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ALLENTOWN

Built in 1918, by the John W. Sullivan Company of Elizabethport, New Jersey as the Allentown for the Central Railroad of New Jersey of New York, New York.

In 1952, the tug was acquired by the McAllister Brothers Towing Company of New York, New York. Where the tug was renamed as the Jane McAllister.

In 1956, she was scrapped. The tug was single screw, rated at 950 horsepower.


  • Vessel Name: ALLENTOWN
  • USCG Doc. No.: 216291
  • Vessel Service: TOWING VESSEL
  • Trade Indicator: Coastwise Unrestricted
  • Hull Material: STEEL
  • Ship Builder: John W. Sullivan Company
  • Year Built: 1918
  • Length: 104.2
  • Hailing Port: NEW YORK, NY.
  • Hull Depth: 14.2
  • Hull Breadth: 25.7
  • Gross Tonnage: 229
  • Previous Vessel Names:
    Allentown, Jane McAllister
  • Previous Vessel Owners:
    Central Railroad of New Jersey Co., McAllister Bros. Towing Co.