Improvements made to fit tug for handling 975-ft semiintegrated tow of 15 barges, which will carry crude oil up Mississippi and Ohio Rivers; carrying capacity 140,000 bbl; tow can be broken into two sections, which may be dropped at way points without affecting towing efficiency; Ashland has length of 152 1/2 ft, width of 31 and draft of 7 ft 9 in.; equipment includes Kort Nozzles, Diesel engines and pilothouse control.


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    Title :

    New power for towboat Ashland


    Additional title:

    Motorship


    Contributors:

    Published in:

    Motorship ; 33 , n 9


    Publication date :

    1948


    Size :

    2 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English


    Keywords :


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