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A variety of tugs passed by and these were the ones I managed to capture.
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Quigley gently playing tug with Scratch. Scratch is blind so he has trouble relocating the toy during tug if he drops it so Quigley will push the toy up against him to help.
The pilot house of the tugboat Huntington is met by CBMM Vice President of Facilities Management Bill Gilmore as it arrives under the Knapps Narrows Bridge entrance of CBMM.
With generous support from Chesapeake Shipbuilding, McAllister Towing, Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS) apprentice alumnus Hudson Haile, and individual donors, the pilot house and captain’s quarters of the once steam-powered screw tug Huntington—complete with furnishings and fittings—became part of CBMM’s collections on June 15, 2010.
“Tugs are and have always been a vital part of maritime transportation, especially maritime trade along the coast and within America’s inland waterways, like the Chesapeake Bay,” said CBMM Chief Curator Pete Lesher. “The handsome Huntington pilot house will help share the stories of the Chesapeake Bay as a highway, when it later becomes part of a Chesapeake Bay transportation exhibition at CBMM.”
NNS owned Huntington (NNS Hull #356) until 1990. Built almost entirely by apprentices for the shipyard’s own use, the vessel’s beam was increased by one foot over the 28-foot dimension previously used for her near-sister, C&O tug W.J. Harahan; also built at NNS. Considered the finest tugboat of her time in Hampton Roads, Huntington’s crew referred to her as the “Queen of the Harbor.” She had only three Masters during her time of service at NNS: Captain R. A. Callis, Captain M. L. Ambrose and Captain Reggie Hunley.
With a large American flag flown at her stern, Huntington was christened at a gala launching on October 11, 1933. The tug’s sponsor and shipyard president’s granddaughter, seven-year-old Anne Gordon Ferguson, smashed the ceremonious champagne bottle against the tug’s bow bitt, despite prohibition. Huntington reached top speeds of 10 knots during sea trials and was often noted as quieter, more comfortable, and faster than many other tugboats at the time.
Huntington had accommodations for a crew of five, with traditional tugboat craftsmanship seen in the finely-finished vertical tongue and groove wood paneling in her living spaces and pilot house. The pilot house originally sported a hand-carved gilded eagle with a five-foot wing span, which contributed to the tug’s appearance as a showboat. In 1950, she underwent a major overhaul, including the replacement of her original coal-fired boiler and reciprocating steam engine with a 1200 HP diesel engine. At that time, the gilded eagle and brass steam whistle were also removed and donated to the Mariners’ Museum in Newport News, Va.
In 1992, Huntington was sold to Bay Towing Corporation, and worked towing barges up to Baltimore. She was later sold to Rover Marine in 1996, when she was converted from a workboat to a floating museum and placed on the National Register of Historic Places. Ownership transferred to the Palm Beach Maritime Museum in 2007 with hopes of restoration that were never realized. In spring 2010, Huntington was scrapped by Salonen Marine, Inc., of Jacksonville, Fla., but the pilot house was salvaged, thanks primarily to the efforts of Hudson Haile, and donated to CBMM.
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With the VTech Tug & Teach Sailboat, you'll set sail on an adventure of learning and imaginative play. Press the hippo boat captain or pull on the floating dolphin to hear a variety of playful sounds, phrases and songs. For more information on VTech's Tug & Teach Sailboat, please visit www.toysrus.com/product/index.jsp?productId=10963315
My Miniature Pinscher, Apollo, playing tug of war. August 2012
You can read about Apollo and my other dog Gir here: embracingadventure.com/category/puppy-love/
Railfreight Trainload Metals sector-liveried, Class 60, 60022 "Ingleborough" powers north along the ECML at Shipton-by-Beningbrough with a rake of tanks.
[Photo of a photo - from the archives.]
A variety of tugs passed by and these were the ones I managed to capture.
©FranksRails Photography, LLC.
Tug Eraclea leaving Portsmouth harbour in readiness for towing the former HMS Illustrious to Turkey for dismantling.
Under tow by polish tug ODYSEUSZ and asssited by tug HANS passing Kiel
Suchsdorf westbound on Kiel-Canal to Hamburg (Sietas Shipyard) with large ship-parts of at least 3 ships 2010/07/13
Mayflower is a steam tug (tugboat) built in Bristol in 1861 and now preserved by Bristol Museums Galleries & Archives. She is based in Bristol Harbour at M Shed (formerly Bristol Industrial Museum). She is the oldest Bristol-built ship afloat and is believed to be the oldest surviving tug in the world.
She was built by GK Stothert & Co, who were connected with the Bath-based engineering company Stothert & Pitt. A branch of the family came to Bristol to build railway locomotives (later to become the Avonside Engine Company). After 1852, a separate shipbuilding company was established which survived in business until the 1930s.
Mayflower was built to work on the Gloucester and Sharpness Canal and in the River Severn, one of three tugs ordered after trials had shown how much more efficient than horses they were. Altogether they cost £3000.
Taken with a Nikon D90
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All the boys teamed up against the Dad's and leaders for a fun game of tug of war. The adults had a very good time!
Tug MOLLYMAWK
HMAS Mollymawk 1946.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMAS_Mollymawk
HMAS Mollymawk (DT 933) was a diesel tug (250 ton) of the Royal Australian Navy.
Built in 1946 by Poole & Steel Ltd, Balmain, Sydney and launched on 3 May 1946 as a tug for the RAN.
She was commissioned, as DT 933, on 16 June 1946 and served in Papua New Guinea waters from August 1946 to May 1949 when she was placed in reserve at HMAS Tarangau.
She was re-commissioned in January 1950 and in September 1952 she was named HMAS Mollymawk, serving as a tender to HMAS Melville at Darwin, before being transferred in 1957 to the Australian Army's Water Transport Unit as AT2383.
She served with the 32nd Small Ship Squadron, Royal Australian Engineers until 1963, when she was sold to Newsprint Mills Ltd in Hobart, Tasmania and was renamed Kallista.
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Photo Credits: The late Allan Green collection Vic Australia
That's a piece of chewie, not turd!
We have to keep Ben (aka the pee machine) off the carpet because he can not control himself! He'll pee on the pad, then 2 second later, tinkle off somewhere on the carpet during play. But he also HATES linoleum so this rug is the only spot where he'll play. Of course there are little tinkles of pee spot all over it because he really doesn't understand the concept of a peepad just yet. He is so young he doesn't respond to praises or corrections.
The photographer's Michalk Jewelbox, Jr., Sage; Dennis Banta's 17' Candu-EZ, Lady-J; Dick Mitsch's tug of his own design, Sea-Weed.
I'm planning a bigger tug on a bigger scale. This was a try-out to see if I can do a realistic brick-built hull.
I decided to go for an odd width mainly because of the bow. It made things much harder elsewhere so I'll need another solution next time.
The superstructure isn't very detailed as this was all about the hull.
While it's not meant to be a model of a particular tug I've gone for the familiar colour scheme of Smit.
Time to order some more black and red and start the next version!