Tugboat Information

ATLANTIC 5

Pictured as: the Mardi Gras (Crescent Towing and Salvage) Photo by: Benjamin Moll

Built in 1952, by the Gulfport Shipbuilding Corporation of Port Arthur, Texas (hull #388) as the Atlantic 5 for the Atlantic Richfield Company of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

In 1974, she was acquired by the Crescent Towing and Salvage Company Incorporated of New Orleans, Louisiana. Where the tug was renamed as the Duane Smith.

In 1981, the Crescent Towing and Salvage Company Incorporated renamed the tug as the Mobile Bay.

In 1992, the Crescent Towing and Salvage Company Incorporated renamed the tug as the Mardi Gras.

In 2010, the Crescent Towing and Salvage Company Incorporated renamed the tug as the Port Allen.

Powered by a single, Alco 16-251F diesel engine, with a Reintjes reduction gear, at a ratio of 4:1. For a rated 3,000 horsepower.
(Dan Owen)

Vessel Name: ATLANTIC 5
USCG Doc. No.: 263705
Vessel Service: TOWING VESSEL
Trade Indicator: Coastwise Unrestricted
Call Sign: WCZ9213
Hull Material: STEEL
Hull Number: 388
Ship Builder: GULFPORT SHIPBUILDING COR
Year Built: 1952
Length: 96.3
Hailing Port: NEW ORLEANS, LA.

Hull Depth: 10.8
Hull Breadth: 25.5
Gross Tonnage: 192
Net Tonnage: 77
Previous Vessel Names:
Atlantic 5, Duane Smith, Mobile Bay, MARDI GRAS
Previous Vessel Owners:
Atlantic Richfield Co., CRESCENT TOWING & SALVAGE CO INC

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