Tugboat Information

D. GRAY KIMEL

Pictured as: the Night Falcon (Vulcan Marine) Photo by: Marc Piche

Built in 1982, by Eastern Marine Incorporated of Panama City, Florida (hull #74) as the Chief Cloud for the Chesapeake Marine Partnership of Norfolk, Virginia.

The Chesapeake Marine Partnership is a subsidy of the Vulcan Materials Company Incorporated of Birmingham, Alabama.

The Chesapeake Marine Partnership later renamed the tug as the Night Falcon.

In 2010, the Chesapeake Marine Partnership renamed the tug as the D. Grey Kimel.

She is a twin screw towboat, rated at 1,350 horsepower.

Vessel Name: D. GRAY KIMEL
USCG Doc. No.: 651443
Vessel Service: TOWING VESSEL
Trade Indicator: Coastwise Unrestricted, Registry
Call Sign: WCZ9768
Hull Material: STEEL
Hull Number: 74
Ship Builder: EASTERN MARINE, INC.
Year Built: 1982
Length: 66.5
Hailing Port: NEW ORLEANS, LA.

Hull Depth: 8.7
Hull Breadth: 26
Gross Tonnage: 141
Net Tonnage: 96
Previous Vessel Names:
CHIEF CLOUD, NIGHT FALCON, NIGHT FALCON
Previous Vessel Owners:
SALISBURY TOWING CORPORATION,

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