The Travels of Tug 44


M/V Kings Pointer - Training Ship




The T/V Kings Pointer is a training ship operated by the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy at King's Point, NY. Built in 1983 for the Navy as an Ocean Surveillance Ship, she was transferred to the Merchant Marine Academy after 1992. She is 224 feet long, 43 feet wide and has a draft of 15 feet.



T/V Kings Pointer passes a prison barge as she heads towards Long Island Sound. See full-sized photo



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