Tugboats (4/7)

A tugboat is a small sturdy and powerful vessel designed to push or tow other vessels and barges

Tenacious tugboat
Tenacious

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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Shipwreck Great Isaac
Type:
shipwreck, tugboat, U.S. War Shipping Administration (Navy)
Name:
All the ships of this class were named for lighthouses in the U.S., except for the Great Isaac, which is in the Bahamas.
Built:
1944, Boston MA USA
Specs:
( 185 x 37 ft ) 1117 gross tons, 27 crew
Sunk:
Wednesday April 16, 1947
collision with Norwegian freighter Bandeirante - no casualties
Depth:
90 ft

Type:
shipwreck, tugboat, USA
Built:
1888, camden NJ USA, as Douglas H. Thomas
Specs:
( 97 x 21 ft ) 148 tons, 9 crew
Sunk:
Sunday December 30, 1962
cause unknown - no survivors
Depth:
40 ft, starts at 20 ft

riveted iron hull
Type:
shipwreck, tugboat
Built:
Globe Shipbuilding, Buffalo NY USA
Specs:
( 53 ft )
Sunk:
circa 1973
GPS:
40°25.433' -73°52.204' (AWOIS 2008)
Depth:
70 ft

Type:
artificial reef, tugboat, USA
Built:
1939 Wilmington DE USA
Specs:
( 70x18 ft ) 65 tons
Sunk:
Wednesday, September 16, 2020 - Hempstead Artificial Reef
Depth:
GPS:
40°31.030' -73°31.800'

Jerry reef
Type:
artificial reef, tugboat
Built:
1952 Port Arthur TX USA
Specs:
( 42 x 15 ft ) 27 tons
Sponsor:
Artificial Reef Association
Sunk:
Monday September 15, 1997 - Garden State North Artificial Reef
GPS:
39°37.757' -74°00.828'
Depth:
80 ft

Type:
shipwreck, tugboat, USA
Specs:
( 113 ft ) 8 crew
Sunk:
Sunday March 3, 1985
collision with one of its own barges - no casualties
Depth:
230 ft

Shipwreck King Cobra
Type:
shipwreck, tugboat, USA
Built:
1887, Philadelphia PA USA, as Beverly Francis
Specs:
( 67 x 16 ft ) 52 gross tons, 4 crew
Sunk:
Wednesday January 3, 1979
unknown cause - no survivors
Depth:
45 ft


Lewis F. Boyer reef
At launching, with namesake (inset)
Type:
artificial reef, tugboat
Built:
1922, Tampa FL, as Lorraine D
Name:
named ( now ) for Travis Nagiewicz, Capt. Steve's son.
Specs:
( 95 x 20 ft ) 125 gross tons
Sponsor:
Captains Steve Nagiewicz & Dan Crowell
Dedication:
Travis Nagiewicz
Sunk:
Wednesday October 31, 2001 - Sea Girt Artificial Reef
GPS:
40°08.179' -73°55.824'
Depth:
75 ft

Shipwreck Lizzie D
Type:
shipwreck, tugboat, USA
Built:
1907, Philadelphia PA USA
Specs:
( 77 x 21 ft ) 122 gross tons, 13 crew
Sunk:
Thursday October 19, 1922
unknown, related to smuggling during Prohibition - no survivors
Depth:
80 ft

Tugboats

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Shipwreck Texel
Type:
shipwreck, tanker, USA
Name:
Texel is the easternmost of the Frisian islands off the coast of Holland, which are similar to our own barrier islands.
Built:
1913, Denmark
Specs:
( 331 x 48 ft ) 3220 gross tons, 36 crew
Sunk:
Sunday June 2, 1918
bombed by U-151 - no casualties
Depth:
230 ft

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