Tugboat CAROL FOSS
by James Williamson
Title
Tugboat CAROL FOSS
Artist
James Williamson
Medium
Drawing - Pencil Drawing
Description
Tugboat CAROL FOSS drawing by artist James Williamson.
Artist James Williamson ASMA, Signature Member of the American Society of Marine Artists
Maritime Heritage Artwork portraying the lives invested, the youth, strength, talents, earnest steady effort and constant diligence of people over the decades that built and maintained our marine industry, business and traditions.
Tugboat CAROL FOSS was built in 1957 by TODD Shipyards of Seattle, Washington (Hull No. 15) as the CAROL FOSS for the FOSS Launch and Tug Company of Tacoma, Washington. In 1997 the tugboat was acquired by the Western Towboat Company of Seattle, Washington where she was renamed as the MARAUDER. Channel Construction Incorporated of Juneau, Alaska acquired the vessel in 2005 where the tug retained her name.
CAROL FOSS was originally powered by a single Nordberg diesel engine. In 1978 she was re-powered with a single EMD 12-645E6 diesel engine. Turning a single Lufkin reduction gear at a ratio of 4.718:1 and mounted on a steerable kort nozzle for a rated 1,600 horsepower.
Tugboats Today
Originally the tugs' purpose was the towing of ocean sailing vessels to and from their intended docks. Today, mighty engines move ships, yet these ships continue to require assistance of these powerful and responsive tugboats in and out of docks throughout Puget Sound and around the world. The construction of today’s tugboats includes the most advanced functional designs, advanced electronic navigation and mighty engines combined with the finest able-bodied crews and skilled captains. ARGH! Lads! This is seafaring.
Vintage Pacific Coast Tugboats
Artwork dedicated to the men of the Pacific Coast’s fleet of working boats, and to the gallant vessels, which will forever live in our memory. Classic Pacific Coast Tugboats: Gallant workboats with a history of nostalgic drama and color in tugboat operation on Pacific waters. Tugboats are a colorful and essential part of the Pacific Coast seascape today, just as they were a century ago.
Pushing their way through fierce storms to find a stricken ship a thousand miles at sea or sailing down a fairway on a summer afternoon with seagulls crying and catching rides on the boom of logs astern, tugboats are a colorful and essential part of the Pacific Northwest Coast today. The hiss of steam and the creak of walking beams have given way to diesel and tractor power. Tugboats are a story of brave men in powerful vessels who are not afraid to take on a mighty ocean. A history of hard-hitting sea adventures of the great ships of sail and steam alike.
Vessel Name: CAROL FOSS
USCG Doc. No.: 276766
Vessel Service: TOWING VESSEL
IMO Number: 5064673
Trade Indicator: Coastwise Unrestricted, Registry
Call Sign: WDC4403
Hull Material: STEEL
Hull Number: 15
Ship Builder: TODD Shipyard Corporation
Year Built: 1957
Length: 84.8 feet
Hull Depth: 12.8 feet
Hull Breadth: 24.3 feet
Gross Tonnage: 110
Net Tonnage: 162
Hailing Port: Seattle, Washington
Vessel Names: CAROL FOSS, MARAUDER
Vessel Owners: FOSS Launch and Tug Company, Western Towboat Company,
Channel Construction Inc.
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August 2nd, 2020
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