Built in 1967, by the Barker Barge Lines of Lockport, Louisiana as the Gulf Ace for the Gulf Fleet Marine Corporation of Houston, Texas.
In 1974, the tug was acquired by the McAllister Brothers Towing Company of New York, New York. Where she was renamed as the Andrew McAllister.
In 1975, she was sold. Where she was renamed as the Polar Nomad.
In 1977, the tug was acquired by the McAllister Brothers Towing Company of New York, New York. Where she was renamed as the Andrew McAllister.
In 1985, the tug sank after a collision near San Juan, Puerto Rico.
(Captain Eric Takakjian)