The centenarian-PLUS-eight-years Helen returns with a shiny coat of paint, and . . .
off to her port the FDNY’s Emerald Society Pipes and Drums muster on the dock. Why?
Aha!
Rosemary‘s already worked in the sixth boro since June. Who’s the twin 500 feet astern?
Welcome Andrew . . .
Capt. McAllister comes ashore . . . and benedictions and champagne and
and soon “shepherds of the sea” cause the “river” water to rise up in celebration
obscuring their newly christened selves . . or further christening them. Anyone have gallons per minute info on these water cannon relative to the FDNY vessels?
At baptisms and christenings, I feel led to wonder about the future of the new ones, and ask the higher powers to guide and bless. I feel the same looking at these fotos. Welcome Andrew and Rosemary and congratulations to the McAllister family. Whitherward these two beautiful vessels, great-great-grandkiddos of Helen? Whither the sixth boro? Whither us?
Special note: Many thanks to “bowsprite” for these fotos. Whither bowsprite?
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September 4, 2008 at 6:32 pm
Jed
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
September 5, 2008 at 5:33 pm
Anonymous
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.
September 5, 2008 at 6:50 pm
tugster
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?
September 8, 2008 at 7:27 am
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November 14, 2012 at 8:33 am
Reid
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.
November 14, 2012 at 8:45 am
tugster
reid–glad to learn about your site. i’ll be linking to it.