Comments on: Perspective 2

By: Harold E. Tartell

Harold E. Tartell — Fri, 07 Dec 2012 18:56:03 +0000

I believe that the tug was named for Quenames Cove in Dukes County, Ma. http://nationexplorer.com/feature/616226 Berman bought her around 1984-85, and she had retained that name from her original owners. Rayco Shipbuilding Corp., Bourg, La. built her as Hull # 89 QUENAMES for the Waterways Towing Co. http://shipbuildinghistory.com/history/shipyards/5small/inactive/rayco.htm

By: tugster

tugster — Fri, 07 Dec 2012 13:57:05 +0000

there is a street by that name in massachusetts . . . somewhere.

By: HT

HT — Fri, 07 Dec 2012 13:55:50 +0000

Sorry Will I didn’t mean to say that Peter named it, it came with that name when it was bought.

By: HT

HT — Fri, 07 Dec 2012 13:25:15 +0000

When the tug was bought by Berman Enterprise,back in the mid 80′s it was owned by Peter Frank, who named it the Quenames, which he said was a Indian name and had some meaning to it..

By: tugster

tugster — Thu, 06 Dec 2012 21:03:55 +0000

now that you mention it, i can see structure there into which the tip of the bow fits.

By: JED

JED — Thu, 06 Dec 2012 20:49:32 +0000

While ‘technically’ there is no notch – the aft end IS equipped with what we referred to as a ‘cup’ to prevent the bow from sliding once made up in push gear.