Tugboats Illustrated - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Tugboats Illustrated write by Paul Farrell. This book was released on 2016-11-29. Tugboats Illustrated available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. A gorgeously detailed guide to the evolution, design, and role of tugboats, from the earliest days of steam to today’s most advanced ocean-going workboats. From river to harbor to ocean, tugboats are among the most ubiquitous but underappreciated craft afloat. Whether maneuvering ships out from between tight harbor finger piers, pushing rafts of forty barges up the Mississippi, towing enormous oil rigs, or just delivering huge piles of gravel to a river port near you, tugs exude a sense of genial strength guided by the wise experience of their crews. We can admire the precision of their coordination, the determination in their movements, the glow of signal lights at night, silently communicating their condition and intentions to vessels nearby. It is nearly impossible not to be intrigued and impressed by the way tugs work. In Tugboats Illustrated, Paul Farrell traces the evolution, design, and role of tugboats, ranging from the first steam-powered tug to today’s hyper-specialized offshore workboats. Through extensive photographs, dynamic drawings, and enlightening diagrams, he explores the development of these hard-working boats, always shaped by the demands of their waterborne environment, by an ever-present element of danger, and by advancements in technology. Whether making impossible turns in small spaces, crashing through huge swells, pushing or pulling or prodding or coaxing or escorting, we come to understand not only what tugs do, but how physics and engineering allow them to do it. From the deck layout of a nineteenth-century sidewheel tug to the mechanics of barge towing—whether by humans, mules, steam or diesel engines—to the advantages of various types and configurations of propulsion systems, to the operation of an oil rig anchor-handling tug/supply vessel, Tugboats Illustrated is a comprehensive tribute to these beloved workhorses of the sea and their intrepid crews.
Scuffy the Tugboat
Scuffy the Tugboat - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Scuffy the Tugboat write by Gertrude Crampton. This book was released on 2010-05-25. Scuffy the Tugboat available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Meant for “bigger things,” Scuffy the Tugboat sets off to explore the world. But on his daring adventure Scuffy realizes that home is where he’d rather be, sailing in his bathtub. For over 50 years, parents and children have cherished this classic Little Golden Book.
Tugboats of New York
Tugboats of New York - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Tugboats of New York write by George Matteson. This book was released on 2007-10. Tugboats of New York available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Rich with first-person anecdotes of life on the New York waterways and 150 black-and-white photographs, this volume will fascinate readers interested in New York history, boating and maritime history.
Tugboats on Puget Sound
Tugboats on Puget Sound - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Tugboats on Puget Sound write by Chuck Fowler. This book was released on 2009. Tugboats on Puget Sound available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. While square-rigged sailing ships, steamboats and ferries, and ever-larger cruise and cargo-carrying vessels have made their mark on Puget Sound's maritime history, no other vessels have captured the imagination of shore-bound seafarers like tugboats. Beginning in the 1850s when the first steam-powered tugboats arrived in the Sound from the East Coast via San Francisco, company owners and their crews competed fiercely for business, towing ships, log rafts, and barges. The magnetic attraction of powerful, tough tugs both large and small is unexplainable but enduring. This book, featuring about 200 rare historic images and carefully researched text, tells the colorful story of tug boating on Puget Sound.
Tugga-Tugga Tugboat
Tugga-Tugga Tugboat - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Tugga-Tugga Tugboat write by Kevin Lewis. This book was released on 2014-07-29. Tugga-Tugga Tugboat available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Available for the first time as an eBook read by the author! Kevin Lewis and Daniel Kirk team up for another classic rhyming picture book, and bath time has never been so much fun. Tankers, barges, and boats of all shapes and sizes come to life in this aquatic adventure featuring a determined tugboat and his crew. Daniel Kirk’s colorful illustrations and Kevin Lewis’s exuberant narration will make this story a hit with young seafarers everywhere.
