MARAD
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)
American Ships. American Crews. American Jobs.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...