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This post shows the second leg of what felt like an epic journey, but first let’s back up about 10 minutes. See the small blue vessel just off the bow of Wavertree?
It’s a King’s Point vessel, and leaning out of the house, it’s Capt. Jonathan Kabak, formerly master of Pioneer, Lettie G. Howard, and other vessels.
So let’s resume . . . the tow travels west of Caddell and rounds up against the tide, ever so
gracefully–to my eyes–making its way to the dock. Thomas J. Brown and later Rae working the port side.
it took a full quarter hour to spin Wavertree 180 degrees and inch it across the KVK, but then the heaving line flew, followed by the dock line.
Thomas J. and Rae worked this side in coordination with Pelham–invisible all this time from my perspective–on the starboard side.
almost all fast
Lots of money will be spent and sweat expended before the NEXT leg of the journey.
The 2001 (or earlier??) photo below comes from Mike Weiss, SSSM waterfront foreman. It shows a more complete rig.
Also from Mike’s FB post, the photo below shows Wavertree in her Argentina barge days. For the saga of Peter Stanford’s efforts to get this hull from Argentina to the sixth boro, read A Dream of Tall Ships starting from p. 221. Actually, the whole book makes an excellent read.
All photos except the last two by Will Van Dorp, who is eager to see Wavertree‘s transformation in the year to come.
From gCaptain, here’s a good explanation of National Maritime Day, yesterday.
But first, many thanks to Bjoern Kils of New York Media Boat for the enjoyable ride aboard his RHIB Amundsen. I’ve decided to divide the photos into two posts. These cover the first 15 minutes (!!) of the trip to the yard.
arriving for the pick up at Pier 25, westside of Manhattan looking towards Jersey City
Bartholdi was finishing up his copper creation a year AFTER Wavertree began its career as a bulk carrier of jute.
I was thrilled to see the tugs that did the tow, starting with Thomas J. Brown. This tug has appeared here many times, but here’s probably my favorite.
Thomas J. Brown, 1962 built
On starboard side was Pelham.
Pelham, 1960 built.
This post covers only 15 minutes, but it seemed like ages, watching this highly unusual tow traverse the Upper Bay.
at the 31
passing Robbins Reef Light and . . .
the Verrazano.
and into the Kills
Now if you were on Rae yesterday, you might be feeling left out at this point, but here’s the beginning of your part. I first saw Rae more than 10 years ago , when she was still Miss Bonnie. Click here and scroll.
passing the dented 6
In the hard hat here and in the rigging earlier probably with the NYTimes photographer who took this photo, it’s Mike Weiss, South Street’s Waterfront Foreman.
Waving from the shrouds here it’s Capt. Jonathan Boulware, now executive director of SSSM.
If there had been a salt pile in the late 19th century, Wavertree could have transported it, as it spent its last years before the 1910 dismasting in the tramp trades . . . Maybe someone can help with specifics here, but I recall reading that Wavertree called in the sixth boro before 1910.
Here’s a closeup of Rae now in Fox colors, and click here for one from five years ago.
Rae, 1952 built
And we’ll pick up here tomorrow.
to the lower left, that’s Joyce D. Brown about to overtake
All photos by Will Van Dorp. Many thanks to Bjoern of NY Media boat for the ride and to Mike and Jonathan of SSSM for the advance notice of the transit.
If you think the sixth boro has a wide variety of tugboats, you’ll agree it’s also surrounded by a variety of land–boro–scapes.
l to r: Thomas J. Brown, 1962 and Joyce D. Brown, 2002
from obscure to iconic.
Eastern Dawn, 1978. Previously Delta Mule and Grand Eagle
Here’s the Brooklyn passenger terminal and
Evening Star, 2012
the anchorage in mid-Upper Bay,
Nanticoke, 2007
Brooklyn Navy Yard,
Bridgeport, 1982. Previously, Dragon Lady and others
Williamsburg,
Miss Gill, 1970. Previously Mister Mike, Samson, and other.
Bayonne,
Eric R. Thornton, 1960. Previously Roger Williams
east end of Wall Street,
Pelham, 1960. Previously Little Joe, Tucana, and other
entrance to the Kills showing the Bayonne Bridge and obvious modifications to the bases,
Eastern Dawn again
and finally the Brooklyn and Manhattan Bridges.
the Browns again
All photos this week by Will Van Dorp.
Here was a previous series called “landmarks.”
Houma at the 5.
Brooklyn passing Robbins Light, with the tallest Queens building in the background and the newest hill on Governors Island–snow-covered–in between.
James Turecamo passing the 3.
Dace Reinauer . . . the 30.
The current Dean Reinauer . . . south of Robbins. Click here and scroll for the previous Dean.
Bering Sea with DBL 29, sans watermarks.
Ditto Maryland. Here are some photos of Maryland 2008 and earlier.
Also . . . with landmarks, Mediterranean Sea . . . compare her here in a photo taken almost exactly three years ago.
Evelyn Cutler at the KV buoy pushing Edwin A. Poling.
And Pelham with my favorite bridge. Does anyone know what the rectangular structure off Pelham‘s stern is?
As the last photo for today, without watermarks or landmarks, where is Peter G. Turecamo? For some of you this will be easy. I didn’t initially know. Answer soon.
The photo of Peter G. Turecamo comes from Dirk van der Doe. All others by Will Van Dorp.
McAllister Sisters is back there somewhere, on the windy side,
not the sunny side where crew keep watch on
Atlantic Trader. If you’ve forgotten what Sisters looks like, click here on a post from over a year ago.
Much more conspicuous is Bruce A.
James Turecamo assists in Vega.
And finishing this post out, it’s Pelham.
Of course, the rooted talent in this post is of course Robbins Reef Light.
All photos by Will Van Dorp.
David Hindin alerted me when this voyage started on November 8 . . . departing San Francisco, sixth boro bound. I’m very happy to share some folks fotos of Tradewinds Miss Lis‘ arrival at the Narrows this morning. Many thanks to Peter Michael Patrick Codd, who sent the first two.
Here . . . as seen from the Brooklyn side.
John Skelson caught these next ones. Click here for larger versions on his Flickr photostream.
Note a new-to-NY assist tug here . . . Pelham. I hope someone on Pelham got some good pics.
Many thanks to Peter and John for letting me share their fotos here.
And David . . . while I was driving my way back to NYC through central NJ, he got this record of the last mile of the voyage . . . image thanks to marinetraffic.com
This bargeload is support equipment for the herculean (oops . . . that’s just a storm?) Left Coast Lifter now heading south from San Francisco to the Panama Canal to work on the Tappan Zee bridge project. Here’s a link to Tappan Zee Constructors.
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