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Description
What began as the 125' Steam Tug Winthrop(Hull 81) built by Charles Hillman in Philadelphia for the Staples Coal Company in 1897, became the Armed Tug Osceola commissioned in 1898 by the United States Navy for Combat in the Spanish American War. Offerd here are full size plans(2) for this legendary tugboat. They are meticulously hand drawn in pencil(Nov. 20th, 1962), an exact copy of the original 1896 set. The specs. of the Winthrop are as following:
Gross Tonnage: 352.35
Net Tonnage: 239.60
Length: 125.4 FT
Breadth: 26'3"
Depth: 15'0"
HP: 600
Scale: 3/8"=1'
Copied from original drawing dated July 16th, 1896 on November 11th, 1962 following from U.S. Customs "Blue Book" 1896.
Gross Tonnage: 352.35
Net Tonnage: 239.60
Length: 125.4 FT
Breadth: 26'3"
Depth: 15'0"
HP: 600
Scale: 3/8"=1'
Copied from original drawing dated July 16th, 1896 on November 11th, 1962 following from U.S. Customs "Blue Book" 1896.
The tables on which these plans are laid out are 6 Foot by Thirty Inches for reference.
All of the Plans, Photos and Prints of Boats and Ships offered come from a large estate auction in Pennsyvania I attended several years ago. The treasures offered at this auction belonged to a Master Model Builder who was very involved with the Philadelphia Ship Model Society.His collection covered a lifetime's enthusiasm for everything Maritime, including correspondance and materials from Historical Societys and Shipyards throughout the world. I personally spent the better part of twenty years working first on crewboats in the Gulf and afterward many different Seagoing Tugboats based out of Staten Island New York and just love seeing the older plans and prints that were offered at this once in a lifetime auction. Please don't hesitate to ask any questions and enjoy.
All of the Plans, Photos and Prints of Boats and Ships offered come from a large estate auction in Pennsyvania I attended several years ago. The treasures offered at this auction belonged to a Master Model Builder who was very involved with the Philadelphia Ship Model Society.His collection covered a lifetime's enthusiasm for everything Maritime, including correspondance and materials from Historical Societys and Shipyards throughout the world. I personally spent the better part of twenty years working first on crewboats in the Gulf and afterward many different Seagoing Tugboats based out of Staten Island New York and just love seeing the older plans and prints that were offered at this once in a lifetime auction. Please don't hesitate to ask any questions and enjoy.
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