EFC Design 1086 (Murray Watts type): Illustrations
EFC Design 1086: 100' Wood Harbor Tug, Murray Watts Design
Click here for a larger and more complete copy of this plan from the 1920 USSB ship register: Sheet 1
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| USS Stallion (YT 120) laid up awaiting disposal, probably at Alexandria, VA, circa 1944-45. Prior to her retirement, she had been station tug at Naval Torpedo Station Alexandria. Her May 1944 reclassification from YT 120 to YTM 120 is not reflected on her bow or name board. (NHHC: NH 94104) (Click photo to enlarge) |
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Steam tug Hawk (Design 1086) Under construction at Gibbs Gas Engine, Jacksonville, FL, circa early 1920. Photo No. None Source: International Marine Engineering, April 1920, p.271 |
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Steam tug Setter (Design 1086) Shown with USSB funnel markings soon after completion in late 1919 at Manitowoc, Wisc. After a failed sale in 1920 the USSB succeeded in selling her under the same name in 1922. This photo represents the original configuration of the class. Photo No. None Source: Historical Collections of the Great Lakes, Bowling Green State University |
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USS Stallion (YT 120, Design 1086) This tug was completed in 1920 as Stallion, acquired by the Navy on 22 September 1931, and assigned to the 5th Naval District. She is shown at Norfolk during the mid-1930s. Photo No. None Source: NavSource |
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Steam tug Richard J. Moran (Design 1086) This tug was completed in 1920 as Condor. She was purchased in 1935 by the Moran Towing Corp. from a previous owner and renamed. The other tug is probably sister E. F. Moran Jr., originally Cockatoo. Photo No. None Source: www.tugboatinformation.com/tug.cfm?id=791 |
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Steam tug Isabel A. McAllister (Design 1086) This tug was completed in 1920 as Whistler. She was purchased in 1936 by the McAllister Towing and Transportion Co. from a previous owner and renamed. Photo No. None Source: www.tugboatinformation.com/tug.cfm?id=2637 |
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USS YT 213 (ex Hawk, Design 1086) This tug was completed 1920 as Hawk, acquired by the Navy on 12 August 1941, and placed in service in the 5th Naval District on 29 November 1941. She is shown underway off the Norfolk Navy Yard on 24 March 1942. Photo No. NARA 19-N-28459 Source: NavSource |
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Steam tug Capt. C. Mathiasen (Design 1086) This tug was completed in 1919 as Energy. She was purchased in 1946 by the Mathiasen Transportation Co. from a previous owner and renamed. She was one of the Design 1036 and 1086 tugs whose pilot houses were raised by their owners, possibly to provide visibility over barges being towed alongside. Photo No. None Source: Historical Collections of the Great Lakes, Bowling Green State University |
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