''Jupiter'' is an American

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. It was built in

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in 1902 by Neafie & Levy for the

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("Socony"), and was named ''Socony No. 14''. In 1939 it was sold to the Independent Pier Company in Philadelphia, and was renamed ''Jupiter''. When was launched in December 1942, ''Jupiter'' was one of the tugboats that helped move the massive battleship. Seventy-five years later, ''Jupiter'' participated in a ceremony to commemorate the anniversary of the launch (and of the

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a year previously). In 1949, ''Jupiter'' had an engine refit in

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, converting it from

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power. In 1999 it was retired from work and was sold to the

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. ''Jupiter'' is maintained and preserved by the

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, and is used for tourism.

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JUPITER - IMO 8134302''Johnson's Steam Vessels of the Atlantic, Gulf and Pacific Coasts'' (1920): Standard Oil Co. of New York
(technical data) {{coord, 39.9453, -75.1399, type:landmark_globe:earth_region:US-PA, display=title Ships built by Neafie and Levy Museums in Philadelphia Museum ships in Pennsylvania 1902 ships Penn's Landing Tugboats of the United States