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WILKIN A. FALGOUT (1973)
Pictured as: the Brant (Curtis Bay Towing Company) Photo by: Dave Boone

by Moran 1973, by Company of Shop of York, New York. #87) as the Wilkin A. Falgout for as Falgout Brothers affiliate of the of Global Towing Company. Where of LaRose, Louisiana. retained her
In
tug
In 1971, Double Eagle Marine was transferred New Iberia, Louisiana. Where she Company renamed as New York, New York.

In renamed she was acquired Barbara Moran. and
Marine Incorporated
In Louisiana. Where the tug was renamed by the
Towing In 2002, as tug Rio acquired Miami. Delta Towing for of the Louisiana. Where of was scuttling the tug off of Miami, Florida in
December 2011, of 1990. She was the Crosby single screw tug, of Golden Meadow, 1,750 horsepower. the tug (Dave her Boone)
In 2015, the tug was phased out of active service and was "laid up" at Houma, Louisiana,

Powered by two, Caterpillar 3512B diesel engines. With Reintjes WAV 1400 reduction gears, at a ratio of 5:01. Turning two, 60(in) by 70(in) by 7.25(in), five bladed, stainless steel, fixed pitch propellers, mounted in kort nozzles. She was a twin screw tug, rated 4,200 horsepower.

Her electrical service was provided by two, 40kW generator sets. Driven by two, GM 4-71 diesel engines. The tug's capacities were 45,000 gallons of fuel, 10,000 gallons of potable water, and 1,600 gallons of lube oil.

The towing gear consisted of a double drum, Smatco 48 DADT-100 towing winch. Outfitted with 2,000(ft) of 1.75(in) towing wire on the primary drum. And, 200(ft) of 1(in) cable on the second drum.


  • Vessel Name: WILKIN A. FALGOUT (1973)
  • USCG Doc. No.: 552660
  • Vessel Service: TOWING VESSEL
  • IMO Number: 7619941
  • Trade Indicator: Coastwise Unrestricted, Registry
  • Call Sign: WDA7851
  • Hull Material: STEEL
  • Hull Number: 87
  • Ship Builder: BOLLINGER MACHINE SHOP
  • Year Built: 1973
  • Length: 91.1
  • Hailing Port: HOUMA, LA.
  • Hull Depth: 11.4
  • Hull Breadth: 26
  • Gross Tonnage: 183
  • Net Tonnage: 124
  • Previous Vessel Names:
    WILKIN A. FALGOUT, NIGHT EAGLE, NIGHT EAGLE, DELTA FAITH, DELTA FAITH
  • Previous Vessel Owners:
    Falgout Brothers Co. Inc., Double Eagle Marine Inc., R and B Falcon Marine Inc., DELTA TOWING LLC, DELTA TOWING LLC, CROSBY MARINE TRANSPORTATION LLC