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USCG 65' Small harbor tug

USCG 65' Small harbor tug

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The USCG 65' small harbor tug is a class of fifteen tugs used by the United States Coast Guard for search and rescue, law enforcement, aids-to-navigation work and light icebreaking. The tugs are capable of breaking 18 in (0.46 m) of ice with propulsion ahead and 21 in (0.53 m) of ice backing and ramming.[2] They were designed with steel hulls to replace the 64 ft (20 m) wooden-hulled tugs that had been in service since the 1940s and were built by Gibbs Gas Engine Company, Jacksonville, Florida;[3] Barbour Boat Works of New Bern, North Carolina;[4] and Western Boat Builders Corporation, Tacoma, Washington[5] from 1961 to 1967. They were originally powered by a single 400 horsepower diesel engine, however several have been re-powered with 500 horsepower main drive engines since they were constructed.[1]

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  1. [N 1]
    Currently is M/V Swivel owned and operated by Governors Island Preservation and Education Corporation (GIPEC), Governors Island, New York[7]
  2. [N 2]
    Currently Training Vessel Towline owned and operated by Massachusetts Maritime Academy, Buzzard's Bay, Massachusetts[8]
  3. [N 3]
    Currently is Training Vessel Growler owned and operated by U.S. Merchant Marine Academy, Kings Point, New York[9]
  4. [N 4]
    Currently is Research Vessel Clifford A. Barnes owned by the National Science Foundation and operated by the University of Washington, School of Oceanography[10]
Citations
  1. [1]
    "65-foot Small Harbor Tug (WYTL)", Assets: Aircraft, Boats, and Cutters, U.S. Coast Guard
  2. [2]
    USCGC Chock (WYTL-65602), Data Sheet (26 September 2012), U.S. Coast Guard
  3. [3]
    "Gibbs Gas Engine Company"' Small Shipbuilders and Boatbuilders List, Shipbuilding History.com
  4. [4]
    "Barbour Boat Works", Small Shipbuilders and Boatbuilders List, Shipbuilding History.com
  5. [5]
    "Western Boat Builders Corp.", Small Shipbuilders and Boatbuilders List, Shipbuilding History.com
  6. [6]
    Scheina, pp 105-106
  7. [7]
    "Governors Island Alternative Transportation Study", (2012), p 16, John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center
  8. [8]
    "Marine Facilities", Our Campus, Massachusetts Maritime Academy
  9. [9]
    T/V Growler, About USMMA/Our fleet, U.S. Merchant Marine Academy
  10. [10]
    "R/V Barnes", School of Oceanography website, University of Washington
References cited
  • "65-foot Small Harbor Tug (WYTL)" (asp). Assets: Aircraft, Boats, and Cutters. U.S. Coast Guard. Retrieved 8 October 2013.
  • "Barbour Boat Works". Small Shipbuilders and Boatbuilders List. Shipbuilding History.com. Retrieved 10 October 2013.
  • "Gibbs Gas Engine Company". Small Shipbuilders and Boatbuilders List. Shipbuilding History.com. Retrieved 10 October 2013.
  • "Governors Island Alternative Transportation Study" (PDF). John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center. 2012. Retrieved 10 October 2013.
  • "Marine Facilities". Our Campus. Massachusetts Maritime Academy. Retrieved 10 October 2013.
  • "R/V Barnes". School of Oceanography website. University of Washington. Retrieved 2 October 2013.
  • "T/V Growler". About USMMA/Our fleet. U.S. Merchant Marine Academy. Retrieved 10 October 2013.
  • "USCGC CHOCK (WYTL-65602)" (PDF). Data Sheet (26 September 2012). U.S. Coast Guard. Retrieved 10 October 2013.
  • "Western Boat Builders Corp". Small Shipbuilders and Boatbuilders List. Shipbuilding History.com. Retrieved 10 October 2013.
  • Scheina, Robert L. (1990). U.S. Coast Guard Cutters & Craft, 1946–1990. Naval Institute Press, Annapolis, Maryland. ISBN 978-0-87021-719-7.
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