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By: tugster

tugster — Sat, 12 Jan 2013 16:17:35 +0000

thanks for the correction on edwin n. bisso.

By: tugboathunter

tugboathunter — Fri, 04 Jan 2013 00:43:02 +0000

It has the cabins forward, but definitely not anything that’s ever been on the Great Lakes. Interesting boat (barge). Interesting also to see Barbara Bouchard “pinned”.

By: eastriver

eastriver — Thu, 03 Jan 2013 21:54:28 +0000

And built as a barge. Designation YFNB, covered barge, mainly used in the Pacific. See the heading “NASA’s “NAVAL FLEET” FOR THE SPACE PROGRAM at http://history.nasa.gov/SP-4206/ch10.htm.

By: newenglandwaterman

newenglandwaterman — Thu, 03 Jan 2013 19:18:23 +0000

Definitely a barge, it’s stil got bridles and the emergency tow hawser

By: Chris Williams

Chris Williams — Thu, 03 Jan 2013 17:45:36 +0000

OK, here’s a URL to a NASA blog about the tanks and their transportation.

http://blogs.nasa.gov/cm/blog/sailing_with_nasa/posts/post_1255450289524.html

(You might have to copy and paste the link into your browser – I wasn’t able to copy and paste this as an actual llink.) This suggests that Poseidon was actually a barge, but sure looks like the front of a converted laker to me. However, even the later barge, Pegasus, has a house forward for the riding crew. The view must have been good, but I’m guessing a little damp in much weather.

By: captainwjm

captainwjm — Thu, 03 Jan 2013 15:52:53 +0000

Yep; beat me to it.

By: Paul S.

Paul S. — Thu, 03 Jan 2013 15:50:44 +0000

The Admiral Jackson was built as Pennsylvania Railroad tug Jersey City and spent her whole life in NY Harbor before being sold down there in the late 70s.

By: Buck

Buck — Thu, 03 Jan 2013 14:38:40 +0000

Spot on, Chris!
http://gsaauctions.gov/gsaauctions/aucdsclnk?sl=41QSCI11449001

By: Chris Williams

Chris Williams — Thu, 03 Jan 2013 12:52:41 +0000

I suspect she was used to carry the external fuel tank for the space shuttles from the manufacturing location to Cape Canaveral / Kennedy Space Center. I’m short on time this morning, but I was able to find one very small photo at the head of a link, but unable to get a hard link to the pic. I can do some additional research later today or tomorrow.

By: eastriver

eastriver — Thu, 03 Jan 2013 08:13:44 +0000

Poseidon as you see it was a barge, which transported the external fuel tank of the Space Shuttles from the Michoud assembly plant in New Orleans to Cape Canaveral. She was a converted Navy work barge… and she can be yours for only $10,000!
http://gsaauctions.gov/gsaauctions/aucdsclnk?sl=41QSCI11449001
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Freedom_Star_towing_Poseidon_barge_with_STS-95_ET.jpg
Later replaced by the Pegasus barge, a more barge-like barge.