INDUSTRIAL & OFFLINE
TERMINAL RAILROADS
OF BROOKLYN, QUEENS, STATEN
ISLAND, BRONX &
MANHATTAN:
DIESEL-POWERED
RAILROAD OWNED TUGBOATS
OF THE EASTERN
SEABOARD
fairbanks morse alco american locomotive electro motive division
emd jakobson jakobsen jacobsen shipbuilding dravo staten island bethlehem
diesel clutch electric towboat towing carfloat rr east river hudson north
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| Data added to several chapters, page alphabetized by railroad name | 5/23/2012 | |
| Chesapeake & Ohio, Chessie System,
Virginian, Bush Terminal & New York Dock vessels added resources added |
5/20/2012 | Chesapeake & Ohio Chessie System Virginian Bush Terminal New York Dock |
| page created | 5/10/2012 | |
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This information of this page has been compiled by Paul F. Strubeck.
It is a list of the railroad owned tugboats that served in New York Harbor, that were either built as or repowered with diesel engines. The specifications, modifications, and ownership histories, where known; for those vessels is listed as well.
Please direct all correspondance to crossharbor11@gmail.com.
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Roy B. White Class |
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| vessel name | official # | hull # | builder | year built | original power & drive type |
horsepower | length | beam | draft | disposition | current location | notes | photo |
| Roy B. White | 265167 | 216 | RTC Shipbuilding; Camden, NJ |
1953 | Fairbanks-Morse 16-38 D-8 1/8
diesel-clutch |
1600 | 110' | 25'6" | 12' | sold 1979? to New York Dock, same name
sold 198? to Boston Fuel Transport / Boston Towing, renamed "Hercules" sold 2003 to Nigeria |
Nigeria | Photo | |
| Howard E. Simpson | 265390 | 217 | RTC Shipbuilding; Camden, NJ |
1953 | Fairbanks-Morse 16-38 D-8 1/8
diesel-clutch |
1600 | 110' | 25'6" | 12' | transferred 1975 to Hampton Roads (Chessie Shipdocking), same
name
sold 1985 to Penobscot Bay Towing, ME;
sold 1988 to Russell Trip Bay State Towing, Boston, MA; sold to Thames Towboat, New London, CT; same name scrapped 2006 |
Wheelhouse & smokestack lowered by Chessie.
Was repowered with another Fairbanks Morse, same type. Crank case explosion & fire 1999 at Bay State gutted engine room. Thames Towing purchased vessel in 1999 with intention to rebuild but was not, when another tug was purchased instead. |
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| William C. Baker | 218 | RTC Shipbuilding; Camden, NJ |
1953 | Fairbanks-Morse 16-38 D-8 1/8
diesel-clutch |
1600 | 110' | 25'6" | 12' | sold unknown date to Poling Bros. renamed "Jeannie C"
sold unknown date to Krause Towing sold 2010 to outfit in Venezuela; renamed "Black Pearl" |
Venezuela | Photo | ||
| Walter L. Price | 266173 | 219 | RTC Shipbuilding; Camden, NJ |
1953 | Fairbanks-Morse 16-38 D-8 1/8
diesel-clutch |
1600 | 110' | 25'6" | 12' | transferred 1970 to Chesapeake & Ohio, Hampton Roads, VA; (Chessie Shipdocking) renamed "Walter J. Tuohy" sold unknown date to Reinauer, renamed "Carol Wales" sold unknown date to Hayes Tug & Launch, Chester, PA; renamed "Scooby Doo" |
Wheelhouse & smokestack lowered by Chessie.
