Vane Brothers 1

Nanticoke

Choptank . . .

Nanticoke again . . .

Wye River . . . though it looks the same as Nanticoke and Choptank.

Christiana . . . is in a different class, for Vane, although she looks a lot like a certain Reinauer.

Chesapeake . . . thought it could be –at least to my eye– either Wye River, Choptank, or Nanticoke.

Wye River . . . although it could be Chesapeake with nameboards switched?? [No, there’s a slight window difference in the wheelhouse.]

The nameboards say Wicomico.

Wicomico again.

Wicomico a third time, passing what  looks like Charles D. McAllister.

Patapsco, according to the nameboards.

Brandywine is a twin of Christiana.  At 6000 hp, they’re a smidgeon less than 1/3 more hp than the Patapsco class.

Back to the Patapsco class, it’s Bohemia.

Of that class, I’ve yet to see Patuxent, Anacostia, and Severn.

Has there ever been another company that had 15 identical (are there nuances I’ve missed??) tugboats?  And on the Patapsco class, why does the forward companionway lead starboard rather than port?

All fotos . . . Will Van Dorp.