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Download or read book American Steam Vessels Series: Towboats and tugs written by and published by . This book was released on 1962 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : George Swede
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
ISBN 13 : 1453572392
Total Pages : 174 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (535 download)
Download or read book The Steam Tug written by George Swede and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2010-09-30 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Steam Tug is a historical read about the evolution of the steam engine and steam tug. Developed and patented in England in 1737, the author takes the reader to the end of the roaring 1850s in New York Harbor. It was not until 1807 that Robert Fulton introduced the first commercially successful steamboat the “Clermont” on the Hudson River in New York. In the early 1800s sailing ships entering the harbor would lie at anchor in Sandy Hook for days and weeks waiting for wind to power them into the harbor so they could offload their cargo. Due to the expansion of shipping and commerce during the mid 1800s, sailing ships realized that small steam ferries operating between Staten Island and lower Manhattan could tow them into local wharfs to discharge their cargo and begin loading domestic goods to distant ports abroad saving valuable time. With the advent of large clipper ships, increased commerce and advanced steam boats, would lead to the rise and birth of a new industry, The Towing Business.
Download or read book Towboats and Tugs written by and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Chuck Fowler
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780738559728
Total Pages : 132 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (597 download)
Download or read book Tugboats on Puget Sound written by Chuck Fowler and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2009 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: While square-rigged sailing ships, steamboats and ferries, and ever-larger cruise and cargo-carrying vessels have made their mark on Puget Sound's maritime history, no other vessels have captured the imagination of shore-bound seafarers like tugboats. Beginning in the 1850s when the first steam-powered tugboats arrived in the Sound from the East Coast via San Francisco, company owners and their crews competed fiercely for business, towing ships, log rafts, and barges. The magnetic attraction of powerful, tough tugs both large and small is unexplainable but enduring. This book, featuring about 200 rare historic images and carefully researched text, tells the colorful story of tug boating on Puget Sound.
Author : Franz Von Riedel
Publisher : Enthusiast Books
ISBN 13 : 9781583881927
Total Pages : 160 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (819 download)
Download or read book Tugboats of the Great Lakes written by Franz Von Riedel and published by Enthusiast Books. This book was released on 2007-06-01 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the early days of commercial navigation on the waterways of the Great Lakes, tugboats have been needed to guide the ships in and out of the newly constructed ports. As the means of transportation progressed from wooden schooners to large steel steamships, the tugboat also grew in size. This book takes an in-depth look into the ancient practices of Great Lakes ice-breaking, ship-assistance and towing. At the turn of the century, the towing industry changed forever with the consolidation of fleets and the design of the low-profile powerful steam ship-docking tug. This "G-Tug" design has become known all around the world and these same 80-year old tugs are still the primary workhorse in most harbors on the Lakes today. Many other designs, unique to the fresh waters of the Great Lakes are profiled in this book. The severe climate of the Great Lakes region is brutal on the equipment and the tugs are built tough, for heavy ice breaking. A new class of powerful Coast Guard ice-breaking tugs came out in the 1940s. Today, many of these "WYTM" class tugs survive in commercial service on the Lakes. The Lakes have always been home to a large fleet of U.S. Army Corps of Engineers tugs. Additionally, U.S. Army auctions have brought many government-class tugs such as LTs, STs, and DPCs to the Lakes in the hands of private and commercial operators. In the rivers that feed the busy port of Chicago and all throughout New York State on the Erie Canal, a rare species of tug can be found-the famous "canallers" which are also featured in this volume.
Author : George Matteson
Publisher : NYU Press
ISBN 13 : 0814757081
Total Pages : 278 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (147 download)
Download or read book Tugboats of New York written by George Matteson and published by NYU Press. This book was released on 2005-10 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Museum, brings his intimate knowledge of the boats, their work, surroundings, and crew to his account. The volume is oversize: 12x9". Annotation 2005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com).
