Tugboat Information

DORIS MORAN (1967)

Pictured as: the Cape Hatteras (Moran Towing Corporation) 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.

In 2020, she was phased out of active service and was "laid up" at Norfolk, Virginia.

In 2022, the tug was scrapped at Staten Island, New York. She was a twin screw tug, rated at 3,900 horsepower.

Vessel Name: DORIS MORAN (1967)
USCG Doc. No.: 507813
Vessel Service: TOWING VESSEL
IMO Number: 7035561
Trade Indicator: Coastwise Unrestricted, Registry
Call Sign: WBK3237
Hull Material: STEEL
Hull Number: 686
Ship Builder: GULFPORT SHIPBUILDING CORPORATION
Year Built: 1967
Length: 102
Hailing Port: WILMINGTON, DE.

Hull Depth: 13.1
Hull Breadth: 28.5
Gross Tonnage: 298
Net Tonnage: 9
Previous Vessel Names:
Doris Moran, CAPE HATTERAS
Previous Vessel Owners:
Moran Towing Co., Curtis Bay Towing Co., MORAN TOWING CORPORATION

Pictured as: the Cape Hatteras (Moran Towing Corporation) Photo by: Marc Piche

Pictured as: the Cape Hatteras (Curtis Bay Towing Company) Photo by: Dave Boone

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