 
				
					Photo by: Kyle Stubbs
				
			
		
	
		 Built in 1973, by the Hillstrom Shipbuilding Company of Coos Bay, Oregon (hull #32) as the North Bend  for the Coos Bay Towboat Company of Coos Bay, Oregon.
 
 
 
 The vessel was one of a pair of tugs constructed by the Hillstrom Shipbuilding Company for Coos Bay Towboat Company to be utilized as both towing vessels, and pilot boats. 
 
 
 
 She is a single screw tug, rated at 1,425 horsepower. 
 
 (Kyle Stubbs)