Robert Gray (survey Boat)

The U. S. Engineers survey boat Robert Gray was also removed from service at Portland and assigned to Army towing service to Alaska. A new hull being built for the old steam tug J. C. Post of 1913 was then completed as the 80 x 18 foot survey boat Kalama, fitted with two 180-horsepower Buda diesels and placed in service to replace Robert Gray. J. C. Post was in turn completely rebuilt from the frames up and returned to tender service with the dredge Wahkiakum, in charge of Capt. Alfred Linstrom and Chief Engineer Charles Cutting. Gordon Newell, Maritime Events of 1943-1944, H. W. McCurdy Marine History of the Pacific Northwest.Seattle: Superior Publishing Company, 1966 p. 517.

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