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Tugboats (4/8)

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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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, General Ship, 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

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Gwendoline Steers

Type:: shipwreck, tugboat, USA
Built:: 1888, John H. Dialogue & Son, 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

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H.W. Long

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

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Huntress

Type:: artificial reef, tugboat
Built:: 1955, Wiley Manufacturing, Port Deposit MD USA, as Deborah
Specs:: ( 56 ft ) 42 GT
Sponsor:: Vinik Marine
Sunk:: Saturday June 9, 2020 - Sandy Hook Artificial Reef
GPS:: 40°21.541' -73°56.006'
Depth:: 60 ft

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Jane

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

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Jerry

Type:: artificial reef, tugboat
Built:: 1952, Gulfport Shipbuilding, 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

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JJ DPC-19

Type:: artificial reef, tugboat
Built:: 1943, Lawley & Sons, Neponset MA USA
Specs:: ( 86 x 24 ft ) 146 GT, 9 crew
Sunk:: Friday November 7, 2003 - Moriches Artificial Reef
Depth:
GPS:: 40°43.470' -72°46.489'

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John A. Downs

Type:: shipwreck, tugboat, USA
Type:: Fraser Shipyards, Superior, WI as Frances A. Small
Specs:: ( 113 x 31 ft, 850 tons ) 8 crew
Sunk:: Sunday March 3, 1985
collision with one of its own barges - no casualties
Depth:: 230 ft

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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

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King's Point

Type:: artificial reef, tugboat, USA
Built:: 1956, Equitable Equipment Company, Madisonville LA USA
Specs:: ( 100 x 27 ft ) 264 tons
Sponsor:: Ann E Clark Foundation, South Jersey Fishing Center
Sunk:: Friday March 26, 2004 - Cape May Artificial Reef
GPS:: 38°51.475' -74°42.029'
Depth:: 70 ft

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Onondaga

Type:: artificial reef, barge, USA
Name:: An Indian tribe of central New York state, the Onondaga sided with the English in the French and Indian war.
Specs:: ( 205 x 40 ft )
Sponsor:: Carbon Services Corp, Philadelphia Navy Yard, Artificial Reef Association, Cape May County Party & Charter Boat Association, Sportfish Fund
Sunk:: Monday July 19, 1993 - Cape May Artificial Reef
GPS:: 38°53.770' -74°39.975'
Depth:: 65 ft

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