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DOROTHY McALLISTER
Built in 1971, by the Marinette Marine Corporation of Marinette, Wisconsin (hull #YTB 821) as the YTB-821 (Tontogany) for the United States Navy.
A Natick class large harbor tug. She was the first in the United States Navy to bare the name. Named after a town in Wood County, located in northwestern Ohio named for a local Indian chief.
Her keel was laid on December 4th, 1972. The tug was launched on May 16th, 1973, and delivered to the United States Navy on July 28th, 1973. She was stricken from the Naval Register on March 13th, 2001.
In 2001, the tug was acquired by the McAllister Towing and Transportation Company of New York, New York. Where she was renamed as the Dorothy McAllister.
In 2002, she was repowered and reconfigured. Originally powered by a single, Fairbanks Morse, diesel engine, rated at 2,000 horsepower. The tug was repowered with two, Caterpillar 3516B diesel engines. Driving two Schottel SRP 1012 z drives for a rated 4,000 horsepower.
The Dorothy McAllister was the fourth conversion of a United States Naval tug by McAllister Towing. From a single screw configuration, to a z drive configuration. The second conversion to feature twin z drives. Also, she was the eighth tractor tug to enter service for the McAllister Towing and Transportation Company.
Her generators were replaced, as well. The tug's electrical service is provided by two, Tier II compliant, 99kW, John Deere EPA PowerTech generators. The tug's capacities are 20,000 gallons of fuel oil, 710 gallons of lube oil and 1,290 gallons of potable water.
She was outfitted with new fire fighting equipment that consisted of a Goulds pump. Rated at 2,000 Gallons Per Minute. Feeding two fire monitors with a 1,500 Gallon Per Minute foam capacity. Driven by a single 6-71 diesel engine.
The towing gear consists of a JonRie InterTech 200 winch, mounted on the bow. Outfitted with 450(ft) of 7(in) Neutron rope. Her original underwater submarine fendering was kept, and refurbished.
(NavSource Online)
- Vessel Name: DOROTHY McALLISTER
- USCG Doc. No.: 1122276
- Vessel Service: TOWING VESSEL
- IMO Number: 8980933
- Trade Indicator: Coastwise Unrestricted, Registry
- Call Sign: WDD3325
- Hull Material: STEEL
- Hull Number: YTB 821
- Ship Builder: MARINETTE MARINE CORPORATION
- Year Built: 1971
- Length: 102.3
- Hailing Port: NEW YORK, NY.
- Hull Depth: 16.3
- Hull Breadth: 29
- Gross Tonnage: 243
- Net Tonnage: 72
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Previous Vessel Names:
YTB-821 (Tontogany), Tontogany -
Previous Vessel Owners:
UNITED STATES NAVY, MCALLISTER BROTHERS LLC, BANC OF AMERICA LEASING & CAPITAL LLC, MCALLISTER BROTHERS LLC
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