Delaware

Delaware (HM2JZC)

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N 38° 47.244', W 76° 13.179'

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River Tug

— Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum —

Large sailing vessels carrying cargoes of lumber, wheat, fertilizer, and coal, were common on the Chesapeake Bay until the 1930s. With its narrow, winding rivers and shallow harbors, many of the Bay's waterways were difficult to maneuver.

Tugs like Delaware met the larger vessels and towed them nimbly into port or up rivers. By doing this, tugs prolonged the economic viability of large sailing vessels on the Bay. Today, with the expansion of coastwise trade, most freight is carried by tug and barge.


Built: 1912, Bethel DE by William H. Smith
Length: 39 ft, 8 in (12.13 m)
Beam: 11 ft, 4 in (3.47 m)
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HM NumberHM2JZC
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Placed ByChesapeake Bay Maritime Museum
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Date Added Monday, August 26th, 2019 at 8:04pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)18S E 394071 N 4293890
Decimal Degrees38.78740000, -76.21965000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 38° 47.244', W 76° 13.179'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds38° 47' 14.64" N, 76° 13' 10.74" W
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