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CHAD DOUGLAS
Photo Courtesy of Waterways Journal.

Built in 2020, by Steiner Shipyard Inc. of Bayou La Batre, Louisiana (hull #545) as the Chad Douglas for Florida Marine Transportation of Mandeville, Louisiana.

The tug is named after a logistics coordinator at Florida Marine Transporters.

Powered by two, Tier III compliant, Mitsubishi S12R diesel engines. With Twin Disc MGX-5600 reduction gears, at a ratio of 6.04:1. Turning two, 82(in) by 62(in), fixed pitch propellers. She is a twin screw tug, rated at 2,2520 horsepower.

Her electrical service is provided by two, 99kW, John Deere generator sets. The tug's capacities are 42,000 gallons of fuel and 8,000 gallons of water.


  • Vessel Name: CHAD DOUGLAS
  • USCG Doc. No.: 304256
  • Vessel Service: TOWING VESSEL
  • Trade Indicator: Coastwise Unrestricted
  • Call Sign: WDL8430
  • Hull Material: STEEL
  • Hull Number: 545
  • Ship Builder: Steiner Construction
  • Year Built: 2020
  • Length: 84.5
  • Hailing Port: NEW ORLEANS, LA
  • Hull Depth: 10.7
  • Hull Breadth: 35
  • Gross Tonnage: 322
  • Net Tonnage: 258