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LITTLE SAM

Built in 1986, by the Virginia Marine Equipment Corporation of Norfolk, Virginia (hull #8) as the Double D. for the Virginia Marine Equipment Corporation of Norfolk, Virginia.

The tug was later acquired by the Crofton Diving Corporation of Portsmouth, Virginia. Where she was renamed as the Little Sam.

She is a twin screw towboat, rated at 450 horsepower.


  • Vessel Name: LITTLE SAM
  • USCG Doc. No.: 911049
  • Vessel Service: INDUSTRIAL VESSEL
  • Trade Indicator: Coastwise Unrestricted
  • Hull Material: STEEL
  • Hull Number: 8
  • Year Built: 1986
  • Length: 25
  • Hailing Port: PORTSMOUTH, VA.
  • Hull Depth: 4
  • Hull Breadth: 12
  • Gross Tonnage: 8
  • Net Tonnage: 10
  • Previous Vessel Names:
    DOUBLE D
  • Previous Vessel Owners:
    VIRGINIA MARINE EQUIPMENT CORP, CROFTON CONSTRUCTION SERVICE INC