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Tug Ludington
Built at Jacobson Shipyard in Oyster Bay, New York, Tug Ludington was fourth in a series of eight seagoing tugboats constructed specifically for World War II in 1943. After sea trials it was christened the "Major Wilbur Fr. Browder" by the U.S. Army. The tug's armament consisted of two 50 caliber machine guns mounted above the chartroom and pilothouse. Tugs were often strafed by enemy planes and submarines, but were considered too small a target to waste a torpedo on. The tug participated in the D-Day invasion of Normandy, towing ammunition barges across the English Channel. It eventually ended up in Cherbourg, France where it assisted harbor operations until being sent to Plymouth, England for the duration of the war. In 1947 the tug was transferred to Kewaunee, Wisconsin by the Corps of Engineers and was renamed the "Tug Ludington". Since its arrival in Kewaunee, Tug Ludington assisted in the construction and maintenance of many harbors on the Great Lakes.
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City of Kewaunee, Wisconsin ∙ 401 Fifth Street ∙ Kewaunee, WI 54216 |
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