Built 1989–1993 Active 14 Length 33 m Bollard pull 110,000 lb (50,000 kg) | Completed 14 Launched 1989 In service 1989–present Draft 17 ft (5.2 m) | |
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Builders North American Shipbuilding Operators Bay-Houston Towing Company Name C-Tractor 1 (1989–)
William M (–) Speed 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) Owner Alpha Marine Services (1989–2005); Bay-Houston Towing Company (2005–) | ||
Tractor Tug William M is a harbor tug, originally built in 1989 as C-Tractor 1 for Alpha Marine Services, a subsidiary of Edison Chouest Offshore.
She was the first in a series of 14 tractor tugs built by North American Shipbuilding for Edison Chouest Offshore.
In 2005 she was sold to Bay-Houston Towing Company, and is now based in Corpus Christi, Texas.
William M and her sister ships' measure 189 GRT. They are propelled by Z-drive pods, powered by twin EMD 16-645 engines rated at 4,000 shaft horsepower (3,000 kW). The tugs mount fore and aft fire-fighting monitors, capable of pumping a total of 3,500 US gallons per minute (790 m3/h).
Her sister ships continue to be owned by Alpha Marine and six of them, C-Tractor 2, C-Tractor 3, C-Tractor 4, C-Tractor 5, C-Tractor 12, C-Tractor 13 are currently chartered to the United States Navy.