USAV MG Winfield Scott (LT-805)

For other uses of "Winfield Scott", see Winfield Scott (disambiguation).

USAV MG Winfield Scott (LT-805)
Career
Namesake:	Winfield Scott
Operator:	United States Army
Builder:	Moss Point Marine (now VT Halter Marine)
Acquired:	29 October 1993
Status:	in active service, as of 2024
General characteristics
Class & type:	LT (large tug)
Type:	tugboat
Displacement:	786 tons
Length:	128 feet (39 m)
Beam:	36 feet (11 m)
Draft:	14.5 ft (4.4 m) (light); 17 ft (5.2 m) (loaded)
Speed:	13.5 knots (25.0 km/h; 15.5 mph)
Range:	5,000 nmi (9,300 km; 5,800 mi) at 13.5 knots (25.0 km/h; 15.5 mph) (light) 5,000 nmi (9,300 km; 5,800 mi) at 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) (loaded)
Capacity:	Bollard Pull is 58 tons

The United States Army tugboat MG Winfield Scott (LT-805) was built by Moss Point Marine and delivered to the U.S. Army on 29 October 1993. She is named for Major General Winfield Scott.

References

• "Large tug". http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/systems/ship/lt.htm. Retrieved 2012-10-21. 
• "Moss Point Marine". http://shipbuildinghistory.com/history/shipyards/5small/inactive/halter-mosspointmarine.htm. Retrieved 2012-10-21. 

MG Winfield Scott (LT-805) in 2010