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LT-59

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from left to right
American Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal

Tug:

Built in 1944 at Calumet Shipyard & Drydock Co., Chicago IL

Launched in December 1944

Delivered to US Army Quartermaster Corps in January 1944, placed in service as LT-59

Allocated to the US Army Transportation Corps in 1944

Retired from US Army service 1947

Acquired in 1947 by Ocean Prince, Inc. Oakland, CA. renamed Ocean Prince

Acquired in 1951 by Red Star Towing Co., New York, N.Y., name retained

Acquired in 1955 by Smith Brothers Towing Co., New Orleans, LA., name retained

Acquired in 1961 by Gulf and Caribbean Towing Co., Lafitte, LA., name retained

Renamed Dauphin in 1963

Renamed Beaumont in 1974

Acquired, date unknown, by Sause Brothers Ocean Towing Co., Coos Bay, OR., renamed Roughneck

Acquired in 2011 by Alaska-Oregon Offshore Towing Inc., North Bend, OR., name retained

Documentation expired in 2014

Current and/or Final Disposition is unknown

Specifications:
Displacement 395 t.
Length 123'
Beam 30'
Draft 18'
Speed unknown

Complement unknown

Propulsion

one diesel engine

single propeller 1,225 hp

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