Pictured as: the Betty (Island Maritime Services) Photo by: Foggy
LADY D.
Built in 1966, by the Gulfport Shipbuilding and Repair Company of Port Arthur, Texas (hull #682) as the
Bull Run.
In 1989, she was acquired by the Norfolk Tug Company of Norfolk, Virginia. Where she was renamed as the Lady D.
In 2005, the tug was acquired by Island Maritime Services of Fort Meyers, Florida. Where she was renamed as the Esther S.
In 2006, Island Maritime Services renamed the tug as the Betty.
In 2010, the tug went out of documentation. Her current, and or, final disposition is unknown. She was a single screw tug, rated at 1,900 horsepower.
- Vessel Name: LADY D.
- USCG Doc. No.: 506044
- Vessel Service: TOWING VESSEL
- IMO Number: 6814972
- Trade Indicator: Coastwise Unrestricted, Registry
- Call Sign: WDD4384
- Hull Material: STEEL
- Hull Number: 682
- Ship Builder: GULFPORT SHIPBLDG. CORP..
- Year Built: 1966
- Length: 99.5
- Hailing Port: TAMPA, FL.
- Hull Depth: 10
- Hull Breadth: 29.1
- Gross Tonnage: 197
- Net Tonnage: 134
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Previous Vessel Names:
Bull Run, LADY D., ESTHER S. -
Previous Vessel Owners:
A-1 TOWING, INC., ISLAND MARITIME SERVICES INC, ISLAND MARITIME SERVICES INC
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