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Hostetter (ST-26)

Tug
  • Laid down in 1942 as a US Army design 257 steel hulled tug at Levingston Shipbuilding, Orange, TX.
  • Launched in November 1942
  • Delivered to the US Army Quartermaster Corps in December 1942
  • Assigned to the US Army Transportation Corps, placed in service as Hostetter (ST-26)
  • Retired from Army service in 1946
  • Acquired in 1946 by Harbor Towing Corp, Baltimore, MD., renamed Sadie
  • Acquired in 1973 by Francis T. Mahaney, Wilmington, DE., renamed Olga
  • Acquired in 1978 by government of Colombia, reflagged Colombia
  • Final Disposition, fate unknown
    Specifications:
    Displacement 106 gross tons
    Length 74'
    Beam 20'
    Draft 8.4'
    Speed 9.3 kts
    Complement unknown
    Cruise Radius unknown
    Propulsion
    one 6cyl Atlas-Imperial type 6BM, 400bhp
    single three bladed propeller
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