
Pictured as: the Cape Hatteras (Moran Towing) Photo by: Birk Thomas
Built in 1967, by the Gulfport Shipbuilding Corporation of Port Arthur, Texas (hull #686) as the Doris Moran for the Moran Towing Corporation of New York, New York.
In 1970, the tug was transferred to the Moran Towing Corporation's affiliate the Curtis Bay Towing Company of Baltimore, Maryland. Where she was renamed as the Cape Hatteras.
In 1988, the Curtis Bay Towing Company was absorbed into the Moran Towing Corporation. Where the tug retained her name.
She is a twin screw tug, rated at 3,900 horsepower.