Tugboats (1/7)
A tugboat is a small sturdy and powerful vessel designed to push or tow other vessels and barges
You will see them in every sizable port; smart, businesslike small ships, low in the water and surging out to a large inbound ship. Tugs represent power for pushing and pulling, an engine with just enough hull for adequate buoyancy. Thick fenders for close-quarters work, pushing a big ship alongside the quay against the wind, hauling her off at the end of a towing wire.
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- Type:
- artificial reef, tugboat
- Built:
- 1939, Slidell LA as Rowen Card
- Specs:
- ( 106 x 26 ft ) 263 tons
- Sponsor:
- Ann E Clark Foundation
- Dedication:
- Ann E Clark
- Sunk:
- Thursday Sept 25, 2003 - Deepwater Artificial Reef
- GPS:
- 39°58.004' -74°10.721'
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- Type:
- artificial reef, tugboat - USACE
- Built:
- 1941, Sturgeon Bay, WI as Escort
- Specs:
- ( 56 x 14 ft ) 34 tons
- Sunk:
- November 2005 - Townsends Inlet Artificial Reef
- Sponsor:
- GPS:
- 39°06.450' -74°36.020'
- Depth:
- 60 ft
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- Type:
- artificial reef, tugboat
- Built:
- 1941, Port Arthur, TX, as YTB-175 USS Chekilli
- Specs:
- ( 96 ft )
- Sponsor:
- Manasquan River Marlin & Tuna Club, Ann E Clark Foundation
- Dedication:
- MRMTC Member Memorial Reef
- Sunk:
- Sunday January 9, 2005 - Axel Carlson Artificial Reef
- GPS:
- 40°03.187' -73°59.283'
- Depth:
- 80 ft, top at 60 ft
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- Type:
- artificial reef, tugboat
- Built:
- 1958, Port Arthur, TX, as Margaret C
- Specs:
- ( 110 ft )
- Sunk:
- Tuesday Jan 30, 2009 - Delaware #11 Artificial Reef
- GPS:
- 38°40.540' -74°43.957'
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- Type:
- artificial reef, tugboat, USA
- Built:
- 1925, Wilmington DE as Stroudsburg
- Specs:
- ( 103 ft ) 195 GT
- Sponsor:
- Hay's Tug & Launch, GDF, Jersey Fresh Seafood Festival
- Sunk:
- Sunday June 9, 1995 - Atlantic City Artificial Reef
- GPS:
- 39°13.961' -74°12.926'
- Depth:
- 75 ft
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- Type:
- artificial reef, tugboat, US Army
- Built:
- 1945 - Orlando CA USA, as ST-842, R.J. Wales
- Specs:
- ( 80 x 23 ft )
- Sponsor:
- Artificial Reef Association
- Sunk:
- Sunday July 27, 1997 - Sea Girt Artificial Reef
- GPS:
- 40°06.320' -73°41.855'
- Depth:
- 125 ft
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- Type:
- artificial reef, tugboat
- Built:
- 1943 Neponset MA USA as DPC-15, later Brooklyn
- Specs:
- ( 86 ft )
- Sponsor:
- Friends of the Norma K
- Dedication:
- Joan La Rie III
- Sunk:
- Tuesday October 30, 2001 - Axel Carlson Artificial Reef
- GPS:
- 40°03.390' -73°59.550'
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Polymer materials - rubbers, plastics, and silicones - are not really of interest as artifacts. They are, however, among the most important materials to divers: without neoprene, nylon, and a bewildering range of other polymer materials, we would not have most of the equipment that makes diving possible!
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