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KATE

Built in 1984, by the Delaware Marine and Manufacturing Company of Milford, Delaware (hull #124) as the Kate for Berman Towing Enterprises Incorporated of Staten Island, New York.

In 1994, the tug was acquired by E.N. Bisso and Son of Metairie, Louisiana. Where she was renamed as the Peggy H.

In 2012, the tug sank. The tug was raised, however she was removed from active service.

In 2018, the tug was sold to the government of American Samoa, where she was renamed Iseula .

Powered by two, EMD 12-645 E6 diesel engines. She was a twin screw tug, rated 4,000 horsepower.


  • Vessel Name: KATE
  • USCG Doc. No.: 664625
  • Vessel Service: TOWING VESSEL
  • IMO Number: 8207367
  • Trade Indicator: Coastwise Unrestricted, Registry
  • Call Sign: WNJB906
  • Hull Material: STEEL
  • Hull Number: 124
  • Ship Builder: PARK LANE ASSOCIATES
  • Year Built: 1983
  • Length: 89.1
  • Hailing Port: PAGO PAGO, AS
  • Hull Depth: 11.9
  • Hull Breadth: 29.2
  • Gross Tonnage: 199
  • Net Tonnage: 135
  • Owner:
    AMERICAN SAMOA GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENT OF PORT ADMINISTRATION
    MAIN PORT TERMINAL PO BOX 1539
    PAGO PAGO, AS 96799
  • Previous Vessel Names:
    KATE, Captain Ed, PEGGY H.
  • Previous Vessel Owners:
    SUN X LLC SUN X LLC E N BISSO & SON INC E N BISSO & SON INC