Tugs of the U.S. Revenue Service
Due to the fact that these tugs were so few in numbers, we
have not arranged them according to class or
size or date of commissioning.
* The CGC Alex Haley Commissioned in 1971 as the Navy Salvage tug, USS EDENTON (ATS-1), the 282-foot Alex Haley was transferred to the Coast Guard in November 1997, for conversion into a medium endurance cutter (WMEC-210' CLASS). The Coast Guard Yard completed an 18-month, $20 million overhaul of the 282-foot USS Edenton. The conversion included removal of diving and salvage equipment, upgrading navigation, command, and control systems, improving habitability, and installing a flight deck. The obvious visual differences resulting from the conversion included removal of the forward crane, as well as the aft crane with supporting superstructure and mast. The flight deck extended the "O1 level" nearly back to the stern.
The CGTA wishes to thank member Jim Flynn for providing these photos