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Fr. Edward J. Dowling, S.J. Marine Historical Collection
Original name: William A. Lydon

Ship owner: Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Co.; Great Lakes International, Inc.

Ship builder: Manitowoc Shipbuilding Co., Manitowoc, Wisconsin

Engine builder: Fairbanks-Morse

Engine re-builder: General Motors Corp

Year ship built: 1926

Year engine built: 1926

Final disposition: In Service, 1989, on coast.

Remarks:

Owners:

1) Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Co., Chicago, Illinois

2) Great Lakes International, Inc., New York, New York

Registry number: US. 225913

Hull number: 224

Vessel type: Tug

Height: 12.8 ft

Width: 26.1 ft

Length: 102.1 ft

Stroke length: 20 in orig

Gross tonnage: 220 t

Net tonnage: 149 t

Materials: Steel

Engine type: Diesel

Piston 1: 6 cyl orig

Piston 2: 16 in orig

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