Thanks to Paul Strubeck 6
GL tug Mississippi has appeared on this blog several times before. She’s a tiller-steered boat that looks good and still works hard although built in 1916!! GL tug Ohio was built in 1903!! and originally served as a Chicago Milwaukee fireboat. She’s recently changed roles again, as a result of her joining up with that green-hulled […]
D-Day plus 75
Originally posted on Vintage Diesel Design:
Today marks the 75th anniversary of D-Day, operation Overlord, and the storming of the Normandy Beaches. Way more then I could ever write has been written about today’s events, and I defect to others on that one. But, today I will share two D-Day Veterans anyone can visit. Tug…
Creek: Newtown 2
All photos in this post come from Paul Strubeck, who has started a blog here called vintagedieseldesign. Mary H is the right size to serve the fuel storage in Newtown Creek, a renowned location in the sixth boro. Here are previous posts I’ve done there. The first oil refinery in the US was sited here, […]
Thanks to Paul Strubeck 5
Here are some previous posts with photos from Paul. If you want to see all my posts with photos of these wonderful towing machines, click here, the tag GLT. Illinois is typical of this fleet. Look at the riveted hull. She’s still working, launched in 1914, before the US entered WW1!!! Behind her is […]
Sum of the Parts 4
Interesting name . . . I thought it was the number “3” in Arabic, but I was wrong. Anyone know the reference? Clever logo . . . Feel like Wheel of Fortune yet? I can tell you that’s Capt. Brian . . . and you can probably tell me the location, by the tall tapered […]
Freshwater Tugs 11: New Beginnings
Here’s what GL tugs have looked like for a century, and many of them are still working, despite their age, as you can see here by clicking on the state names. The tug below is Nebraska, launched in 1929. Grouper–frequently mentioned on this blog–has the same basic design. A new beginning took place yesterday in […]
100 Years to the Day
At some point, maybe days before April 23, 1921, at McDougall Duluth Shipyard, this vessel, Interwaterways Line Incorporated 101, or ILI 101, had taken shape on the ways. After it slid down the ways at launch, it was followed by four sisters, all before summer began in 1921. The 101 traveled via the Soo, three […]
Random Tugs 273
I’m always on the look out for new tugboats in the harbor, and Camie mostly fits that bill. A bit of research, though, finds she’s been on the blog a few times already, however. Here, l to r, it’s Polar Bright, Ava, New York, and Stephen B. Robert Burton here is tending a rock scow […]
Far-flung 1
This seems like it could be a useful line of posts . . . research-prompting photos. Thanks to Bob Stopper, this is a generations-old set taken in Lyons at lock E-27. The photos are sharp, the names are very clear, and we’re looking to confirm the identity of the deckhand on F. W. G. Winn […]
Browns 2
Thomas J. Brown and Sons Inc. has been a marine towing enterprise in the sixth boro since 1927. Their boats are busy and always very attractive. More than a decade ago I first used this title. Thomas J. Brown, the oldest current boat, is a classic. Joyce D. Brown, the most powerful current boat, is […]
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