Sunk 8/2008, |
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| vessel name | official # | hull # | builder | year built | original power & drive type |
horsepower | length | beam | draft | disposition | current location | notes | photo |
| Irving T. Bush | 276425 | Jakobson Shipyard; Oyster Bay, NY | 1958 | EMD 12-567C
diesel electric |
1200 | 105' | 26' | 13' | transferred 1972 to New York Dock
sold 1978 to Crescent Towing, New Orleans, LA; renamed 1996 "Texas" |
New Orleans, LA | repowered GE 7FDL 3000 hp superstructure reconstructed, no longer has railroad tug appearance |
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| vessel name | official # | hull # | builder | year built | original power & drive type |
horsepower | length | beam | draft | disposition | current location | notes | photo |
Liberty Class |
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| vessel name | official # | hull # | builder | year built | original power & drive type |
horsepower | length | beam | draft | disposition | current location | notes | photo |
| Liberty | 264321 | 212 | RTC Shipbuilding; Camden, NJ |
1952 | Fairbanks-Morse 16-38 D-8 1/8
diesel-clutch |
1600 | 110' | 25'6" | 12' | sold 1956 to B&O renamed "J. W. Phipps"
transferred 1964 to Chesapeake & Ohio, Hampton Roads, VA;
(Chessie Shipdocking)
sold 1984 to Donjon/Wittes ? sold 1994 to Krause Towing, renamed "Theresa S. Krause" in service |
Baltimore, MD | Repowered 2008 with an EMD. Built with a lower wheelhouse. | Photo |
| Sandy Hook | 264578 | 213 | RTC Shipbuilding; Camden, NJ |
1952 | Fairbanks-Morse 16-38 D-8 1/8
diesel-clutch |
1600 | 110' | 25'6" | 12' | sold 1971 to Crescent Towing; renamed "Fall River" sold unknown date to Krause Towing, renamed "Elizabeth Krause"
sold 2008 to owner in the Caribbean, |
Caribbean | Repowered? | |
| Sound Shore | 264785 | 214 | RTC Shipbuilding; Camden, NJ |
1952 | Fairbanks-Morse 16-38 D-8 1/8
diesel-clutch |
1600 | 110' | 25'6" | 12' | sold 1973 to McAllister Towing, renamed "Wm. H. McCallister"
scrapped 2003 in Virginia |
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| Communipaw | 265021 | 215 | RTC Shipbuilding; Camden, NJ |
1952 | Fairbanks-Morse 16-38 D-8 1/8
diesel-clutch |
1600 | 110' | 25'6" | 12' | transferred 1965 to Chesapeake & Ohio, Hampton
Roads, VA; (Chessie Shipdocking) renamed "J. Speed Gray" sold unkonwn date to Maineport Towboats, renamed "Mack Point" |
Portland, ME | Photo | |
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. Miscellaneous Central Railroad of New Jersey RR tugs |
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| vessel name | official # | hull # | builder | year built | original power & drive type |
horsepower | length | beam | draft | disposition | current location | notes | photo |
| Bethlehem | 615 | Staten Island Shipbuilding; Port Richmond, Staten Island, NY |
1915 | became "Dalzellera" of Dalzell
last known as the sold unknown date to unknown, renamed "Angela M. Sissy" sold unknown date to unknown, renamed "Watson" |
unknown | repowered unknown date to EMD | |||||||
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| vessel name | official # | hull # | builder | year built | original power & drive type |
horsepower | length | beam | draft | disposition | current location | notes | photo |
| W. J. Harahan | 227410 | 327 | Newport News Shipbuilding; Newport News, VA |
1928 | 102' | 28' | sold to ? renamed "Margaret M. McAllister" |
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| A. T. Lowmaster | 468 | Newport News Shipbuilding; Newport News, VA |
1948 | sold to Purvis Marine; Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada; renamed "Wilfred M. Cohen" |
repowered with Fairbanks Morse 38 D 8 1/8 2000 hp |
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| vessel name | official # | hull # | builder | year built | original power & drive type |
horsepower | length | beam | draft | disposition | current location | notes | photo |
| Chessie | 663280 | 469 | Jakobson Shipyard; Oyster Bay, NY | 1983 | EMD 16-645E6 (x2)
diesel clutch |
4000 | 97' | 33' | 14' | sold unknown date to McAllister Towing, Norfolk, VA; renamed "Brent K. McAllister" renamed "G. M. McAllister" |
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| Seaboard | 669634 | 470 | Jakobson Shipyard; Oyster Bay, NY | 1983 | EMD 16-645E6 (x2)
diesel clutch |
4000 | 97' | 33' | 14' | sold unknown date to McAllister Towing, Providence, RI; renamed "Nancy McAllister" |
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Hoboken Class |
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| vessel name | official # | hull # | builder | year built | original power & drive type |
horsepower | length | beam | draft | disposition | current location | notes | photo |
