S 74 Feb-43  
ST 87 Matton Sons Cohoes NY 257-A S 74 Feb-44 To Finland 1946 as No.10, later DR-10, No.10, Halli, Mistral 3, Jean Luc, Jason, scrapped 1986 
ST 88 Matton Sons Cohoes NY 257-A S 74 Mar-44 To Finland 1946 as No.1, later DR-1, No.1, Fulgor, Furius, Furia, now Furius
ST 89 Matton Sons Cohoes NY 257-A S 74 Apr-44 To Finland 1946 as No.4, later Star, Rauma II, Mars II, Fakir, scrapped 1984
ST 90 Matton Sons Cohoes NY 257-A S 74 Jun-44 To Finland 1946 as No.17, later DR-17, No.17, Poitsila, Partner, Nina H, now yacht Poitsila
                 
LT 113 Calumet Shipyard Chicago IL   S 94 Sep-42 Built for USMC as Port Byron, sold 1946 as Dalzellaird, scrapped 197x
LT 114 Calumet Shipyard Chicago IL   S 94 Oct-42 Built for USMC as Port Allegheny, sold 1946 as Dyer, later Porpoise, Sachem, now Porpoise
LT 115 Grays Harbor SB Aberdeen WA 293 W 126 12/43-3/44 Later Patrick, abandoned in Vietnam
LT 116 Grays Harbor SB Aberdeen WA 293 W 126 12/43-3/44 Later William, abandoned in Vietnam
LT 117 Grays Harbor SB Aberdeen WA 293 W 126 12/43-3/44 Later Michael, abandoned in Vietnam
LT 118 Grays Harbor SB Aberdeen WA 293 W 126 12/43-3/44 Later San Marcos, burnt and sank in Galveston 1955
LT 119 Grays Harbor SB Aberdeen WA 293 W 126 12/43-3/44 Sold to Dutch owners 1946 and broken up
                 
LT 128 Tampa Marine Tampa FL 228 S 123 9/43-4/44  
LT 129 Tampa Marine Tampa FL 228 S 123 9/43-4/44  
LT 130 Tampa Marine Tampa FL 228 S 123 9/43-4/44  
LT 131 Tampa Marine Tampa FL 228 S 123 9/43-4/44  
LT 132 Tampa Marine Tampa FL 228 S 123 9/43-4/44 To US Navy 1946 as ATA 242
LT 133 Tampa Marine Tampa FL 228 S 123 9/43-4/44  
LT 134 Tampa Marine Tampa FL 228 S 123 9/43-4/44 To Korea 1946
LT 135 Tampa Marine Tampa FL 228 S 123 9/43-4/44 To China 1946
LT 136 Tampa Marine Tampa FL 228 S 123 9/43-4/44  
LT 137 Tampa Marine Tampa FL 228 S 123 9/43-4/44 To the Philippines 1945
ST 138 Calmes Engineering New Orleans LA na S 82 Aug-42  
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LT 140 Barbee Marine Seattle WA 293 W 127 8/43-2/44 Later L. H. Coolidge, sank 1951
LT 141 Barbee Marine Seattle WA 293 W 127 8/43-2/44 Later Shawnee, abandoned in Vietnam
LT 142 Barbee Marine Seattle WA 293 W 127 8/43-2/44 To Sea Scouts in Olympia WA as Czar, abandoned on Nisqually Beach
LT 143 Barbee Marine Seattle WA 293 W 127 8/43-2/44 Later Cayuse, abandoned in Vietnam
LT 144 Barbee Marine Seattle WA 293 W 127 8/43-2/44 Later Florence Filburg, sank near Seattle 2005, to be scrapped
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ST 146 Hickinbotham Bros. Stockton CA 257-A S 74 6/43-10/43  
ST 147 Hickinbotham Bros. Stockton CA 257-A S 74 6/43-10/43  
ST 148 Hickinbotham Bros. Stockton CA 257-A S 74 6/43-10/43  
ST 149 Hickinbotham Bros. Stockton CA 257-A S 74 6/43-10/43 To Portugal 1953 as Monte Grande
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LT 151 Hodgson-Greene Long Beach CA 293 W 127 9/43-4/44 Later Charles, abandoned in Viretnam
LT 152 Hodgson-Greene Long Beach CA 293 W 127 9/43-4/44 To Italy 1946 as Atleta, scrapped 1977
LT 153 Hodgson-Greene Long Beach CA 293 W 127 9/43-4/44 To Dutch owners 1946, broken up
LT 154 Hodgson-Greene Long Beach CA 293 W 127 9/43-4/44 To Italy 1946 as Tenace, scrapped 1977
LT 155 Hodgson-Greene Long Beach CA 293 W 127 9/43-4/44 To Greece 1966 as Proteus
LT 156 Northwestern SB Bellingham WA 293 W 127 9/43-3/44 To US Navy 1946 as ATA 244, later Tyonek, abandoned in Vietnam
LT 157 Northwestern SB Bellingham WA 293 W 127 9/43-3/44 Later Santiam, abandoned in Vietnam
LT 158 Northwestern SB Bellingham WA 293 W 127 9/43-3/44 Later yacht Mary Mackin, abandoned and burnt on Burrard beach 2004
LT 159 Northwestern SB Bellingham WA 293 W 127 9/43-3/44 To Italy 1946 as Forte, scrapped
LT 160 Northwestern SB Bellingham WA 293 W 127 9/43-3/44 Later Makah, sank in Vietnam 1969
                 
ST 164 Reliable Welding Olympia WA 257-A S 74 2/43-10/43  
ST 165 Reliable Welding Olympia WA 257-A S 74 2/43-10/43