Built in 1991, by St. Paul Navigation Incorporated of Panama City, Florida (hull #WBO73MIF1190) as the Cormorant for the Faust Corporation of Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan.

In 2016, the tug was acquired by the Ryba Marine Construction Company of Cheboygan, Michigan. Where she was renamed as the Billie Ann.

Powered by two, John Deere 6081 diesel engines. With Twin Disc MG-5075 reduction gears. She is a twin screw towboat, rated at 600 horspower.