Type V ship

The Type V ship is a United States Maritime Commission designation for World War II tugboats. Type V was used in World War II, Korean War, and the Vietnam War. Type V ships were used to move ships and barges. Type V tugboats were made of either steel or wood hulls. There were four types of tugboats ordered for World War II. The largest type V design was the sea worthy long steel hull, V4-M-A1. The V4-M-A1 design was used by a number of manufacturers; a total of 49 were built. A smaller steel hull tugboat was the V2-ME-A1; 26 were built. The largest wooden hull was the V3-S-AH2, of which 14 were built. The smaller wooden hull was the V2-M-AL1, which 35 were built. Most V2-M-AL1 tugboats were sent to the United Kingdom for the war efforts under the lend-lease act. The Type V tugs served across the globe during World War II including: Pacific War, European theatre, and in the United States. SS Farallon, and other Type V tugs, were used to help built Normandy ports, including Mulberry harbour, on D-Day, 6 June 1944, and made nine round trips to Normandy to deliver Phoenix breakwaters.
Tugboats are used to maneuver vessels and barges by pushing or towing them. Tugs are needed to move vessels that either should not move by themselves, such as large ships in a crowded harbor or a narrow canal, or those that can not move by themselves, like as barges, disabled ships, or log rafts. Tugboats are powerful for their small size and are strongly built. Early tugboats used steam engines, but most have diesel engines now. Many tugboats have firefighting water cannons, allowing them to assist in firefighting, especially in harbors. Some minesweepers like, and were converted to ocean tugs for the war.

Ships in class

V2-ME-A1

Named for small US ports. They had steel hulls, with a displacement of, long, with a beam of, and a draft of. Many had Enterprise or Alco diesel engines that ranged from with electric drives. They were classified the in US Navy service, with an original designation of YT, "District Harbor Tug". On 15 May 1944, they were redesignated YTB, "District Harbor Tug, Large", before finally being designated YTM, "Harbor Tug, Medium", in February 1962. The 26 V2-ME-A1's were built by six different builders; Birchfield Shipbuilding & Boiler Co., Inc., Tacoma, Washington, 6 tugs; Canulette Shipbuilding, Slidell, Louisiana, 4 tugs; Calumet Shipyard & Drydock, Chicago, Illinois, 5 tugs; Ira. S. Bushey & Sons, Brooklyn, New York, 5 tugs; General Ship & Engine Works, East Boston, Massachusetts, 2 tugs; and Brunswick Marine Construction Corporation, Brunswick, Georgia, 4 tugs.

Original name	Renamed		Builder	Launch Date	Delivery Date	Fate
Port Angeles			Birchfield Shipbuilding & Boiler Co., Inc., Tacoma, Washington	3 April 1942	30 November 1942	sold 1990 as Hiawatha, then Point San Pablo, Delta Lindsey, scrapped
Port Blakely			Birchfield Shipbuilding & Boiler Co., Inc., Tacoma, Washington	1 May 1942	31 December 1942	sold 1976, renamed Sea Lark, scrapped 2019
Port Discovery			Birchfield Shipbuilding & Boiler Co., Inc., Tacoma, Washington	3 April 1942	23 December 1942	sold private 1970, scrapped
Port Ludlow			Birchfield Shipbuilding & Boiler Co., Inc., Tacoma, Washington	2 May 1942	8 March 1943	scrapped 1987
Port Madison			Birchfield Shipbuilding & Boiler Co., Inc., Tacoma, Washington	14 July 1942	12 April 1943	to MARAD 1974, now at Amphibious Forces Memorial Museum
Port Orchard			Birchfield Shipbuilding & Boiler Co., Inc., Tacoma, Washington	14 July 1942	19 May 1943	sold private 1976, renamed Sea Fox, now Maris Pearl
Port Allen			Canulette Shipbuilding, Slidell, Louisiana	22 May 1942	20 March 1943	to MARCOM 1945, sold 1945 as Port Allen, later Ed Colle, scrapped
Port Barre			Canulette Shipbuilding, Slidell, Louisiana	22 May 1942	31 March 1943	sold 1946, as Standard No. 2, later Kamy Kay G, laid up and/or abandoned
Port Hudson			Canulette Shipbuilding, Slidell, Louisiana	17 June 1942	26 April 1943	acquired by US Navy 1945, never saw actual Naval service, then Crescent Towing as Port Hudson
Port Vincent			Canulette Shipbuilding, Slidell, Louisiana	22 July 1942	27 May 1943	sold 1946, as Standard No. 3, 1993, Port Vincent, 1996, Thunderbird
Port Byron	LT 113	LT 113	Calumet Shipyard, Chicago, Illinois	10 May 1942	11 September 1942	acquired by US Army 1942, renamed LT 113, sold 1946, renamed Dalzellaird, scrapped
Port Allegheny	LT 114	LT 114	Calumet Shipyard, Chicago, Illinois	12 May 1942	5 October 1942	acquired by US Army 1942, renamed LT 114, sold 1946, renamed Dyer, later Porpoise, Sachem, now Porpoise
Port Elizabeth			Calumet Shipyard, Chicago, Illinois	22 May 1942	15 October 1942	sold private 1950, scrapped
Port Conway			Calumet Shipyard, Chicago, Illinois	16 June 1942	4 November 1942	sold to US Army 1950, as LT-1928, later George S., Jesse, now Victory
Port Fulton	LT 238	LT 238	Calumet Shipyard, Chicago, Illinois	1 July 1942	14 November 1942	sold 1946, as Frances K. McAllister, scrapped 1996
Port Chester	LT 233	LT 233	Ira. S. Bushey & Sons, Brooklyn, New York	10 September 1942	30 October 1942	sold 1946 as Capt Ed, later Peggy H, Signet Resolute, now Bluebird
Port Crane			Ira. S. Bushey & Sons, Brooklyn, New York	10 September 1942	25 November 1942	sold 1964, scrapped
Port Henry			Ira. S. Bushey & Sons, Brooklyn, New York	19 October 1942	19 February 1943	sold private 1945, renamed Captain Rodger, wrecked 1947
Port Jervis			Ira. S. Bushey & Sons, Brooklyn, New York	19 October 1942	27 January 1943	sold private, renamed Newport, Felicia, Terror, R. H. Tripp sank 2005 hurricane
Port Kent			Ira. S. Bushey & Sons, Brooklyn, New York	19 August 1942	23 December 1942	sold 1969, scrapped
Port Clyde	LTC William R. Kendricks		General Ship & Engine Works, East Boston, Massachusetts	20 November 1941	18 February 1942	sold renamed, Resolute, scrapped
Port Huron	LTC Herbert L. Kidwell		General Ship & Engine Works, East Boston, Massachusetts	6 December 1941	18 February 1942	sold private as Port Huron, later Dalzelloch, Dalzellido, and Joan McAllister, scrapped
Port Wentworth			Brunswick Marine Construction Corporation, Brunswick, Georgia	17 June 1942	14 November 1942	sold private 1947. Limon, Frank W. Barnes, Sandra, Sandra St. Philip, Tanda 12, Tug McGraw, scrapped
Port Clinton			Brunswick Marine Construction Corporation, Brunswick, Georgia	1 September 1942	23 January 1943	sold private 1945, Captain, Fred B. Dalzel, New Castle, Eliot Winslow, scrapped
Port Deposit			Brunswick Marine Construction Corporation, Brunswick, Georgia	1 August 1942	23 January 1943	sold private 1963, scrapped
Port Edwards			Brunswick Marine Construction Corporation, Brunswick, Georgia	17 October 1942	6 February 1943	sold private 1945, Hercules, Bear, scrapped