Author : Samuel Ward Stanton
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book American Steam Vessels Series written by Samuel Ward Stanton and published by . This book was released on 1962 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 52 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (89 download)
Download or read book American Steam Vessels Series: Hudson River steamboats written by and published by . This book was released on 1962 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Samuel Ward Stanton
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 512 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book American Steam Vessels written by Samuel Ward Stanton and published by . This book was released on 1895 with total page 512 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Frederick Way
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 144 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Directory of Steam Towboats of the Mississippi River System, Past and Present written by Frederick Way and published by . This book was released on 1946 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Phil N. Thomas
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780905184074
Total Pages : 217 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (84 download)
Download or read book British Steam Tugs written by Phil N. Thomas and published by . This book was released on 1983 with total page 217 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is beautifully produced and a must for anyone at all interested in these fascinating craft, MODEL BOATS. A full history covering early tugs, wood iron and steel paddle `tugs', harbour, seeking and coastal screw tugs, and ocean tugs. Thames craft tugs, tenders and passenger carrying tugs, naval and wartime tugs. Tug owners and builders. Tug construction, engines and deck gear. Over 1000 steam tugs and 400 owners are covered. The 85 tug plans range from 1833 to 1956 and 29 colour profiles will be of interest to modellers. More than 90 photographs (some colour), sketches, and colour diagram of 88 funnel colours.
Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries. Subcommittee on Coast Guard, Coast and Geodetic Survey, and Navigation
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 502 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (18 download)
Download or read book Towboat Regulations written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries. Subcommittee on Coast Guard, Coast and Geodetic Survey, and Navigation and published by . This book was released on 1965 with total page 502 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Considers legislation to authorize Coast Guard regulation of towing vessels propelled by means other than steam. Also considers H.R. 7491, to provide for licensing of officers of towing vessels propelled by machinery.
Author : Paul Farrell
Publisher : National Geographic Books
ISBN 13 : 0393069311
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (93 download)
Download or read book Tugboats Illustrated written by Paul Farrell and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2016-11-29 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A gorgeously detailed guide to the evolution, design, and role of tugboats, from the earliest days of steam to today’s most advanced ocean-going workboats. From river to harbor to ocean, tugboats are among the most ubiquitous but underappreciated craft afloat. Whether maneuvering ships out from between tight harbor finger piers, pushing rafts of forty barges up the Mississippi, towing enormous oil rigs, or just delivering huge piles of gravel to a river port near you, tugs exude a sense of genial strength guided by the wise experience of their crews. We can admire the precision of their coordination, the determination in their movements, the glow of signal lights at night, silently communicating their condition and intentions to vessels nearby. It is nearly impossible not to be intrigued and impressed by the way tugs work. In Tugboats Illustrated, Paul Farrell traces the evolution, design, and role of tugboats, ranging from the first steam-powered tug to today’s hyper-specialized offshore workboats. Through extensive photographs, dynamic drawings, and enlightening diagrams, he explores the development of these hard-working boats, always shaped by the demands of their waterborne environment, by an ever-present element of danger, and by advancements in technology. Whether making impossible turns in small spaces, crashing through huge swells, pushing or pulling or prodding or coaxing or escorting, we come to understand not only what tugs do, but how physics and engineering allow them to do it. From the deck layout of a nineteenth-century sidewheel tug to the mechanics of barge towing—whether by humans, mules, steam or diesel engines—to the advantages of various types and configurations of propulsion systems, to the operation of an oil rig anchor-handling tug/supply vessel, Tugboats Illustrated is a comprehensive tribute to these beloved workhorses of the sea and their intrepid crews.
Author : Jim Shaw
Publisher : MetroBooks (NY)
ISBN 13 : 9781586630393
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (33 download)
Download or read book Tugboats written by Jim Shaw and published by MetroBooks (NY). This book was released on 2000-11 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Powerful workhorses whose size belies their might, tugboats are the unsung heroes of our harbors, seas, and inland waterways. From helping large, awkward ships make their way in and out of busy ports to towing huge aircraft carriers great distances on the open ocean, these helpful little boats perform a wide variety of crucial roles. Packed with amazing photographs and informative text, Tugboats explores the fascinating world of these powerhouses, including: -- The intriguing evolution of the tug, from early steam-powered vessels with paddlewheels to the latest developments in tugboat technology -- The ins and outs of modern-day North American tugboat operations along the East, West, and Gulf Coasts, on the Great Lakes, and on major rivers
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 52 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (89 download)
Download or read book American Steam Vessels Series: Long Island Sound and Narragansett Bay steam vessels written by and published by . This book was released on 1962 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Steven Lang
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 532 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (321 download)
Download or read book On the Hawser written by Steven Lang and published by . This book was released on 1980 with total page 532 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A book that is every harbor watcher's dream ... fascinating and often very beautiful photographs of tugs doing what they do best ... from the year 1836 to the present.
Download or read book American Steam Vessels Series written by and published by . This book was released on 1968 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
