Nash (tugboat)
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Nash is a World War II U.S. Army Large Tug (LT) seagoing tugboat built as hull #298 at Jakobson Shipyard, Oyster Bay, New York as a Design 271 steel-hulled Large Tug delivered in November 1943.[3][4] Originally named Major Elisha K. Henson (LT-5), in 1946 she was renamed John F. Nash[5] by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Since retirement from the Corps of Engineers, LT-5 has been renamed Major Elisha K. Henson. As of the 1992 date of its listing as a National Historic Landmark, LT-5 was believed to be one of the last functional U.S. Army vessels that participated in Normandy landings.
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World War II US Army Large Tug Major Elisha K. Henson (LT-5) at H. Lee White Marine Museum, Oswego, New York | |
History | |
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United States | |
Name | Major Elisha K. Henson |
Builder | Jakobson Shipyard, Oyster Bay New York |
Identification | LT-5 |
Fate | Museum ship |
General characteristics | |
Type | Tugboat |
Displacement | 306 long tons (311 t) |
Length | 114.1 ft (34.8 m) |
Beam | 25 ft (7.6 m) |
Draft | 14 ft (4.3 m) |
Propulsion | Enterprise 8-cylinder diesel engine |
Speed | 11 knots (20 km/h; 13 mph) |
Major Elisha K. Henson (LT-5) ex-John F. Nash (LT-5) | |
Location | Oswego, New York |
Coordinates | 43°27′48.5″N 76°30′56.2″W |
Built | 1943 Jakobson Shipyard, Oyster Bay NY |
Architect | Cox & Stevens |
NRHP reference No. | 91002059 |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | 4 December 1991[1] |
Designated NHL | 4 December 1992[2] |
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