Over the past few years, John Jedrlinic aka “Jed” has shared a lot of photos he’s taken near Norfolk, which is great since otherwise I’d never have seen some of these. Take Huntington, below, apparently the in-house tug of the shipyard in Newport News.
photo date 19 APRIL 2010
Or McAllister Boys, I’ve no idea which foreign port she works out of today.
PHOTO DATE 19 april 2010
And Russel B. Murray. Express Marine units used to be common in the sixth boro, but no more.
photo date 16 MARCH 2010
Russel B. Murray used to work in New York the year I was born . . . then called Shamokin.
photo date 16 MARCH 2010
I did see Night Hawk several times on the Elizabeth River in Fall 2015.
photo date 10 SEPT 2011
Chief is now Dann Marine’s Diamond Coast, but I’ve not yet seen her.
photo date 8 FEB 2011
And finally, a former regular in the sixth boro, Lucinda Smith. See her here in the KVK in 2011.
photo date 16 MARCH 2010
All photos here were taken by Jed. Thanks.
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February 27, 2016 at 7:21 pm
tugpower
Tug LUCINDA SMITH is now Dann Ocean Towing’s CHARLES A. McALLISTER BOYS was sold to undisclosed foreign interests.
February 28, 2016 at 12:02 pm
Les Sonnenmark
The photo is of the second HUNTINGTON. The earlier one, now a museum in Norfolk, VA, was also the NNS in-house tug. Traditions are important in the marine industry. http://www.nnapprentice.com/alumni/letter/Apprentice_HUNTINGTON_NNS_Hull_356_6_12_09.pdf
February 28, 2016 at 3:15 pm
tugster
Les– Thanks for this interesting article.