Comments on: Whitherward 2 http://tugster.wordpress.com/2008/09/04/whitherward-2/ scenes from the sixth boro and gallivants beyond Mon, 17 Jun 2013 14:51:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: tugster http://tugster.wordpress.com/2008/09/04/whitherward-2/#comment-19481 Wed, 14 Nov 2012 13:45:31 +0000 http://tugster.wordpress.com/?p=3377#comment-19481 reid–glad to learn about your site. i’ll be linking to it.

]]> By: Reid http://tugster.wordpress.com/2008/09/04/whitherward-2/#comment-19479 Wed, 14 Nov 2012 13:33:24 +0000 http://tugster.wordpress.com/?p=3377#comment-19479 All tugs, even those from the same class built from essentially the same plan, differ slightly – in arrangement, execution of certain details, wheelhouse layout, etc. Things will occur to the designer, builder and owner as a result of experience with previous vessels, that will affect the construction of the later ones.

And even identical engineering designs yield slightly different results in practice. I’ve had “sisters” who’ve been quite different to run – one might be stronger, the other might handle a little better; one might seem sweet, the other balky. . . they’re all individuals, and no attempt by man to stamp them as “identical” can succeed beyond generalities. Each boat has its personality! Some boats you love, some boats seem to love you. And the opposite can happen, too.

You can legislate, you can establish categories, you can lay down rules – but out on the water, hooked up to a ship or barge, each tug expresses her own personality. One of the reasons each day on the water is different! And God bless ‘em.

]]> By: Maritime Monday 126 | gCaptain.com http://tugster.wordpress.com/2008/09/04/whitherward-2/#comment-5763 Mon, 08 Sep 2008 12:27:08 +0000 http://tugster.wordpress.com/?p=3377#comment-5763 [...] has photos from the ROSEMARY and ANDREW McALLISTER [...]

]]> By: tugster http://tugster.wordpress.com/2008/09/04/whitherward-2/#comment-5761 Fri, 05 Sep 2008 23:50:06 +0000 http://tugster.wordpress.com/?p=3377#comment-5761 anon- thanks for the info. is 1.5 tons difference in static pull significant? is static pull different from bollard pull? i assume Andrew and Rosemary were built from the same plans (i could be wrong about that) . . . if so, how does one account for the difference?

]]> By: Anonymous http://tugster.wordpress.com/2008/09/04/whitherward-2/#comment-5760 Fri, 05 Sep 2008 22:33:55 +0000 http://tugster.wordpress.com/?p=3377#comment-5760 Andrew McAllister just had her static pull today over at the Brooklyb piers with 81.1 tons – just a hair behind Roesmary McAllister with 82.6.

]]> By: Jed http://tugster.wordpress.com/2008/09/04/whitherward-2/#comment-5758 Thu, 04 Sep 2008 23:32:05 +0000 http://tugster.wordpress.com/?p=3377#comment-5758 GOOD LOOKIN’ puddin’ on HELEN McA!

As for firefighting capability, specs on ROSEMARY McA list AMS Firefighting Class 1 (FiFi 1).
As they resemble MORAN ship assist tugs, I found the following data on ELEANOR MORAN’s spec sheet also classed FIFI 1.

The Firefighting 1 classification requires two monitors to each produce 5,280gpm for a distance of 394’ at a height of 148’, as well as a deluge system and the ability to sustain firefighting operations for a minimum of 24 consecutive hours.

THAT’s alotta watah!!

Jed sends

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