I am not sure when the P & T Pioneer was built, but it was built in the same ship yard and about the same time as the Susan H. The Susan was built in 1947 out of old growth fir. Though the P & T Pioneer tied up at Halvorson’s float in Port Madison, the boat, I beleive, belonged to Pope and Talbot, the lumber mill company on Hood Canal. I do not know if it ever belonged to Halvorson. If you Google the Susan H it comes up in a wooden boat picture book at Amazon. And you are right, these were two truly great boats.

im out here in boston, i was wondering if any one might have some info on a few tugs from out your way. my grandfather Gus Haley worked for Halverson towing, on the “P and T Pioneer”, also my father and his brothers worked on the “susan h” and the “peter h” smaller harbor tugs. i’m a member of the USS Constitution museum model ship building club and thought the “Pioneer” might be a nice project for a build. if any one has any info on these boats i would be very much appreciative, ive been picking my dad and his brothers brains for a while, the “P and T Pioneer” was built in the early to mid fifties, so it may still be around under a different name.
thanks for your help,
Dave