| Hoboken | 273511 | 8514 | Bethlehem Steel; Mariners Harbor, Staten Island, NY |
1957 | Cleveland 8-498
diesel-electric |
1200 | 105' | 26' | 13' | transferred 1960 to Erie Lackwanna
sold 1973 to McAllister Towing as renamed Catherine McAllister
scrapped 2011 |
Philadelphia, PA | Repowered in 1981 with a GE 7FDL | Photo |
| Buffalo | 273567 | 8515 | Bethlehem Steel; Mariners Harbor, Staten Island, NY |
1957 | Cleveland 8-498
diesel-electric |
1200 | 105' | 26' | 13' | transferred 1960 to Erie Lackwanna
sold 1971 to Manatee Tug & Barge Lines, Inc., Tampa, FL; as there "Bradenton" sold 1994 to Bay Transportation Corp., Norfolk, VA; renamed "Commander" sold 2001 to River Parishes, same name. Became part of Moran, same name. |
New Orleans, LA | repowered | Photo |
| Syracuse | 273684 | 8516 | Bethlehem Steel; Mariners Harbor, Staten Island, NY |
1957 | Cleveland 8-498
diesel-electric |
1200 | 105' | 26' | 13' | transferred 1960 to Erie Lackwanna
sold 1974 to Baker-Whitely Towing, Baltimore, MD. became McAllister "James McAllister" |
Charlestown, SC | repowered in 1981 with a GE 7FDL | |
| Utica | 273774 | 8517 | Bethlehem Steel; Mariners Harbor, Staten Island, NY |
1957 | Cleveland 8-498
diesel-electric |
1200 | 105' | 26' | 13' | transferred 1960 to Erie Lackwanna
sold 1974 to Manatee Tug & Barge, New Orleans, LA; currently the "Mobile Power" of Seabulk Towing Service. |
Mobile, AL | repowered 1986 with EMD 16-645 turbo. 4200 hp
also added one bow mounted retractable Z drive. Stack modified. |
Photo |
| Nazareth | 274005 | Bethlehem Steel; Mariners Harbor, Staten Island, NY |
1957 | Cleveland 8-498
diesel-electric |
1200 | 105' | 26' | 13' | transferred 1960 to Erie Lackwanna
sold unknown date to ?, renamed "Palmetto". sold unknown date to Iberville Interests, LLC; renamed "Iberville II".
sold/transfered to Rivco Acquisition Corp, operated by River Parishes Co., owned by Moran Towing. scrapped 2011 |
repowered with ALCo 16-251F 3100 hp. |
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| vessel name | official # | hull # | builder | year built | original power & drive type |
horsepower | length | beam | draft | disposition | current location | notes | photo |
| Madison | Burlee Drydock Mariner's Harbor, S.I., NY |
1908 | converted to diesel 1959 1800 hp |
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| Corning | Newport News Shipbuilding; Newport News, VA |
1908 | 100' | 25' | scrapped 1986 | Photo | |||||||
| Bath | Newport News Shipbuilding; Newport News, VA |
1908 | 1800 | 100' | 25' | owned by Hartley Marine of Maine.
sold 2010 to Ocean Barge & Tug Logistics; Port au Prince, Haiti In service |
repowered 1959 with a Fairbank Morse opposed piston; | Photo | |||||
| Stroudsburg | Bethlehem Steel; Wilmington, DE |
1925 | 92' | 24' | 12' | sold 1964 to Indian Towing, New Orleans, LA; renamed
"Breton"
sold unknown date to unknown; renamed "Seminole"
sold unknown date to unknown; renamed sold to Hayes Tug, Philadelphia, PA; renamed "Big Mama" reefed in June 1995 |
repowered 1962 to diesel Fairbank-Morse 38 D 8 1/8 1800 hp. |
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Cleveland Class |
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| vessel name | official # | hull # | builder | year built | original power & drive type |
horsepower | length | beam | draft | disposition | current location | notes | photo |
| Cleveland | 230267 | 411 | Pusey & Jones Wilmington, DE |
1930 | Ingersoll Rand
diesel electric |
sold 1964 to Brooklyn Eastern District Terminal, Brooklyn, NY;
renamed "Integrity"
out of service 1970 presumed scrapped |
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| Rochester | 412 | Pusey & Jones Wilmington, DE |
1930 | Ingersoll Rand
diesel electric |
low profile wheelhouse for Harlem river use | ||||||||
| Olean | 413 | Pusey & Jones Wilmington, DE |
1930 | Ingersoll Rand
diesel electric |
sold 1964 to Brooklyn Eastern District Terminal, Brooklyn, NY;
for parts
presumed scrapped |
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| Scranton | 414 | Pusey & Jones Wilmington, DE |
1930 | Ingersoll Rand
diesel electric |
sold 1964 to Brooklyn Eastern District Terminal, Brooklyn, NY;
renamed "Intrepid"
out of service 1970? presumed scrapped |
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| Paterson | 257273 | Jakobson Shipyard; Oyster Bay, NY |
1949 | Cleveland 12-278A
diesel-electric |
1200 | 94' | 24' | sold in 196? to McAllister renamed "Steven McAllister"
reefed 2000 |
off New Jersey | the "Paterson" was the prototype boat, not the class boat. | Photo
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| Marion | 264822 | Jakobson Shipyard; Oyster Bay, NY |
1952 | Cleveland 12-278A
diesel-electric |
1200 | 94' | 24' | sold unknown date to Crescent Towing; New Orleans, LA; renamed
"Marion Smith".
