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. . but first, I know I missed lots of excitement in the sixth boro this morning. If anyone got photos, I’d love to share them here for folks who don’t do FB. Now let’s head a few years back and down on the Chesapeake in Baltimore. . .
Sea Crescent . . . I believe she’s a 1981 Stevens Towing vessel, currently in Narragansett Bay. I took this photo near Annapolis.
The 1970 Capt. Henry Knott operates for Vulcan Marine Services. She’s currently in norfolk.
In the foreground, it’s the 1975 Indian Dawn, formerly Sea Star at Spentonbush-Red Star in the sixth boro. My notes fail me on the tug beyond the scow.
Now inside Baltimore, it’s Bridget McAllister. The 2006 tug was built as Leo for Foss and worked at one time under that name for Constellation Maritime, as seen here.
Also in Baltimore it’s the 1966 YTB now known as Timothy McAllister. Like Ellen and Steven McAllister, she brings 4000 horses to the job.
Harriet Moran is a 1978 Jakobson tugboat that was heavily modified in the 1990s.
James R. Moran is a 2004 Washburn & Doughty tractor, rated at 5000 hp. John W. Brown is one of the last remaining Liberty ships, off the ways in Baltimore in 1942. In that link, you see her in the sixth boro in 2016.
Rounding out the Moran fleet I saw in 2017, it’s April Moran and Z-One. They are from 2006 and 1996, respectively, and both rated at 5100 hp. I first ran into Z-One in San Juan, here.
Now out of Baltimore and headed for the C & D Canal, I ran into the 1981 Skiffs Creek Towing vessel Justin, with a loaded barge.
All photos, WVD.
As we head up the Bay to Baltimore, we pass many things, including Island Pilot,
Kismet from a port I once knew well,
Sea Crescent,
Capt. Henry Knott,
je ne sais quoi,
Indian Dawn and some others,
Miss T,
and some surprises at the John W. Brown dock: Z-One, April Moran, and James R. Moran.
And we’ll leave this post here with arrival in Baltimore. All photos by Will Van Dorp.
Click here for the previous posts in this series. It’s good for me to revisit past posts because then I can locate and correct some errors, like having two “2”s in this series, now corrected. I also notice that i’ve learned a thing or two about a thing or two. Like, technically, the color is not “maroon” but “signal red.” Or is it? Maybe only model makers call it that? I’m also happy about the people I’ve met along the way who helped me learn these things and who sometimes send along photos. All photos today were taken a bit south of the sixth boro and come from frequent contributor Jed Jedrlinic.
Jed took all these photos around Norfolk a few years back on the dates shown, but let me arrange the boats in the order of manufacture.
Patricia Moran was built in 1962 but then saw a major redesign and rebuilt in 1999; it was the 4th of the MORtrac class. The only photo I’ve found of her pre-1999 is here . . . on page 3.
photo date 9 MARCH 2010
I don’t mean to be critical, but the modern wheelhouse/rest of the house marriage here looks . . . transitional to my 2016 eyes.
Marci Moran launched in 1999, the first Moran tractor built at Washburn & Doughty (W & D).
photo date 5 OCT 2010
Karen Moran, 2000, the 2nd W & D tractor.
photo date 2 JULY 2010
photo date 2 JULY 2010
Tracy Moran, 2000, already the 4th W & D tractor.
photo date 9 MARCH 2010
photo date 9 MARCH 2010
Kaye E Moran, 2003, the 8th W & D tractor.
photo date 9 MARCH 2010
photo date 9 MARCH 2010
photo date 9 MARCH 2010
April Moran, 2006, the 12th W & D tractor.
photo date 9 MARCH 2011
photo date 9 MARCH 2010
And finally, one of my photos, JRT Moran is the most recent–so far–and 29th W & D tractor for Moran. She’s barely seen here, but in the background are Kirby Moran–27th, and James D. Moran–28th by . . . W & D. Rhat’s also the ATB Linda Moran in the way background.
All photos credited to John Jedrlinic, except the last one, which was taken by Will Van Dorp.
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