About a hundred of these were built during WW2, and according to this site . . . caveat emptor . . , about 11 have been recently active, 4 of which in other countries.
Tilly was among a dozen of the DPC tugs built in the Bronx. Chris Roehrig, a former owner, sends along the next three photos from 1990s.
Here Chris and John Malik bask in fame after the tug races on 1993.
The photo below from Harry Thompson has appeared here once before, but I want to include it again.
Unfortunately, Tilly passed into the wrong hands and currently lies on the bottom not far from Key West, marked by a buoy but not a diving or fishing destination.
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December 4, 2015 at 12:41 pm
Anonymous
Passed into the wrong hands..? YES..THE MURDERER OF TUG TILLY…
$Billion$ NY LongStock LLC, owner of Stock Island Marina Village,
commandeered the TugTilly ($2,000 per month dockage),
towed her out to sea, dropped anchor, without power pumps lights.
TugTilly was destined for a Maritime Museum.
She (& Rosie Riveter) DEMAND TO BE MADE WHOLE,
Re-Floated & Restored.
She now is a Hazard to passing Cruise Ships off KeyWest.
Is there a LawFirm courageous enough to fight for Justice here?
THE LAST AGENT OF PROPULSION IS RESPONSIBLE
FOR ABANDONING A VESSEL AT SEA !
305-763-1412. SFreer7@gmail.com
December 4, 2015 at 2:38 pm
tugster
easy on the capital letters there, Mr Freer.
December 4, 2015 at 5:03 pm
Harry
Wil the tug alongside the Tilly is the tug Nan Mckay ex. Mobil 8
December 4, 2015 at 5:06 pm
tugster
Thx, Harry.