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Other name(s): Galway Bay; Oregon

Ship owner: Bay-Houston Towing Co.; Gaelic Tugboat Co.; Great Lakes Towing Co.

Ship builder: Alexander Shipyards, Inc., New Orleans, Louisiana

Engine builder: General Motors Corp.

Year ship built: 1952

Year engine built: 1944

Notes:

Diesel engine built in 1944 but installed in 1952

Remarks:

b) Galway Bay (1982)

c) Oregon (1990)

Owners:

1) Bay-Houston Towing Co.

2) Gaelic Tugboat Co., Detroit, Michigan (1982)

3) Great Lakes Towing Co. (1990)

Registry number: US. 263869

Hull number: None

Vessel type: Tug

Height: 10.7

Width: 25

Length: 88.5

Stroke length: 10.5

Gross tonnage: 149

Net tonnage: 63

Materials: Steel

Engine type: Diesel

Piston 1: 16 cyl

Piston 2: 8 3/4

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