Valentine Moran #589286 Length 106.5 feet - Breadth 32.1 feet - Twin screw tug Built 1977 by Bollinger Shipyard, Lockport, LA (hull #108). (Additional Information Below Picture)
Last Updated at 12:15 on Thursday, July 18, 2019 Copyright Photo by Capt. Billy Smith - Thanks, Billy! On The LMR Near Governor Nichols Street Wharf. 10/2012
ALCO 251C 12 MS & MR diesels, 3520 hp. Machinery undetermined. Originally J.A. Belcher Sr., owned by Belcher Towing Co., Miami, FL. Firm acquired by Coastal Tug & Barge Co., Miami, FL 1990. Boat renamed Coastal Jacksonville. Acquired by the Moran Towing Corp., New Canaan, CT, renamed Valentine Moran 1996. Electrical service by two 75kW generator sets. Refitted for ship assist work by Colanna's Shipard, Norfolk, VA 2012. IMO Number: 7729485 Call Sign: WCP8692 (Above information provided by TugboatInformation.com)
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