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Esso Tug No. 9 - (1950-1955)
See also : Esso Vermont - ( 1955-1966)
"Esso Tug No. 9," first Diesel-Electric tug in the Esso Standard Oil Company fleet.
From : PACIFIC MARINE REVIEW, Volume 46, OCTOBER 1950
Esso Tug No. 9 Standard Oil's Firsl Diesel Tug in New York Harbor
ONE of the largest privately owned merchant fleets in the world serves petroleum exclusively, and sails under the Esso house flags of the various Standard Oil Company ( N.J. ) affiliates. The major part of the fleet con-sists of oceangoing tankers up to 26,000 tons dead-weight each. There are also a host of smaller craft, in-cluding LST's in offshore drilling, and tugs used for barge hauling and for docking their big sisters. In the New
York harbor area, the Inland Waterways Division of the Esso Standard Oil Company has eight tugs docking
and undocking ocean-going oil carriers, and towing barges.
But it was only in recent weeks that Standard Oil acquired its first Diesel-Electric tug for domestic operation, Esso Tug No. 9. Built by the Gulfport Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company, she is the latest of a long series of General Motors Standardized tugs of about her size and power, from which "bugs" often associated with new design have been eliminated as the result of hundreds of thousands of miles of heavy-duty service in many parts of two hemispheres, to which these little vessels have gone under their own power.
Esso Tug No. 9 is owned by the Esso Standard Oil Company (Inland Waterways Division), operaring and marketing affiliate of the Standard Oil Company (N. J.).
Her maiden trip from Port Arthur to Hudson River - a distance of 1829 nautical miles, buoy to buoy - was ma-de in six days and eight minutes, or an average speed of 12.69 knots. The weather was moderate, but occa-sional squalls were encountered.
The main engine of the vessel is a General Motors Model 12-278A Diesel, which develops 1200 b.hp. at 750 r.p.m. It drives an 814-kw., 560-volt, 1454-amp., d.c. generator that furnishes current to the electric propelling motor turning at 875 r.p.m., but geared down to the propeller shaft, the latter turning at 200 r.p.m., at full speed, and delivering approximately 1050 s.hp. to the propeller. There are 12 V-arranged power cylinders, each 8.75" in diameter by 10.5" stroke, operating on the two-cycle principle.
Esso Tug No. 9 is completely packed with power, for her main engine and generator together are less than 25 feet long by 6 feet wide. This small overall size for 1200 b.hp. allows ample room in the machinery com-partment for the auxiliary equipment, fuel and lube oil tanks, and for the engine room crew to move around freely.
The vessel has an overall length of 102 feet. Her mean breadth is 25 feet, and her molded depth 12 feet, 4 inches; while the molded draft is 10 feet, 1 inch. She is registered at 192 gross tons and 82 net tons. She
was designed by Tarns, Inc., New York City, in cooperation with the builder's engineering department.
A crew of ten is carried. They work 12 hours (six on and six off) for 20 days, then go ashore for 10 days, a substitute crew taking over during that period. The permanent crew consists of captain, mate, chief engineer, assistant engineer, cook, four deck hands and a day man.
The skipper's quarters are located in the after part of the pilot house.
On the main deck, the mate's quarters on the port side has two berths, and the cook's cabin to starboard has one berth. Alongside the cook's cabin is the companion way to the crew's quarters below, where there are six berths, or more than sufficient for the present crew. Next on the main deck comes the galley, then a toilet and shower, and the engine room opening with its entrances to the two engineers' cabins, one of which has two berths.
The entire tug is equipped in a modern way, and includes radar, direction finder, and radio-telephone system.
 George W. Codrington, Vice President of General Motors and general manager of Cleveland Diesel, and
President Stanley C. Hope of Esso Standard Oil Connpany, inspect ESSO TUG NO. 9's GM Diesel.
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Registered: LR66-67:510870
(USA)ON 260175
197 GRT, 82 NRT, (102'2"(96'0")x25'1"(25'0")x11'6"(12'6"))
1 scr, d-e, 1 el-mot.1020shp, diesel 2tew 12cyl (1946) GM Detroit, 1200bhp, sp 12kn
ESSO TUG No 9
1950: Built by "Gulfport Shipbuilding Corp" at Port Arthur, Tx.(USA)
1950: delivered to "Esso Standard Oil Co" at Wilmington, Del.(USA)
(USA flag, regd Wilmington, ON 260175, c/s WC8466)
1955: To "ESSO (Humble Oil & Refining Co)" at Wilmington, Del.(USA), renamed ESSO VERMONT
1966: still in service
fate unknown
The Miramar Ship Index for "ESSO TUG No.9"
IDNo:
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17089
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Year:
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1950
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Name:
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ESSO TUG No.9
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Launch Date:
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Type:
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Tug
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Date of completion:
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Flag:
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USA
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Keel:
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DWT:
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Yard No:
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350
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Length overall:
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Ship Design:
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LPP:
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Country of build:
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USA
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Beam:
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Builder:
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Gulfport
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Material of build:
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Location of yard:
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Port Arthur
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Number of screws/Mchy/Speed(kn):
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Subsequent History:
1955 ESSO VERMONT - 1966 VERMONT - 1967 PHOENIX -
1982 ANNA MAE - 1998 RELENTLESS
Disposal Data:
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History:
ON
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LR/IMO
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ID
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Year
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Name
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Tons
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Change
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Main Owner
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17089
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1950
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ESSO TUG No.8
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197
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1946
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Esso Standard Oil Co.
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17089
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1950
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ESSO VERMONT
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197
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1955
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Esso Standard Oil Co.
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17089
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1950
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VERMONT
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197
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1966
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17089
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1950
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PHOENIX
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197
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1967
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17089
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1950
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ANNA MAE
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197
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1982
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17089
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1950
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RELENTLESS
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197
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1998
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United Newport Towing
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