Cecilia J Brown DPC-42

Cecilia J Brown reef
Type:
artificial reef, tugboat, USA
Built:
1944, Decatur Iron & Steel, Decatur AL USA
Specs:
( 86 x 24 ft ) 146 GT, 9 crew
Sponsor:
Cape May County Party & Charter Boat Association, Artificial Reef Association, Sportfish Fund
Sunk:
Monday August 16, 1993 - Cape May Artificial Reef
GPS:
38°52.950' -74°40.200'
Depth:
60 ft

Built in 1944, by Decatur Iron and Steel of Decatur, Alabama (hull #DPC-42) as the DPC-42 for the United States Defense Plant Corporation. The tug was later sold and renamed Skipper, then Viatic. In 1957, she was acquired by the Dalzell Towing and Transportation Company (New Haven Transport Company) of New York, New York, and renamed Dalzellance.

In 1965, the Dalzell Towing and Transportation Company was acquired by the McAllister Brothers Towing Company of New York, New York. In 1967, the tug was acquired by Thomas J. Brown and Son of New York, New York, and renamed Cecilia J. Brown. She was single-screw, rated at 700 horsepower.

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