On the Hawser: A Tugboat Album

532 Pages·1980·0.23 MB·English

by  Steven Lang

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Key to tug plans
920 American Harbor tug Copyright© 1980 by Steven Lang and Peter Spectre
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2 1 972 German Schottel harbor tug All rights reserved
3 1956 American diesel electric harbor tug
Printed in the United States of America
4. 1 908 American launch tug Library of Congress Catalog Card Number 79-67416
5 1975 New Zealand Voith-Schneider harbor tug ISBN 0-89272-071-9
6 1976 American ocean/anchor handling tug Composition. Printing, and Binding Twin City Pnntery. Inc
/ 1 976 Scottish oil terminal tug Graphic Design Jane Pitts
8 1 978 Swedish ocean/salvage tug
This book is dedicated with greatest affection to our
wives, Monika and Eileen, for their understanding of
singleminded purpose.
Acknowledgments
During the many years spent engaged in research David Hancox, who supplied me with much
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for this book, hundreds ofpeople went out oftheir way to information on salvage and far eastern tugboats.
assist me. I am forever indebted to them and wish to thank Richard M. Mitchell and Bernard F. Denny, who
them publicly for their help. Their willingness to share explained to me the inner mysteries of steam engines.
their knowledge and resources is one of the key Captain William O. Benson, who provided
ingredients of this book. Those who were especially historical information on Hudson River towing.
helpful are: Paul D. Merriam, who provided historical
Robert and Florence Lang, my parents, who information on tugboat construction.
encouraged my interest in tugboats and aided me in every JeffBlinn, who opened up the photographic files ot
way. Moran Towing and Transportation Company to me.
Captain H. L. Wentworth, "Jiggs '' w^° hooked The Owls Head Foundation Museum of
me on tugboats and who opened up his heart, his Transportation, whose staff provided technical
collections, and his memories to me. information on engines.
Captain John S. Blank, who introduced me to the James S. Rockefeller, who is a man ot patience.
world of modern tugboats and gave me the chance to live Edgar Crockett, who always gave me the benefit
aboard the tug Mariner. of his art expertise.
Roger Taylor, whose encouragement was vital to Frank E. Claes, who performed magic in the
the research and writing of this book. darkroom with most of these photographs.
Captain William Young and Brent Dibner, who The tugboat crews and companies around the
had the patience to read through the manuscript and world, who answered my incessant questions and allowed
review it for the technical aspects of tugboats. me to photograph their operations.
Captains William Abbott, Gilbert Hall, and Steven Lang
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Richard Moody all pilots on Penobscot Bay who gave Owls Head. Maine
me first-hand observation of shiphandling with tugs.
Eastern Maine Towage Company and the crews of
the Clyde B. Holmes and the Mary /:. Holmes, who gave me We would also like to thank all those who worked
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on-board knowledge of docking ships. hard on the production ot this book most especially I eon
Kenneth D. Troup, win) opened up the world of Ballou and Allen Fernald of Down East Books, tor their
internation.il commercial towage to me. faith; Kathleen Brandes, tor her judicious editing, and
Tony Van Bussel, who introduced me to world tug Channa A. Eberhart, tor her typing.
enthusiasts and helped me with the technical aspects of Peter H. Spectre
foreign tugboats. Steven I ans