traded 1978 to New York Dock Railway sold 1986 to Boston Fuel Transport / Boston Towing renamed "Pleon" sold 1998 to Eastport Port Authority as their "Pleon" sold 2011 to private owner |
Boston, MA | (not to be confused with BEDT Brooklyn III) | Photo | ||
| Hornell | 264586 | Jakobson Shipyard; Oyster Bay, NY |
1952 | Cleveland 12-278A
diesel-electric
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1200 | 94' | 24' | sold unknown date to Crescent Towing; renamed "Sandra Smith" renamed "Virginia" scrapped January 2010 |
New Orleans, LA | wheelhouse shortened, new stack
repowered GE 7FDL-16 |
Photo | ||
| Binghamton | 265739 | Bethlehem Steel; Mariners Harbor, Staten Island, NY |
1953 | Cleveland 12-278A
diesel-electric |
1200 | 94' | 24' | sold in 1973 to Meyle-Independent Pier renamed "Neptune"
to Mcallister 1983 reefed 2004 |
Savannah, GA | wheelhouse shortened, new stack repowered GE 7FDL |
Photo | ||
| Akron | 265942 | Bethlehem Steel; Mariners Harbor, Staten Island, NY |
1953 | Cleveland 12-278A
diesel-electric |
1200 | 94' | 24' | sold 1974 to McAllister renamed "Patrick R. McAllister" sold 2004 to Eastern Towboat, renamed "Akron" scrapped 2011 |
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| Elmira | 266028 | Bethlehem Steel; Mariners Harbor, Staten Island, NY |
1953 | Cleveland 12-278A
diesel-electric |
1200 | 94' | 24' | sold December 1977 to Donjon Marine, Newark, NJ;
scrapped in 1984 |
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| vessel name | official # | hull # | builder | year built | original power & drive type |
horsepower | length | beam | draft | disposition | current location | notes | photo |
| Chicago | Manitowoc Shipbuilding; Manitowoc, WI |
1913 | Cleveland 12-278A
diesel-clutch |
1200 | 84' | 24' | 12' | built new for use in Chicago, IL; named "Wauwatosa"
renamed 1918 "C. S. Goldsborough" transferred 1960 to Erie Lacakawanna
sold 1965 to Thomas Transportationre sold 1966 to Coastline Towing, RI.; renamed "Narragansett"
sold 1976 to Thames Towboat out of service 1993 scrapped 1996 |
repowered from steam 1951
built with low profile wheelhouse for Chicago River use. As this design made it conducive for use in Harlem River, it would be transferred to New York Harbor area of operations. |
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Wilkes-Barre Class |
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| vessel name | official # | hull # | builder | year built | original power & drive type |
horsepower | length | beam | draft | disposition | current location | notes | photo |
| Wilkes-Barre | 258938 | 327 | Jakobson Shipyard; Oyster Bay, NY |
1949 | Cleveland 16-278A
diesel-electric |
1600 | 106' | 27' | 12' | sold 1963 to Moran Towing renamed "Julia C. Moran" out of documentation |
unknown | scrapped in Mexico? | |
| Hazleton | 259281 | 328 | Jakobson Shipyard; Oyster Bay, NY |
1949 | Cleveland 16-278A
diesel-electric |
1600 | 106' | 27' | 12' | sold 1963 to Moran renamed "Marie Moran".
