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THE V-4 TUGS (Continued) These tugs did good work during the War. They made long tows of damaged warships, floating drydocks and other massive units. The Moran Towing and Transportation Company of New York acted as operators for the United States Maritime Commission. The expected postwar transfer of V-4s to commercial use did not materialize. Though fine looking and powerful in performance, the V-4 tugs were not commercially feasi- ble. Hence, from the mid-Forties on, they lay idle in the various reserve fleets. In recent years they have been scrapped, several at a time, to the extent that only a few remain afloat today. Of the eighteen tugs built on the Great Lakes, eight were constructed at Milwaukee by Froemming Brothers, and were powered by two 8-cylinder diesel engines, with 143!" diameter cylinders and 20" stroke, built by the National Supply Company of Springfield, Ohio. Ten others were built at Superior, Wisconsin by the Globe Ship- building Co. The Globe tugs had two diesel engines with 6 cylinders, 16" diameter and 20" stroke, built by the Enterprise Engine and Foundry Company of San Francisco. The following list itemizes the 18 V-4s built here on the Great Lakes and shows name, builder and disposition. A1l 18 were built in 1943: ANACAPA (US. 242999), built at Milwaukee by Froemming Brothers (Hull #2). Scrapped in 1973 at Panama City, Florida. ~« WATCH HILL in Moran colors Dowling Collection