Ellen McAllister 3 and More

Ellen McAllister first appeared on this blog almost 10 years ago here.  At the time I knew nothing about an entire category of navy tugs repurposed for civilian life.  Here were the two previous posts in this series.

For a vessel that turns a half century this spring, to my outsider eyes, she’s as good as ever.

Here she delivers the docking pilot

 

 

before serving as escort to the dock.  By the way, while ROROs like Boheme are underway, is there a panel the seals off this area?

 

Here are a few photos of her in Lake Michigan, off Scotland, and then as a single-engine McAllister tug.  I’d love to see more….

Anyone identify the YTB below?  There’s a spoiler if you scroll past, so guess before proceeding.

taken by Will Van Dorp  January 1, 2012

It’s YTB-786, which did its Navy service in Rota Spain,

and is now based as Margaret McAllister in Wilmington NC.

All photos by Will Van  Dorp.