Tugboat Information

STEVEN McALLISTER

Built in 1963, by the Southern Shipbuilding Corporation of Slidell, Louisiana (hull #YTB-765) as the YTB-765 (Okmulgee) for the United States Navy.

A Natick class district harbor tug. Her keel was laid down on July 3rd, 1962, and she was launched on April 18th, 1963. The tug was delivered to the United States Navy on July 25th, 1963. She was placed in service at the 5th Naval District at Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia.

The date she was placed out of service is unknown. The tug was struck from the Naval Register May 25th, 2005. Where she was transferred to the the Defense Reutilization and Marketing Service (DRMS).

In 2006, the tug was acquired by the McAllister Towing and Transportation Company of New York, New York. Where she was as the renamed as the Steven McAllister.

In 2007, she was repowered and reconfigured. Originally powered by a single, Fairbanks Morse diesel engine, turning a single propeller rated at 2,000 horsepower. She was repowered with two Caterpillar 3516B diesel engines. Driving a pair of Schottel SRP 1012 z-drives, for a rated 4,000 horsepower.

Her electrical service is provided by two, Tier II complaint, 99kW, John Deere, EPA PowerTech generators. The tug's capacities are 20,000 gallons of fuel oil, 710 gallons of lube oil and 1,290 gallons of potable water.

She is outfitted with a Goulds fire pump. Rated for 2,000 Gallons Per Minute. Feeding two fire monitors, with a 1,500 Gallon Per Minute foam capacity. Driven by a single 6-71 engine diesel engine.

The towing equipment consists of a JonRie InterTech 200 series bow winch. Outfitted with 450(ft) of 7(in) of Neutron rope. Her original underwater submarine fendering was kept, and refurbished.
(NavSource Online)

Vessel Name: STEVEN McALLISTER
USCG Doc. No.: 1194780
Vessel Service: TOWING VESSEL
IMO Number: 8741777
Trade Indicator: Coastwise Unrestricted, Registry
Call Sign: WDD9664
Hull Material: STEEL
Hull Number: YTB 765
Ship Builder: SOUTHERN SHIPBUILDING CORP
Year Built: 1963
Length: 102.7
Hailing Port: WILMINGTON, DE.

Hull Depth: 16.4
Hull Breadth: 29
Gross Tonnage: 247
Net Tonnage: 74
Previous Vessel Names:
YTB-765 (Okumlgee), Okumlgee
Previous Vessel Owners:
UNITED STATES NAVY, GENERAL ELECTRIC CAPITAL CORPORATION, Defense Re utilization and Marketing Service, MCALLISTER BROTHERS LLC, GENERAL ELECTRIC CAPITAL CORPORATION, THE FIFTH THIRD LEASING COMPANY

Pictured as: YTB-765 (Okumlgee) (United States Navy) Photo courtesy of: NavSource Online

Photo by: Marc Piche

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