Photo shows the tug owned by Eklof Marine Corp. She was built in 1943, as DPC 86, and after World War II was acquired by the Lewis Oil Co. & renamed LEWIS NO. 8. She was sold in 1969 to Eklof, and in 1981 to Gaelic Tugboat Co., & renamed TIPPERARY. In 1990, she was acquired by Roehrig Maritime of Staten Island, New York for $150,000 dollars where she was renamed as the Tilly . Named after founder Chris Roehrig's maternal grandmother. She was sold to DCD Maritime of Key West, Fl., & is now a live aboard vessel. http://www.tugboatinformation.com/tug.cfm?id=697
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