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Ned Ferry #280097 Length 106 feet - Breadth 26.3 feet - Twin screw harbor tug Built 1959 by Dravo Corp., Neville Island, PA (hull #3923). (Additional Information Below Picture)
Power and machinery info from two different sources disagree: Cat 3512B diesels, repowered 2003, 3000 hp. Reintjes reduction gears, 6.12:1. Kort nozzles. GE 228 diesels, repowered 2003, 4200 hp. Reintjes reduction gears, 4:1. Kort nozzles. Originally Indianapolis, owned by Pennsylvania Railroad Company, Philadelphia, PA. Firm merged into Pennsylvania Central Transportation Company of New York, NY 1968. Sold to Crescent Towing Co., Inc., New Orleans, LA, renamed Kevin Smith 3/1974; enamed Ned Ferry 1991. Rebuilt, repowered by Bollinger Shipyards, New Orleans, LA 2003, with a complete redesign of the vessel, including the wheelhouse, with better window placement, low profile stacks for maximum visibility. The stern section and propulsion system were removed, and replaced. (Some information provided by TugboatInformation.com)
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