Built in 1943, by the Bethlehem Steel Company of Beaumont, Texas (hull #279) as the No. 1148 for the United States Navy.
In 1943, the United States Navy redesignated as the Cubits Gap
She was a A V4-M-A1 class tug. A 186(ft) oceangoing tug, of which forty-nine were built for the United States Navy. By various shipyards throughout the United States for wartime service.
In 1943, the Moran Towing Company of New York, New York was contracted to man and operate the tug for the United States Navy.
In 1946, she was returned to the United States Navy.
In 1976, the tug was scrapped.