Brooklyn Tugboat

The Brooklyn
The Brooklyn was built in 1910 and owned by the New York Dock Co. Steam powered all her career, she was retired and left to languish in a harbor. Elipsis Yachts restored her, and now uses her as a workboat in their yard. She was one of many railroad tugs, designed to transfer railroad cars from one side of New York to the other on barges known as car floats. Railroad tugs almost always towed barges alongside, with one car floating on each side, hence the heavy guards and the use of single posts instead of H-bits. Railroad tugs were characterized by long houses because there was no need of towing space aft. Not just your average tug, the Brooklyn has the characteristics that set the early tugs apart. Enjoy!