Ports of the western Columbia

For GHP&W 10, let’s gallivant over to the West Coast and look at some photos there by Glen, who moved to the Columbia watershed after a long career working on sixth boro waterways.

Let’s start out with Shaver’s Washington.  Notice anything unusual about this photo?  Answer at the end of the post.

And some more starting with Kirby’s Sirius,

Tidewater,

Shaver’s Umatilla and Foss’ Howard Olsen,

Shaver’s Deschutes,

Portland,

Vancouver,

P. J. Brix, and

and Bernert’s Diane B.

And in that first photo, Washington travels on the river any way forward she pleases.

Many thanks to Glen  for these photos.

 

Relief Crew 17

aka Blue Marlin‘s Vigorous cargo, with all photos and most text by Seth Tane, whose painting site has long been linked to this blog AND who took the photos of the sixth boro during the 1970s and ’80s that he and I collaborated on last year in the 10-post series I called “sixth boro fifth dimension.”  By the way, the dry dock will be the largest in the US, built by ZPMC.  Do you recall hearing of them here and in other posts like here and here?

 On the bow, Foss’ Pacific Escort.  On port, Tiger 9.  The view is from the St. John’s Bridge.

On the stern is Shaver’s Sommer S.   That’s the city of Portland upper left.

Ahead is the BNSF drawspan. They’re going to crane lift a few bits and pieces at the Vigor Swan Island shipyard (Click here for photos I took there last year.) and then transit back under the bridges to a deep hole off terminal 4 to float off the dock where they have the required 50′ draft.

Here’s the side view.  Recall that it was Blue Marlin that returned a damaged USS Cole from Yemeni waters.

Many thanks to Seth Tane for these photos.  Click here for another look at his painting.

 

Really Random Tugs 12

Guess this tug?  This and alternate fotos here are taken by Seth Tane.  Answer follows.

Joan Turecamo (1980 and one of the last tugs built at Matton in Cohoes)in the foreground.  Guess the one in the distance?

Natoma . .  1976.

Vessel in the distance earlier was Susan Miller, 1981.  I’m guessing the barge is loaded with riprap for shoreline protection somewhere in Raritan Bay.  I wonder about the origin of those rockaceous chunks.

Craig Foss was launched in June 1945 as LT-648 by Tampa Marine, one of over 700 tugs operated by the US Army at the end of WW II.  For a foto of a Tampa hull, click here.

Peering over crane barge Delaware Bay, it’s Caitlin Ann, 1961.

It’s Shaver’s 1981-built Portland.  For a foto of a 1947 ship-assist tug Portland, click here.

And finally . .  a tug with a tent passing a clock with no hands, it’s Miriam Moran (1979).

Top foto is Amnav’s Revolution at the Rainier Foss shipyard in 2006.