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MARAD

Legacy ID
281

TUG JULIA C. MORAN

For actions on June 16, 1966

Gallant Ship Award Citation:

Responding to a distress call on June 16, 1966, that the tankers ALVA CAPE and TEXACO MASSACHUSETTS had collided in New York Harbor with a series of explosion sending sheets of flaming naphtha over the water and...

TUG BRIAN A. McALLISTER

For actions on June 2, 1973

Gallant Ship Award Citation:

In the early morning, June 2, 1973, responding to a message that the C/V SEA WITCH and tanker SS ESSO BRUSSELS had collided in New York Harbor, the Tug BRIAN MCALLISTER sped toward the vessels engulfed in flames at...

The Ready Reserve Force (RRF)

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The Ready Reserve Force (RRF) is a subset of vessels within MARAD's National Defense Reserve Fleet (NDRF) ready to support the rapid worldwide deployment of U.S. military forces. As a key element of...