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SHELBY
Built in 1978, by Houma Shipbuilding of Houma, Louisiana (hull #68) as the Bill Hinton .
The tug was later acquired by Weeks Marine, Inc. of Cranford, New Jersey where she was renamed as the Shelby .
She is a twin screw tug rated at 1,800 horsepower.
- Vessel Name: SHELBY
- USCG Doc. No.: 593220
- Vessel Service: TOWING VESSEL
- IMO Number: 9069475
- Trade Indicator: Coastwise Unrestricted, Registry
- Call Sign: WCV6157
- Hull Material: STEEL
- Hull Number: 68
- Ship Builder: HOUMA SHIPBUILDING INC
- Year Built: 1978
- Length: 72.5
- Hailing Port: NEW YORK, NY.
- Hull Depth: 10.4
- Hull Breadth: 24.2
- Gross Tonnage: 131
- Net Tonnage: 89
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Owner:
WEEKS MARINE INC
4 COMMERCE DRIVE
CRANFORD, NJ 07016 -
Previous Vessel Names:
BILL HINTON -
Previous Vessel Owners:
WEEKS MARINE INC
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