Ralph Youst wrote:
"Chris
That is correct. Our tug was Army surplus purchased near Atlanta GA and did have a Buda diesel engine.
R,"
Thank you, Ralph.  You'd never think of the Army having a Navy.
I heard that at one time the Army had more small boats than the Navy.
When I was stationed in Korea in the late 60's,
it was the 65' Army tugs that helped any ship with a military cargo in and out of port.
I bet yours is 45' long.  Was yours built in 1954?  That was a very good year for Army shipbuilding.
They were built like little ships.  All steel, dry stack, watertight doors, and external hatches, and woven metal protecting external wiring.
Chris Byer
Cathedral City, CA

We had another boat that was 65' long but I am not sure if it came from the
Army or not. The boat's name was THE DOROTHY when we had her. Perhaps you
will recognize her shape -
http://tinyurl.com/4awq6jj
(and yes, in the 2nd picture I was the kid in the doorway so maybe that
photo is 50 years old? That is the original Brigantine Bridge in the
background and the photo was taken from the sea wall in Atlantic City at
Gardners Basin directly across from the Coast Guard Station).
She was originally put into service as a fire boat and had a water pump
mounted under the bow. My dad (who was a diesel mechanic, welder and tug
captain) removed that pump and installed a  fuel tank.
Then he cut off the engine room house and removed the original engine. He
replaced it with
My dad once wrote me the following about her -
The Dorothy was fully tugboat shaped except for the flare in the bow, It was
built for a fire boat had a small powered drive engine and a large engine
powering the fire pump fwd. . Also had a fire monitor ( canon like ) mounted
atop of the pilot house. I do not know the year it was built. We modified
the rear cabin cutting the aft end off about 15ft and made room to build &
install tow bits more fwd. and repowered with 2  GM 610 engines ( 500 HP )
with a 4 to 1 reduction gear. Also added a 1000 gal fuel tank fwd. I worked
a full year rebuilding it before we could use it. Then installed a hot water
boiler with radiators
, marine radio , depth finder, 25 mile radar all myself with a sometimes
helper.
And this is her after she was completed
http://tinyurl.com/4gdo4cb

Both the DOROTHY and the KEN JW were used to tow the nuclear reactor to
Oyster Creek in Upper Township NJ from the ocean across Barnegat Bay and up
into Oyster Creek. The reactor was brought down from NY by a larger tug
whose draft was too deep to make the last part of the tow.
http://www.alphacompservices.com/Family/Mom&Dad/Tugboats/NucReactor.jpg
Here is the reactor and the KEN JW at the end of the tow
http://tinyurl.com/ozzaht6
and my Dad standing by
http://tinyurl.com/o7a45v9

here my Dad made a simple crude articulating rudder by welding some agle
iron onto the trailing edge of the rudder
http://tinyurl.com/388h2am
and his explanation of it
http://tinyurl.com/2uwajjm

I was very close to growing up to be a tug captain in our family business
but the Lord had other plans for me.......
R.

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When I was stationed in Korea in the late 60's, it was the 65' Army tugs
that helped any ship with a military cargo in and out of port.
Chris Byer
Cathedral City, CA