sold 1984 to Casho Marine sold 1986 to Portland Tug renamed "Captain Bill" renamed "Veronica M." reefed 2004 |
off NJ Coast | wheelhouse lowered | Photo Video |
| Cornell | 259949 | 329 | Jakobson Shipyard; Oyster Bay, NY |
1949 | Cleveland 16-278A
diesel-electric |
1600 | 106' | 27' | 12' | sold 1971 to Ross Towboat, Boston, MA
Ross Towboat acquired by Boston Fuel Transport 1979 became Boston Towing (Reinauer) "Cornell" sold 2003 to private owner in MD. sold 2007 to Lehigh Maritime, NY currently in use. |
Kingston, NY | built with lower pilot house and stack for Harlem River use | Photo |
| Lehigh | 330 | Jakobson Shipyard; Oyster Bay, NY |
1950 | Cleveland 16-278A
diesel-electric |
1600 | 106' | 27' | 12' | sold 1973 to Curtis Bay Towing, Norfolk, VA renamed "Swan
Point"
transfered to Moran "Swan Point" reefed 2002 as the "J. B. Eskridge" |
Chesapeake, VA | built with lower pilot house and stack for Harlem River use | Photo |
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| Capmoore | 263352 | 339 | Jakobson Shipyard; Oyster Bay, NY |
1952 | Cleveland 16-278A
diesel-electric |
1600 | 106' | 27' | 12' | sold 1973 to Curtis Bay Towing in Norfolk, VA renamed "Hawkins Point" transferred to Moran as their "Hawkins Point". sold to Eastern Towboat for parts. scrapped 2011 |
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| Bethlehem | 266784 | 346 | Jakobson Shipyard; Oyster Bay, NY |
1953 | Cleveland 16-278A
diesel-electric |
1600 | 106' | 27' | 12' | sold 1976 to Crescent Towing, New Orleans, LA; renamed "Shannon
Smith"
sold to Turecamo Towing, renamed "Christopher B. Turecamo" now Moran Towing "Christopher B. Turecamo" |
Charleston, SC | repowered with an Alco 251 | Photo |
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| vessel name | official # | hull # | builder | year built | original power & drive type |
horsepower | length | beam | draft | disposition | current location | notes | photo |
| Powerful | Staten Island Shipbuilding; Staten Island, NY |
1908 | sold unknown date to Florida Towing
acquired 1974 by Moran Towing reefed 1992 |
repowered unknown date | |||||||||
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| vessel name | official # | hull # | builder | year built | original power & drive type |
horsepower | length | beam | draft | disposition | current location | notes | photo |
| NYC No. 34 | Staten Island Shipbuilding? Port Richmond, Staten Island, NY |
1926 | sold 1969 | repowered 1966 with 2 Ingersoll-Rands/GE electric gear. Repowered
in 1966 with Baldwin VO's. |
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| NYC No. 25 | T.S. Marvel Newburgh, NY |
1908 | 1200 | repowered 1952 by Jakobson Shipyard with a Cleveland 12-278A | |||||||||
| NYC No. 3 | J. H. Dialogue & Son; Camden, NJ |
1886 | 1600 | 100' | 22' | originally the New York Central and Hudson River Railroad "C.
C. Clark"
renamed 1913/1914? "New York Central #3" renamed 1915 to "A. W. Whiteman" renamed 1918 "Corona" renamed 1941/1942 "N. H. DeBardelbren" renamed 1962 "Shamrock" renamed 1994 "Susan Elizabeth" scrapped 2008 |
2 Steam repowerings, 2 diesel repowerings: repowered in 1941 with an unknown diesel. Repowered in 1951 with a Fairbanks Morse. |
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| NYC No. 13 | J. H. Dialogue & Son; Camden, NJ | 1887 | 82' | 19' 6" | became "Hay-Dee" of Kosnac Floating Derrick.
