Ryba’s Tenacious (1960 Mississippi-built) in lower right, then barge Great Lakes with tug Michigan (1982 Wisconsin), and USCG Mackinaw (not WAGB 83 but WLLB 33).
Durocher Marine’s tugs from near to far: Ray D (1943 ?), Joe Van (1905!! Buffalo, NY) , and Champion (1974 Louisiana).
Barbara E. Bouchard (1992 Mississippi) afloat and
araised and dry. Those props are at least 10′ diameter . . . I don’t know the exact number. Barbara E. first appeared here in 2008.
Kirby’s
Davis Sea (1982 Florida).
Danielle M. Bouchard (1997 Louisiana), who first appeared on tugster
three years ago but I hadn’t seen since.
And of course with the gray training wheels and hard in pursuit of APL Spinel, it’s
Ellen McAllister (1966 Wisconsin), here neck-n-neck with Amy C. McAllister (1975 Louisiana). Ellen may have appeared on this blog more often than any other tug; here … with some additional lettering on her flanks … I believe is her debut post.
The tug only visible as an upper wheelhouse is Potomac. The bridge just beyond the flottage is the Queensboro . . . memorialized in this song.
Potomac (2007 and built along the Bayou Lafourche . . . third foto) moves neck-n-neck with . . .
Resolute (1975 Oyster Bay, NY), she currently with the most fibrous fendering in the sixth boro. In between the two is Weddell Sea (2007 Rhode Island).
And of course you recognize the tallest portions of Manhattan, a few miles across the Upper Bay looking across the southeastern tip of Bayonne, NJ.
Fotos here credited to Kyran Clune, Allen Baker, and Birk Thomas: thanks much. All others by Will Van Dorp.
Considering the shipyards mentioned above, I’m wondering why–so far as I know–no active shipyards remain on New York’s Great Lakes shore, and when the last one on that shore closed.
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March 31, 2012 at 10:10 am
tugboathunter
Could Joe Van be the oldest commercial tug to appear on Tugster?
March 31, 2012 at 10:13 am
tugster
it depends how you mean “commercial” there’s always the great lakes tug urger . . . https://tugster.wordpress.com/2008/06/28/urgers-first-life/
March 31, 2012 at 11:48 am
tugboathunter
Urger, indeed. However, I believe her current work involves serving as a floating classroom and moving display peice. What I guess I mean is that she doesn’t do “tug-work” like Joe Van.
March 31, 2012 at 7:02 pm
tugpower
Tug TENACIOUS owned by Ryba Marine Construction spent many years in the sixth boro as Mobil Oil Company’s MOBIL 8 7 renamed TATARRAX. http://www.aukevisser.nl/mobil/id1051.htm. She remained in the sixth boro after being sold to John McKay (New York Towing Corp.) in the early 90’s as NAN McKAY. *Tenacious* 281119 was delivered from Philadelphia to the Ryba Marine Construction Company at Cheboygan, Michigan, in late 2005, and is still at Cheboygan (although I note officially owned by C & T Equipment LLC). She was built as *Mobil 8* in 1960 by Ingalls SBCorp at Pascagoula, MS, as hull no. 135 for the Socony Mobil Oil Cormpany, New York. She was sold in 1991 and renamed *Tattarax,* sold and renamed *Nan McKay* in 1993, and became *Tenacious* in 1995, owned by Clearwater Marine Towing, Inc., Folsom, PA. Original dimensions: 80.3 x 25.5 x 10; 169 gt, 115 nt. She is single-screw, with an 16-567-E EMD, 1600-bhp.
March 31, 2012 at 10:36 pm
tugster
tugpower . . . i appreciate your connection finding. cheers
March 31, 2012 at 8:15 pm
tugpower
BARBARA E. BOUCHARD, and all of the larger 5750-6140 horsepower tugs swing 140 inch or 11.6 foot wheels. See attached article on Tug CAPT. FRED BOUCHARD. http://www.shipsautopilot.com/autopilot/delivers-pilothouse-bouchard-transportation-204512