A big interest of mine is historic tugboats.  The following pages are in-depth coverage of specific tugs (and some other vessels), featuring their design, propulsion, history, and disposition among other details. A few of these posts cover some specific facts as well on a certain boat.   I have quite a few more of these planned!   Click the following photos to take you to each page.

D-Day plus 75 – A pair of D-Day survivors on the Great Lakes featuring the LST 393 and Tug Nash.
https://vintagedieseldesign.wordpress.com/2019/06/06/d-day-plus-75/

Another WWII Survivor – The story of the Edmund J. Moran/Barbara Andrie
https://vintagedieseldesign.wordpress.com/2019/06/09/another-wwii-survivor/

Re-purposed – The story of the Great Lakes Towing tug Ohio, and her transformation into a museum piece.
https://vintagedieseldesign.wordpress.com/2019/06/15/re-purposed/

Tugboats & Submarines – Story of the Fleet sub Cabezon, and how her engine wound up in the Tug Cornell
https://vintagedieseldesign.wordpress.com/2019/08/07/tugboats-and-submarines/

Historic Tugs I – Luna and Venus, a pair of the earliest Diesel-Electric tugs built
https://vintagedieseldesign.wordpress.com/2019/11/21/historic-tugs-i-luna-and-venus/

Aluminum in the Jungle – American Tugs in South America – Tugboats Wana and Tamarin
https://vintagedieseldesign.wordpress.com/2020/02/10/aluminum-in-the-jungle/

Tug Profiles I – The M. Moran
https://vintagedieseldesign.com/2020/12/08/tug-profiles-m-moran/

Alco’s and a WWII Survivor – Tug Hoga
https://vintagedieseldesign.com/2021/03/23/alcos-and-a-wwii-survivor/

Loss of a Museum Tug – Pegasus
https://vintagedieseldesign.com/2021/03/28/loss-of-a-museum-tug-pegasus/

A Winton Survivor – Ambrose Lightship
https://vintagedieseldesign.com/2022/11/19/a-winton-survivor-ambrose-lightship/

Tug Profiles II – Thomas E. & William J. Moran
https://vintagedieseldesign.com/2023/01/19/tug-profiles-ii-thomas-e-and-william-j-moran

Tug Turecamo Boys
https://vintagedieseldesign.com/2023/03/29/the-turecamo-boys/