Tugboat Information

JEFFERY K. McALLISTER

Built in 1963, by Mobile Ship Repair of Mobile, Alabama (hull #YTB 770) as the YTB 770 (Dahloega) for the United States Navy.

Built as a Natick class district harbor tug; her keel was laid down on the 4th of November 1963, she was launched on March 23rd, 1964 and delivered to the United States Navy on August 4th, 1964.

She was placed in service in the 5th Naval District, at Norfolk, Virginia. The date she was placed out of service, is unknown as well. However, she was struck from the Naval Register on the 13th of March 2001.

The tug was sold by the Defense Reutilization and Marketing Service (DRMS), on the 16th of July 2001, to McAllister Towing and Transportation of New York, New York for $141,000, where she was renamed as the Jeffrey K. McAllister.

She is a single screw tug rated at 2,000 horsepower.

Vessel Name: JEFFERY K. McALLISTER
USCG Doc. No.: 1116789
Vessel Service: TOWING VESSEL
IMO Number: 8980878
Trade Indicator: Coastwise Unrestricted, Registry
Hull Material: STEEL
Hull Number: YTB 770
Ship Builder: MOBILE SHIP REPAIR
Year Built: 1963
Length: 102.3
Hailing Port: NEW YORK, NY.

Hull Depth: 16.3
Hull Breadth: 29
Gross Tonnage: 243
Net Tonnage: 72
Owner:
GREENPOINT LIGHTERAGE LLC
17 BATTERY PLACE
RM 1200
NEW YORK, NY 10004
Previous Vessel Names:
YTB 770, Dahloega
Previous Vessel Owners:
UNITED STATES NAVY, Defense Reutilization and Marketing Service

Pictured as: YTB 770 (Dahloega) Photo by: Unknown

Photo by: Unknown

Photo by: Marc Piche

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