Tugboat Information

INTERSTATE

Built in 1932, by Great Lakes Engineering Works of River Rouge, Michigan (hull #280) as the Dearborn for the Ford Motor Company of Dearborn, Michigan.

The tug was later sold, where she was renamed as the Milwaukee.

She was eventually acquired Interstate Oil Transport of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Where she was renamed as the Interstate.

In 1994, the tug was abandoned in Baltimore, Maryland.

Vessel Name: INTERSTATE
USCG Doc. No.: 231780
Vessel Service: TOWING VESSEL
Trade Indicator: Coastwise Unrestricted
Hull Material: WOOD
Hull Number: 280
Ship Builder: Great Lakes Engineering
Year Built: 1932
Length: 79
Hailing Port: PHILADELPHIA, PA.

Hull Breadth: 21.1
Gross Tonnage: 125
Net Tonnage: 85
Previous Vessel Names:
Dearborn, Milwaukee, INTERSTATE
Previous Vessel Owners:
Ford Motor Co., Interstate Oil Transport., TUG INTERSTATE CO

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