Tugboat Ned Merrick, built by Southern Shipbuilding Corp for Canal Barge Co, is designed especially for pushing up to 12,000 ton petrochemical tows from Houston area to Chicago; length 145 ft, beam 35 ft, depth 11 ft; 2 1640-hp 12-567 GM diesels move vessel through water under load at better than 13 mph. (See also Rivers and Harbors v 46 n 3 Mar 1961 p 18-19)


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    Title :

    20 days round-trip [midline ellipsis] Houston to Chicago


    Additional title:

    Mar Eng


    Published in:

    Publication date :

    1961


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English


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