Photo courtesy of: Paul Strubeck

Built in 1949, by Levingston Shipyard of Orange, Texas (hull #444) as the Carol Moran or the Moran Towing Company of New York, New York.

Designed by Naval Architect Joe Hack and built by the Levingston Shipbuilding Company of Orange, Texas for the Moran Towing Company of New York, New York. The series of tugs, were often referred to as "Moran's Cadillacs."

In 1987, the tug suffered a fire. She was given to the State of New Jersey to be included in the state's reef restoration project. She was sunk as an artificial reef off New Jersey coast on July 17th, 1990.

She was powered by a single, Cleveland 16-278A diesel electric engine. She was a single screw tug, rated at 1,750 horsepower.
(Hugh Ware, David Boone, Don Waldeck, George Barrett)

Photo by: Steve Lang

Photo by: Dave Boone