Is the vessel a 95 ft. tug built in 1940 hailing from Paducah, KY?
Here's a good site to get info on documented vessels, either by name or Official Number:
http://www.st.nmfs.noaa.gov/st1/Coas...selByName.html
You can get a complete chain of title from the
USCG for any documented vessel from the
USCG Documentation Office.
http://www.uscg.mil/hq/cg5/nvdc/