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Wilmington
Tug Inaugurating |
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The
tug Captain Harry, Wilmington Tug’s newest Z-Drive “tractor” tug, called in the Port of Wilmington, Delaware on her inaugural sail to her home port on December 21st. Wilmington Tug, the largest ship docking tug company on the Delaware River and the only one that is locally-owned, operates out of the Port of Wilmington. |
Wilmington Tug’s new Z-Drive “tractor” tug, The Captain Harry, docked at her home Port, the Port of Wilmington, DE |
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The Captain Harry was named after Captain Harry H. Rowland, Sr., who founded Wilmington Tug in 1965. She was designed by naval architect Robert Allan of Vancouver, British Columbia, and built by Washburn and Doughty of East Booth Bay, Maine. The new tug has greater escorting capabilities for larger vessels compared with Wilmington Tug’s five other tractor tugs, due to her twin Detroit Diesel 2,100 hp engines driving a Rolls Royce Z-Drive propulsion system. Captain Harry is 80 ft. long, has a 32 ft. beam and achieves speed up to 12.5 knots. “We built Captain Harry to serve larger vessels with greater safety and efficiency”, remarks Wilmington Tug President H. Hickman Rowland, Jr. Founded
in 1923, the Port of Wilmington is an important asset for
the local and regional economy, generating more than 5,800 jobs and
contributing over $22 million in annual tax revenues to State and local
government. The Port is
owned and operated by the Diamond State Port Corporation, a corporation
of the State of Delaware. For
further information, digital photos, free tours of the Port and free
speakers contact: |
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