Photo courtesy of: John "Red" Bartlett

Built in 1903, by Riverside Shipyard of New London, Connecticut as the Paul Jones for the Thames Towboat Company of New London, Connecticut.

At that time was the largest steam tug on the Atlantic seaboard.

In 1916 she was sold to the French Government. Her current and final disposition is unknown. She was a single screw tug with 1,500 horsepower.