Currently in private ownership under restoration. |
repowered 1950? Under restoration |
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| vessel name | official # | hull # | builder | year built | original power & drive type |
horsepower | length | beam | draft | disposition | current location | notes | photo |
| Brooklyn | 280380 | Jakobson Shipyard; Oyster Bay, NY | 1960 | EMD 12-567C | 1200 | 105' | 26' | 13' | sold 1978 to Crescent Towing, Savannah, GA; renamed "Marion Smith" renamed 1981 "Louise" renamed "Florida" |
Savannah, GA | this vessel was the second tug to carry the name "Brooklyn" for
New York Dock, and in commonly referred to as the "Brooklyn (2nd)
repowered converted to twin screw superstructure reconstructed, no longer has railroad tug appearance |
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Cordelia Class |
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| vessel name | official # | hull # | builder | year built | original power & drive type |
horsepower | length | beam | draft | disposition | current location | notes | photo |
| Cordelia | 266145 | 344 | Jakobson Shipyard; Oyster Bay, NY | 1952 | Cleveland 16-278A
diesel-electric |
1600 | 106' | 27' | 12' | renamed "Transfer 23"
transferred 1969 to Penn Central sold to 1972 to Brooklyn Eastern District Terminal renamed "Petro Arrow" renamed 1978 "Williamsburgh" renamed 1979 the "Brooklyn III" sold 1983 to New York Cross Harbor scrapped 1996 |
Scrapped | had a canvas canopy over boat deck
not to be confused with New York dock "Brooklyn III" main engine failure in the early 1990s [4] |
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| Bumblebee | 265688 | 345 | Jakobson Shipyard; Oyster Bay, NY | 1952 | Cleveland 16-278A
diesel-electric |
1600 | 106 | 27' | 12' | renamed "Transfer 24"
transferred 1969 to Penn Central
sold 1972 to Brooklyn Eastern District Terminal renamed 1978? "Greenpoint" renamed 1979 "New Jersey" sold 1983 to New York Cross Harbor, renamed 1985 "Cross Harbor I" sold 1998 to Eastern Towboat in Boston, MA. sold 2007 to Yacht Club in Melville, RI, partially sunk |
out of service late 1980s due to main generator failure
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Philadelphia Class |
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| Philadelphia | 227 | RTC Shipbuilding; Camden, NJ |
1954 | Cleveland 16-278A
diesel-electric |
1600 | 105' | 26' | to Penn Central 1968
sold: Eastern Shore RR (same name) in ? |
New York, NY | [3]
repowered with a Fairbank Morse opposed piston; rebuilt into a yacht. |
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| Chicago | 269169 | RTC Shipbuilding; Camden, NJ |
1954 | Cleveland 16-278A
diesel-electric |
1600 | 105' | 26' | to Penn Central 1968
sold: Eastern Shore RR "Chicago" date? sold: to ? to become the "Accomack" date? sold: to ? to become the "Staten Island" date?
currently "Cape Rosier", |
[3] scrapped April 2012, New Bedford, MA | Photo | |||||||||||||
. Buffalo Class |
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| vessel name | official # | hull # | builder | year built | original power & drive type |
horsepower | length | beam | draft | disposition | current location | notes | photo | ||||||||||
| Buffalo | 270907 | 8478 | Bethlehem Steel; Mariners Harbor, Staten Island; NY |
1957 | 105' | 26' | to Penn Central 1968
sold 1971 to Cape Fear Towing Co. as "Fort Caswell" currently Moran "Fort Caswell", Wilmington NC. |
Wilmington, NC | repowered | Photo | |||||||||||||
| Cleveland | 270908 | 8479 | Bethlehem Steel; Mariners Harbor, Staten Island, NY |
1957 | 105' | 26' | to Penn Central 1968
sold ? to Cape Fear Towing Co. as "Fort Fisher" currently Moran "Fort Fisher", Morehead City, NC. |
Morehead City, NC | repowered | ||||||||||||||
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| vessel name | official # | hull # | builder | year built | original power & drive type |
horsepower | length | beam | draft | disposition | current location | notes | photo | ||||||||||
| New York | Dravo Corp.; Pittsburgh, PA |
1959 | EMD 12-567C
diesel-clutch |
1200 | 105' | 26' | to Penn Central 1968
sunk 1977 enroute to Crescent Towing |
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| Harrisburg | 280262 | Dravo Corp.; Pittsburgh, PA |
1959 | EMD 12-567C
diesel-clutch |
1200 | 105' | 26' | to Penn Central 1968
