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U.S. Army ST-488

Coordinates: 49°29′10″N 0°07′28″E / 49.4862°N 0.1245°E / 49.4862; 0.1245
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ST-488 as museum ship.
History
United States
NameST-488
OperatorUnited States Army[1]
BuilderJK Welding Co., Brooklyn, New York City[1]
Yard number81[1]
CompletedMay 1944[1]
Commissioned1944
Decommissioned1946
StatusMuseum ship
General characteristics [2]
Class and typeType 327-A Small Tug[3]
Displacement212 tons
Length26 m (85 ft)
Beam7 m (23 ft)
Draft3 m (9.8 ft)
Propulsion800 hp (597 kW) turbocharged diesel engine
ArmamentNone

U.S. Army ST-488 is an 86 ft (26 m) harbor tugboat, design 327-A, of the numerical series 885-490 built by J.K. Welding & Co shipyards in Brooklyn, New York in 1944. The Army's ST small tugs ranged generally from about 55 ft (17 m) to 92 ft (28 m) in length as opposed to the larger seagoing LT tugs.[4] ST-488 was delivered May 1944 and served in the United States Army from October 1944 to 1946 in the French port of Le Havre and on the floating docks of the U.S. Mulberry harbour of Arromanches in Normandy. After a civilian career at the port of Le Havre until the late 1970s, saved from wrecking by volunteers, she became a museum ship in 1994, part of Musée maritime of Le Havre and was classified a Monument historique (historical monument) in 1997.[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Colton, Tim (2011). "JK Welding". shipbuildinghistory.com. Archived from the original on 10 May 2012. Retrieved 6 July 2012.
  2. ^ "US-ST488". usst488.voila.net (in French). 2010. Retrieved 6 July 2012.
  3. ^ Colton, Tim (2012). "US Army Ocean Tugs LT/ST". shipbuildinghistory.com. Archived from the original on 5 October 2012. Retrieved 6 July 2012.
  4. ^ Grover, David (1987). U.S. Army Ships and Watercraft of World War II. Naval Institute Press. pp. 96, 100. ISBN 0-87021-766-6.
  5. ^ Palissy bateau de service, remorqueur portuaire U.S.S.T. 488, ex ST8
  • Partial translation of the French Wikipedia article
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49°29′10″N 0°07′28″E / 49.4862°N 0.1245°E / 49.4862; 0.1245