If that wheel is working, then it can’t be anything in the sixth boro. These fotos of the steamer Natchez come from Capt. Justin Zizes.
who took them here in the proximity of the Greater New Orleans Bridge. Natchez the hull is a half century newer than her engine and machinery.
Tug in the foreground is Angus R. Cooper. I’m not sure what the pusher tug with barge is.
Pauline M . . . resembles at least a half dozen knees-prominent sixth boro tugs.
And a thousand miles to the northeast and fully accessible by water . . . a foto from Detroit, thanks to Ken of MichiganExposures, showing Wisconsin-built, New Jersey-powered Canadian-flagged bulk carrier Saginaw. Meeting Saginaw is mailboat J. W. Westcott.
And finally, back in the sixth boro, some fotos from John Watson . . . ATB Brownsville spinning with barge Petrochem Trader, East Coast, First Coast, Sarah Ann, and Nahoku.
Navigator? Sea Shuttle? Anyhow, bound from Rhode Island to Virginia.
Again, thanks to Justin, Ken, and John for sending these along.
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December 14, 2011 at 1:19 pm
Les Sonnenmark
SEA SHUTTLE carries a section of a submarine between the General Dynamics Electric Boat shipyard in Connecticut and the Huntington Ingalls Newport News shipyard in Virginia. The two shipyards jointly construct the VIRGINIA-class submarines. Seems risky, but good engineering makes it work.
December 14, 2011 at 4:47 pm
HT
Good to see the Navigator around, when she was the Crusader (Hess) she sank in 1988. After Hess raised her,it sat at their Gowanus yard for a long time, I was happy when Gateway bought her and did a full restoration, That Tug is a classic!
December 14, 2011 at 6:51 pm
Harold E. Tartell
HT You’ve Got Your Tugs Mixed Up. NAVIGATOR Was Built In 1973 By The Jakobson Shipyard For Texaco As TEXACO FUEL CHIEF. She Was Renamed STAR FUEL CHIEF In 1990. Dann Ocean Towing Bought Her In 1994, & She Was Renamed COLONEL. Gateway Acquired Her In 1997, & She Was Renamed NAVIGATOR. http://tugboatinformation.com/tug.cfm?id=959. You Are Thinking Of Gateway’s LYMAN Which Was The CRUSADER. She Was Acquired By Gateway, Who Refurbished The Tug After The 1988 Sinking Which I Remember Very Well. Her Original Twin Fairbanks-Morse Diesel Engines Which Totaled 4,000 hp Were Replaced By Twin Caterpillar 3606 Diesels Totaling 4,800 hp. http://tugboatinformation.com/tug.cfm?id=956
December 14, 2011 at 7:23 pm
Harold E. Tartell
The Towboat In Photo # 3 With The Tug ANGUS R. COOPER Is Owned By Blessey Marine Services, Harahan, La. The Boat Could Be The DREAMA KLAIBER (Name Is Barely Visible). They All Look Pretty Much The Same.
http://www.blessey.com/Equipment/Equipment_Vessels.html
December 15, 2011 at 12:28 am
HT
Thank you for the correction Harold, Its been a long time since I have seen the old Crusader. I also remember her sinking very well,we were all standing on picket lines when that occurred.Have a good night
December 15, 2011 at 10:39 am
Ken
I’ll have more Great Lakes pictures for you as I go through my pictures. There wont be too many new pictures until March or so as the Lake Freighters are in the process of shutting down. I’m gonna see if I have a picture of the Maumee because she was the second oldest freightrer on the lakes but now she’s scrap….
December 15, 2011 at 11:52 am
HT
Harold and Tugster, that picture is the Tug Lyman (Old Crusader) not The Navigator.
December 15, 2011 at 1:10 pm
Harold E. Tartell
HT You Are Right. The Photo Is The CRUSADER. I Didn’t Look At It That Closely, But The Info That I Have Posted On Both Of Them Is Correct. Sorry For The Mistake.
December 15, 2011 at 7:49 pm
HT
Thanks Harold for the info on those Tugs, its funny I can remember the old names but for the life of me I can not remember all the new names when I see them LOL. Also I enjoy your site very much, keep up the good work! Have a Merry Christmas.