sold 1978 to Crescent Towing renamed "Elizabeth Smith". renamed 1993 "Louisiana". |
New Orleans, LA | [1] [2] | Photo | ||||||||||||
| Pittsburgh | 280263 | 3924 | Dravo Corp.; Pittsburgh, PA |
1959 | EMD 12-567C
diesel-clutch |
1200 | 105' | 26' | to Penn Central 1968
sold 1975 to Crescent Towing renamed "Kyle Smith". renamed 1991 "G. Shelby Friedrichs" |
New Orleans, LA | [1] [2] | Photo Photo |
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| Cincinnati | 280095 | Dravo Corp.; Pittsburgh, PA |
1959 | EMD 12-567C
diesel-clutch |
1200 | 105' | 26' | to Penn Central 1968
sold 1975 to Crescent Towing, renamed "Margaret F. Cooper" |
New Orleans, LA | [1] [2] | Photo Photo |
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| Indianapolis | 280097 | Dravo Corp.; Pittsburgh, PA |
1959 | EMD 12-567C
diesel-clutch |
1200 | 105' | 26' | to Penn Central 1968
sold 1974 to Crescent Towing renamed "Ned Ferry" |
New Orleans, LA | [1] [2] | Photo | ||||||||||||
| Jersey City | 280459 | 4025 | Dravo Corp.; Pittsburgh, PA |
1960 | EMD 12-567C
diesel-clutch |
1200 | 105' | 26' | to Penn Central 1968
sold 1974 to Crescent Towing renamed "Glenn Smith" |
New Orleans, LA | [1] [2] | Photo Photo |
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| Trenton | 280383 | Dravo Corp.; Pittsburgh, PA |
1960 | EMD 12-567C
diesel-clutch |
1200 | 105' | 26' | to Penn Central 1968
sold 1974 to Crescent Towing renamed "Jeanne". |
New Orleans, LA | [1] [2] | Photo |
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| vessel name | official # | hull # | builder | year built | original power & drive type |
horsepower | length | beam | draft | disposition | current location | notes | photo | ||||||||||
| Altoona | 203181? 203205? 203224? |
Sparrows Point Shipyard; Baltimore, MD | 1906 | 665 s 1000 d/e |
92' | 24' | 12.2' | sold 1970 | [6] gross tonnage: 186 tons net tonnage: 126 tons
repowered with diesel 1953 |
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| No. 16 | 749 | Staten Island Shipbuilding; Port Richmond, Staten Island, NY |
1924 | diesel-electric | gross tonnage: 186 tons First diesel-electric tugboat built in United States [7] |
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| Columbus | Newport News Shipbuilding; Newport News, VA |
1925 | diesel-electric | 150 | Sold 1970? | Winton engine installed in Hoboken Marine Shops | |||||||||||||||||
| Toledo | Newport News Shipbuilding; Newport News, VA |
1925 | diesel-electric | 150 | sold 1970? | Winton Engine installed in Hoboken Marine Shops | |||||||||||||||||
| Fort Wayne | Newport News Shipbuilding; Newport News, VA |
1925 | diesel-electric | 750 | originally PRR No. 18; sold 1971 |
repowered from steam
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| Elmira | Newport News Shipbuilding; Newport News, VA |
1925 | 750 | Charleston, SC | |||||||||||||||||||
| Newark | RTC Shipbuilding; Camden, NJ |
1949 | Fairbanks-Morse 38 D-8 1/8
diesel-electric |
renamed "Lewis G. Seabrook"of McAllister Towing, Charlestown. | |||||||||||||||||||
| Rahway | Ira S. Bushey & Sons; Brooklyn, NY |
1942 | details unknown, currently the "Pernell J" of an unknown company. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Fred A. Cassidy | Jakobson Shipyard; Oyster Bay, NY |
1942 | 600 | 79' | 21' | sold pre-1968 to Reichert Towing Line, Brooklyn NY. | powered with a Cleveland. renamed "Elizabeth" pre-1946. Last seen derelict in Newtown Creek, Queens, NY in 1980 | ||||||||||||||||
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| vessel name | official # | hull # | builder | year built | original power & drive type |
horsepower | length | beam | draft | disposition | current location | notes | photo |
| Tamaqua | 262886 | 207 | RTC Shipbuilding, Camden, NJ |
.1951 | Fairbanks-Morse 38D-8 1/8
diesel-clutch |
1600 | 110' | 25'6" | 12' | sold 1970 to Mobile Towing, Mobile, AL; renamed "J. Barton Greer" sank 4/1979; sold to Bisso Marine
sold 1981 to Crescent Towing, New Orleans, LA; renamed "Nonie" sold 11/1998 to Signet Maritime, Houston, TX; renamed "Signet Defender". sold 2009 to Marine Steel Transportation, NY; renamed"Edith Thornton" sold 2011 to firm in South America; renamed "Cassidy" |
South America
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rebuilt/repowered 1998 with a EMD 16-645. 2100 hp.
