Other name(s): A.T.S. Tug No. 6; Alice St. Philip; Central; Vixen
Ship owner: Becker Towing Co.; Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Co.; Michigan Limestone Co.; Port Everglades Towing Co.; St. Philip Coastal Towing Co.; U.S. Army Quartermasters Dept.
Ship builder: Johnston Brothers, Ferrysburg, Michigan
Engine builder: Montague Iron Works
Year ship built: 1912
Year engine built: 1897
Final disposition: Abandoned, USMV., 1978.
Notes:
Steam engines from Wm. McCarthy of 1897 (fore and aft) later replaced with a diesel.
Remarks:
Names:
b) A.T.S. Tug No. 6
c) Central
d) Vixen
e) Alice St. Philip
Owners:
1) Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Co.
2) U. S. Army Quarter Masters Corps
3) Michigan Limestone Co.
4) Becker Towing Co.
5) Port Everglades Towing Co. (1966)
6) St. Philip Coastal Towing Co., Tampa, Florida
Registry number: US. 209789
Hull number: 48
Vessel type: Tug
Height: 10.3
Width: 21
Length: 82
Stroke length: 26 in.
Gross tonnage: 98
Net tonnage: 40
Materials: Steel
Engine type: Steam
Piston 1: 15.5 in.
Piston 2: 34 in.