Sold 1949 to Shipowners & Merchants Towboat Company, San Francisco, renamed SEA RANGER. Acquired 1971 by Luzon Stevedoring Corporation, Manila, renamed BUCKEYE; 1974 renamed TIMBERJACK. Sank 2.2.1975 in Mekong River, South Vietnam during hostilities.

Thanks David. Photo most likely was done close to Vietnam coast from soviet cargo ship "Simferopol" in 1972. Few frames i have bought reflect that ship and some military action in Haiphong.

SEA RANGER ex-EUGENE F MORAN ex-SUSAN A MORAN ex-ATA ??
(later BUCKEYE)
Owned 1949-1971 Tug Sea Ranger Inc (mng Shipowners & Merchants Towboat Co Ltd), San Francisco CA
1975 sank in Mekong River, Vietnam

A WW-II era U.S. V-4 class tug, owned by a San Francisco tugboat operator.