
Photo by: Marc Piche
Built in 1980, by the Acadiana Shipbuilding Corporation of Bourg, Louisiana (hull #60-1) as the Nikki Jo C. for the Acadiana Shipbuilding Corporation of Bourg, Louisiana.
The tug was later acquired by Ward Towing Incorporated Deltaville, Virginia. Where she retained her name.
She is a twin screw towboat, rated at 1,200 horsepower.