 World War II US Army Large TugMajor Elisha K. Henson (LT-5) at H. Lee White Marine Museum, Oswego, New York | |
| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Name | Major Elisha K. Henson |
| Builder | Jakobson Shipyard, Oyster Bay New York |
| Identification | LT-5 |
| Fate | Museum ship |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Tugboat |
| Displacement | 306 long tons (311 t) |
| Length | 114.1 ft (34.8 m) |
| Beam | 25 ft (7.6 m) |
| Draft | 14 ft (4.3 m) |
| Propulsion | Enterprise 8-cylinder diesel engine |
| Speed | 11knots (20 km/h; 13 mph) |
Major Elisha K. Henson (LT-5) ex-John F. Nash (LT-5) | |
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| Location | Oswego, New York |
| Coordinates | 43°27′48.5″N76°30′56.2″W / 43.463472°N 76.515611°W /43.463472; -76.515611 |
| Built | 1943 Jakobson Shipyard, Oyster Bay NY |
| Architect | Cox & Stevens |
| NRHP reference No. | 91002059 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | 4 December 1991[1] |
| Designated NHL | 4 December 1992[2] |
Nash is aWorld War IIU.S. Army Large Tug (LT) seagoingtugboat built as hull #298 at Jakobson Shipyard, Oyster Bay, New York as a Design 271 steel-hulled Large Tug delivered in November 1943.[3][4] Originally namedMajor Elisha K. Henson (LT-5), in 1946 she was renamedJohn F. Nash[5] by the U.S.Army Corps of Engineers. Since retirement from the Corps of Engineers, LT-5 has been renamedMajor Elisha K. Henson. As of the 1992 date of its listing as aNational Historic Landmark, LT-5 was believed to be one of the last functional U.S. Army vessels that participated inNormandy landings.
LT-5 sailed to Great Britain in February 1944 in anticipation ofOperation Overlord, the planned allied invasion of Europe. On June 6, 1944, LT-5 sailed for Normandy with two barges as part ofOperation Mulberry, in support of Overlord. Under fire, the tug ferried supplies to the landing beaches for the next month, in the process shooting down a German fighter aircraft on June 9.[5]
After the war, LT-5 returned to the United States. Assigned to the Buffalo District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in May 1946, LT-5 was renamedJohn F. Nash after Buffalo District's Senior Engineer and Chief Civilian Assistant for the period 1932 to 1941. From 1946 to 1989,John F. Nash served the lowerGreat Lakes region by assisting in the maintenance of harbors, and construction projects that included theSt. Lawrence Seaway in the 1950s.[5]
RenamedMajor Elisha K. Henson, she has been largely restored to her original configuration by theH. Lee White Marine Museum inOswego, New York where she is currently on display. Tours are available Mid-May through the end of September.[6] LT-5 was declared aNational Historic Landmark in 1992. A sister ship located atKewaunee, Wisconsin, theMajor Wilbur Fr. Browder (LT-4), now theTug Ludington, is a museum ship which also served the U.S. Army at D-Day and otherwise has a similar history, which was listed on the National Register in 2002.
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