V4-M-A1

Named after lighthouses, the V4-M-A1's were the largest and most powerful tugs in the world when they were built in 1943. They had steel hulls, with a displacement of, long, with a beam of, and a draft of. The V4-M-A1 had a maximum speed of. There were two engine manufacturers: National Supply Company, with 8–cylinder sets of, and the Enterprise Engine & Trading Company, with 6–cylinders and power. The V4-M-A1's were operated by Moran Towing & Transportation, in New York, on behalf of the War Shipping Administration.
Built by: Avondale Marine, in Westego, Louisiana, General Ships & Engine, in East Boston, Pennsylvania Shipyards, in Beaumont, Texas, Globe Shipbuilding, in Superior, Wisconsin, Froemming Brothers, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and Pendleton Shipbuilding, in New Orleans, Louisiana.

Seguin, scrapped 1976
Sand Key, scrapped 1977
Sanibel Island, scrapped 1972
Sabine Pass, helped with Normandy landings, Scrapped 1978
Point Loma, scrapped 1972
Anacapa, scrapped 1973
Point Vicente, sold to Mexico, 1969, renamed Huitilopochtli
Point Arguello, scrapped 1973
Matagorda, sank 1946
Aransas Pass, scrapped 1973
Sombrero Key, sold to Argentina, 1965, renamed Thompson, scrapped
Dry Tortugas, sold to Argentina, 1965, renamed Goyena, scrapped
Southwest Pass, scrapped 1973
Montauk Point, sold to Mexico, 1969, renamed Quetzalcoatl
Moose Peak, helped with Normandy landings, sold to Mexico, 1969, sank 1974
Boon Island, sank 1976
Gay Head, helped with Normandy landings, scrapped 1977
Bodie Island, helped with Normandy landings, scrapped 1973
Great Isaac, helped with Normandy landings, sank 1947, collision with Norwegian freighter Bandeirante
Tybee, scrapped 1978
Point Sur, scrapped 1974
Farallon, used to build Normandy port on D-Day, 6 June 1944, made 9 round trips to Normandy, sold to Mexico, 1969, scrapped 1978
Point Cabrillo, scrapped 1974
Trinidad Head, helped with Normandy landings, Scrapped 1969
Scotch Cap, scrapped
Watch Hill, scrapped 1973
Wood Island, scrapped 1973
Sands Point, scrapped 1982
Point Judith, scrapped 1978
Black Rock, helped with Normandy landings, Scrapped 1969
Sankaty Head, helped with Normandy landings, Scrapped 1978
Yaqina Head, sold private 1971, scrapped
Bald Island, scrapped 1973
Fire Island, scrapped 1972
Libby Island, sold private 1971, scrapped
St. Simon, scrapped 1977
Petit Manan, scrapped 1976
Burnt Island, sold too Mexico 1969, scrapped 1979
Stratford Point, scrapped 1978
Two Harbors, scrapped 1972
White Shoal, sold private 1975, scrapped
Cubits Gap, scrapped 1976
Hillsboro Inlet, helped with Normandy landings, Scrapped 1977
Jupiter Inlet, sold private 1971, scrapped
Pigeon Point, sold too Mexico, 1969, scrapped 1970
Point Arena, scrapped 1976
Bayou St. John, scrapped 1977
Mobile Point, sank 1944
Race Point, scrapped 1972