Tugboat Enthusiasts Society

General Tug Info

What is a tugboat? a towboat? Not sure, well you have come to the right page.

Please bear with us as we build this section. Submissions of articles and photos for Tugboat Information Features are welcomed. Thanks!.

Tug News	Hugh Ware's Tug News Briefs - 2007
	NHRR tug *Bumblebee* - August 2007

Stories	Chessie System Railroads - Ship Docking
	Chessie System Railroads - Ship Undocking

Information	Tugboats and Towboats (Start Here)
	What You See, What You Don't See
	Tugboat Terminology (being developed)
	Docking Tugs
	Harbor Tugs (article needed)
	Canal Tugs (article needed)
	Railroad Tugs
	Coastal Tugs (history - article needed)
	Modern Coastal Towing Tugs (article needed)
	Notch Tugs and Articulated Tug-Barge ATB
	Modern Ocean Towing Tugs
	Traditional Seagoing Tugs
	Gulf Coast Tug Designs
	River Towboats (article needed)
	Other Commercial Tugboats (future project)
	U.S. Military Tugboats (future project)
	U. S. Coast Guard Tugs
	Tugboat Tour (Lehigh Valley Railroad Tug)
	Tugboat Interior Tour (Current)
	Steam Tug Machinery
	Diesel Tug Machinery
	Marine Diesel Engines - Winton 129-6
	Marine Diesel Engines - Cooper Bessemer LS
	Marine Diesel Engines - Detroit Diesel 71
	Marine Diesel Engines - FM 38D-8-1/8
	Marine Diesel Engines - Enterprise
	Marine Diesel Engines - EMD 645/710

Documents	Nautical Gazette

Model Tugs	Models - Part One
	Models - Part Two

Meetings	Note: this is an archive of past meeting notices
	maintained to give you a look at our activities.
	2006 Portland, Maine
	2007 Waterford, New York

Books	Hugh Ware's Book Reviews - Part One
	Hugh Ware's Book Reviews - Part Two

	Virginia Thorndike - On Tugboats