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TP - 229
Pictured as: the Kokua (Douglas Raab) Photo by: Kyle Stubbs

Built in 1943 by the Puget Sound Boatbuilding Company of Tacoma, Washington as the TP-229 for the United States Army.

In 1947, the tug was acquired by Young Brothers Limited of Honolulu, Hawaii. Where she was renamed as the Kokua.

In 1949, the tug was acquired by the A.C. Dutton Lumber Corporation of Poughkeepsie, New York. Where she retained her name.

In 1954, the tug was acquired by the Sause Brothers Ocean Towing Company of Coos Bay, Oregon. Where the tug retained her name.

The tug was later converted into a private yacht and owned by a series of individuals. Where she retained her name.

In 2022, the tug drug anchor and grounded off of Kingston, Washington. The vessel was dismantled in place, and scrapped.


  • Vessel Name: TP - 229
  • USCG Doc. No.: 252223
  • Vessel Service: RECREATIONAL
  • Trade Indicator: Recreational
  • Call Sign: WA6866
  • Hull Material: WOOD
  • Ship Builder: PUGET SOUND BOAT BLDG
  • Year Built: 1943
  • Length: 89.8
  • Hailing Port: WINCHESTER BAY, OR
  • Hull Depth: 11.5
  • Hull Breadth: 24.7
  • Gross Tonnage: 179
  • Net Tonnage: 114
  • Previous Vessel Names:
    TP-229
  • Previous Vessel Owners:
    United States Army, Young Brothers Ltd, A.C. Dutton Lumber Corporation, Sause Brothers Ocean Towing Company, Leslie W Lowell, Ronald C Sloan