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Thames was a rescue tugboat that saw service with the Royal Navy during the Second World War.. Named for the River Thames in England, she was launched in 1938.With the outbreak of the Second World War, she was acquired by the Royal Navy in June 1940.
The Tugboat Roundup is a gathering of tugboats and other vessels in celebration of maritime industry. The Waterford Tugboat Roundup is held in the late summer at the confluence of the Hudson and Mohawk Rivers in Waterford, New York. The tugs featured are river tugs and other tugs re-purposed to serve on the New York State Canal System. [15]
"Raid" boats on the Caledonian Canal, Scotland. Within boating, Raid is described as a sail and oar adventure, a leisure pursuit combining sailing and rowing.It involves a fleet of small boats capable of being rowed and sailed, exploring a coastline or inland waterway over several days, often with some competitive element.
Yankee's last major operation of the war occurred on 7 March 1865, when the tug joined USS Commodore Read, USS Delaware, USS Heliotrope and Army troops in a raid upon Hamilton's Crossing near Fredericksburg, Virginia. The force destroyed a train depot, a railroad bridge, 28 loaded freight cars, and a Confederate army wagon train.
Before committing to a new tug design, Navy Region Northwest upgraded two of the older Natick-class tugboats, [1] Menominee and Washtucna, with improved power systems and z-drive propulsion units. Experience with these and two other YTBs with improved winch and power equipment lead to the decision to build new tugs. [1]
On February 17, 1882, Cameron's force, consisting of the tugboat Victoria J. Peed and the freighter Louisa, engaged pirates at the mouth of the Rappahannock River. [10] The governor's raid resulted in the successful convictions of 41 dredgers and the forfeiture of seven boats. [11] The raid represented the high point of the governor's term. [12]
The Tugboat hitch (a.k.a. Backhanded mooring hitch or Lighterman's Hitch) is a knot ideal for heavy towing, or making fast to a post, bollard, or winch.
Pirates captured the Danish-owned Russian tugboat MV Svitzer Korsakov. The ship was held near the town of Eyl in Puntland. The American warship USS Carney shadowed the vessel preventing the pirates from resupplying until it was released along with its crew of six, on March 18, in exchange for a ransom of 700,000 dollars. [1]