Tugboat Information

BIG D.

Built in 2012, by Horizon Shipbuilding Incorporated of Bayou Labatre, Alabama (hull #109) as the Big D. for Florida Marine Transportation of Mandeville, Louisiana.

Powered by two, EMD 12-710 diesel engines, with Hitachi reduction gears at a ratio of 3.94:1. She is a twin screw towboat, rated at 6,000 horsepower.

Vessel Name: BIG D.
USCG Doc. No.: 1237744
Vessel Service: TOWING VESSEL
Trade Indicator: Coastwise Unrestricted
Call Sign: WDG3181
Hull Material: STEEL
Hull Number: 109
Ship Builder: Horizon Shipbuilding, Inc.
Year Built: 2012
Length: 133
Hailing Port: NEW ORLEANS, LA.

Hull Depth: 12
Hull Breadth: 42
Gross Tonnage: 585
Net Tonnage: 398
Previous Vessel Names:
BIG D.

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