In Service |
Photo |
| Pottsville | 263176 | 208 | RTC Shipbuilding, Camden, NJ |
1951 | Fairbanks-Morse 38D-8 1/8
diesel-clutch |
1600 | 110' | 25'6" | 12' | sold 1966 to McAllister renamed "Michael J. McAllister"
sold 1970 to Mobile Towing Co. Mobile AL, arenamed "William A. Weber"
sold 1977 to American Pacific Industrial Leasing Corp., Portland,
OR;
sold 1978 to E. N. Bisso & Son, New Orleans, LA; sold 2008 to firm in Panama, renamed "Balviria" |
Panama | Rebuilt 2003 | Photo |
| Shamokin | 263382 | 209 | RTC Shipbuilding, Camden, NJ |
1952 | Fairbanks-Morse 38D-8 1/8
diesel-clutch |
1600 | 110' | 25'6" | 12' | sold unknown date to Tucker Towing Philadelphia, renamed 1991
"Russel B. Murray"
sold 1997 to Express Marine, Camden, NJ; |
New Jersey | Photo | |
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| Lehigh | 266683 | 222 | RTC Shipbuilding, Camden, NJ |
1954 | Fairbanks-Morse 6-38D 8 1/8 | 960 | 92'9" | 25' | 11'6" | sold 1964? to Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, Baltimore, MD;
"Lehigh"
sold 1975 to Crescent Towing, New Orleans, LA; renamed "Craig Smith" sold 2002 to firm in Mexico; renamed "Leo" |
Mexico | wheelhouse lowered, stack changed,
repowered with EMD 16-567, [5] |
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| Schuylkill | 266934 | 223 | RTC Shipbuilding, Camden, NJ |
1954 | Fairbanks-Morse 6-38D 8 1/8 | 960 | 92'9" | 25' | 11'6" | last known as "Blue B" | [5] | ||
| Delaware | 267129 | 224 | RTC Shipbuilding, Camden, NJ |
1954 | Fairbanks-Morse 6-38D 8 1/8 | 960 | 92'9" | 25' | 11'6" | sold to Hayes Towboat, Chester, PA; renamed "Big Daddy" | Chester, PA | [5] | |
| Brandywine | 267350 | 225 | RTC Shipbuilding, Camden, NJ |
1954 | Fairbanks-Morse 6-38D 8 1/8 1/8 | 960 | 92'9" | 25' | 11'6" | sold unknown date to Eastern Towboat, Boston, MA; "Brandywine" | Boston, MA | [5] | |
Footnotes: [5] These tugs were built for Reading Railroads carfloat operation on the Delaware River..
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| vessel name | official # | hull # | builder | year built | original power & drive type |
horsepower | length | beam | draft | disposition | current location | notes | photo |
| W. R. Coe | 274347 | 372 | Jakobson Shipyard; Oyster Bay, NY | 1957 | Cleveland 16-278A
diesel electric |
1800 | 100' | 27' | 12' | transferred 1959 to Norfolk & Western same name
sold 197_ to Boston Fuel Transport / Boston Towing
sold 2009 to Breakwater Marine Construction, Oyster Bay, NY |
Oyster Bay, NY | Used for shipdocking work in Norfolk, VA | |
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Information for this page came from extensive research of:
"Tugboats of New York", by George Matteson (2005 - New York University Press);
New York Harbor Railroads in Color - Volumes 1 and 2, by Thomas R. Flagg (2000, 2002 -Morning Sun Press)
Eads Johnsons Vessels of Atlantic, Pacific & Gulf Coasts, 1919
Merchant Vessels of the United States, various years
current owners of some of the surviving vessels;
as well as personal acquired knowledge.
Other tug boat related literature and publications are:
"Railroad Tugs", by Preston Cook, a four part series in the April, May, June and July 1983 issues of Railroad Model Craftsman.
"The Man Who Designed Railroad Tugs" by Preston Cook, in the May 2008 issue of Railfan & Railroad.
"Issue #44" of Rail Marine Information Group's publication "Transfer", has an excellent writeup on the GMA tugs by Alan Frazer.
Furthermore, several issues of the "Transfer" published by the Rail Marine Information Group has numerous articles on tugboats, so it is recommended that you check out their archives for more. I cannot comment on them at this time, but I am sure they are excellent resources based on the authors that have contributed to those articles.
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