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Default Tug - U.S. ARMY LT 805 3-08.jpg

What class of tug is this?
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Displacement: 924 tons full load
Dimensions: 128 x 36 x 16 feet/39 x 11 x 4.9 meters
Propulsion: 2 diesels, 2 shafts, 2,550 bhp, 12 knots
Crew: 24

A new class of large tugs built for US Army service, primarily intended to
assist in docking of transports.

Builders: Hulls of LT 801-805 and components of LT 806 by Robert E.
Derecktor, Middletown, RI; all completed by Trinity/Halter Marine, Moss
Point, MS.

Number Name Year
LT 801 MGen. Nathanael Greene 1994
LT 802 MGen. Henry Knox 1994
LT 803 MGen. Anthony Wayne 1994
LT 804 BGen. Zebulon Pike 1994
LT 805 MGen. Winfield Scott 1994
LT 806 Col. Seth Warner 1994