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Sea Gallery |
For you maritime fans, this
page contains a collection of various tugboats, ships, and other
marine craft photographed in the Los Angeles/Long Beach, CA Harbor
area.
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| Subject: Foss Maritime
Co. Tugboat "Marshall Foss" |
| Location: Long Beach, CA |
| Date: 2/8/2004 |
Notes: Seen entering Long
Beach Harbor, the Marshall Foss has 6250 HP and
ASD Thruster propulsion. |
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| Subject: Long Beach
Pilot Boats "Venus" & "Polaris" |
| Location: Long Beach, CA |
| Date: 2/8/2004 |
Notes: Two of the boats from
Jacobsen Pilot Services are seen docked at the
Long Beach Pilots pier in Long Beach Harbor. |
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| Subject: Carnival
Cruises "Carnival Pride" |
| Location: Long Beach, CA |
| Date: 2/8/2004 |
Notes: The Carnival pride
is docked at the Long Beach passenger terminal.
The dome building use to house the Howard Hughes
designed Spruce Goose. |
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| Subject: Russian
'Foxtrot' Class Submarine "Scorpion" |
| Location: Long Beach, CA |
| Date: 2/8/2004 |
Notes: Shown in front of the
Queen Mary, this sub was designated as "Project
641" by the Soviet Union. Many of it's missions
are still classified. |
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| Subject: Crowley
Tugboat "Sea Cloud" |
| Location: San Pedro, CA |
| Date: 2/8/2004 |
Notes: Seen docked at the
Crowley pier, Sea Cloud has a 4962 HP twin propulsion
system. Sister boat is the Sea Robin. |
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| Subject: Sea Launch
Platform Rig & "Sea Launch Commander" |
| Location: Long Beach, CA |
| Date: 2/8/2004 |
Notes: Sea Launch is a mobile
rocket launching system consisting of a launch
platform rig and a command ship. The rockets are
launched at the equator. |
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| Subject: Wilhelmsen
Lines "Talabot" |
| Location: Long Beach, CA |
| Date: 4/9/2000 |
Notes: Built in 1979, the
Talabot is one of numerous Roll-On/Roll-Off cargo
ships operated by Wilhelmsen Lines. |
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| Subject: Crowley
Off-Shore Vessel "American Salvor" |
| Location: Long Beach, CA |
| Date: 10/21/2000 |
Notes: The American Salvor
is an anchor handling ship. Pictured at the old
Crowley base in Long Beach Harbor. |
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| Subject: Skibs-A/S
Hassel "Jo Oak" & Crowley Tugboat
"Master" |
| Location: Long Beach, CA |
| Date: 12/29/2000 |
Notes: Flagged as a Norway,
Bergen based ship, this tanker is being assisted
out of the Port of Long Beach by Crowley tractor
tug "Master". |
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| Subject: Millennium
Maritime Tugboat "Millennium Falcon" |
| Location: Long Beach, CA |
| Date: 7/15/2000 |
Notes: The Millennium Falcon
heads South through the Los Angeles Main Channel.
This tug has 4400 HP and a Z-Drive propulsion
system. |
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| Subject: Foss Maritime
Co. Tugboat "Point Fermin" |
| Location: Long Beach, CA |
| Date: 7/15/2000 |
Notes: Built by Martinac in
1976, the Point Fermin is 97' long and has 3000
HP. Sister ship is the Point Vicente. |
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| Subject: Foss Maritime
Co. Tugboat "Phillips Foss" |
| Location: Long Beach, CA |
| Date: 7/15/2000 |
Notes: Built by McDermott
in 1969, this 112' tug has a 4300 HP plant. |
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| Subject: Foss Maritime
Co. Tugboat "Point Vicente" |
| Location: Long Beach, CA |
| Date: 7/15/2000 |
Notes: Built by Martinac in
1976, the Point Fermin is 97' long and has 3000
HP. Sister ship is the Point Fermin. |
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| Subject: Foss Maritime
Co. Tugboat "Pacific Escort" |
| Location: Long Beach, CA |
| Date: 8/26/2000 |
Notes: Built by the Tacoma
Boat Building Co. in 1983, this 100' tug has a
3500 HP Voith plant. |
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| Subject: Millennium
Maritime Tugboat "Escort Eagle" |
| Location: San Pedro, CA |
| Date: 8/26/2000 |
Notes: Built by Nichols Bros.
in 1995, the Escort Eagle is 109' long, with a
3200 HP plant. |
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| Subject: Crowley
Tugboat "Admiral" |
| Location: San Pedro, CA |
| Date: 8/26/2000 |
Notes: The Admiral was built
in 1998 by Nichols Bros. This Tractor Tug is 96'
long and has a 4800 HP Voith propulsion system. |
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| Subject: Crowley
Tugs "Admiral" & "Master" |
| Location: San Pedro, CA |
| Date: 8/26/2000 |
Notes: Pictured with sister
boat Admiral, the Master was built in 1998 by
Nichols Bros. This Tractor Tug is 96' long and
has a 4800 HP Voith propulsion system. |
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| Subject: Crowley
Tugboat "Sea Robin" |
| Location: San Pedro, CA |
| Date: 8/26/2000 |
Notes: The Sea Robin was built
by McDermott in 1973 and has a 5300 HP Twin propulsion
system. |
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| Subject: Cosco Container
Ship & Crowley Tugs |
| Location: Long Beach, CA |
| Date: 8/26/2000 |
Notes: One of numerous operated
by Cosco, this container ship is seen moving through
the Long Beach Harbor under the assistance of
Crowley tugs. |
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| Subject: USNS "Cape
Isabel" & USNS "Cape Inscription" |
| Location: Long Beach, CA |
| Date: 4/16/2000 |
Notes: These two Roll-On/Roll-Off
ships are part of the USNS Ready Reserve Force.
They are stored in running condition at the old
Long Beach Navy Pier. |
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| Subject: Crowley
Tugboat "Tioga" |
| Location: Long Beach, CA |
| Date: 12/26/1999 |
Notes: Built by Tri-Star Marine
in 1994, this 4000 HP tug is 78' long. It's pictured
here while docked at the old Crowley pier. |
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| Subject: Maersk Lines
"Sine Maersk" |
| Location: Long Beach, CA |
| Date: 12/26/1999 |
Notes: This container ship
was built in 1998 and has a 6600 TEU. It's pictured
here while docked at the old Maersk piers in Long
Beach Harbor. |
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| Subject: Bulk Materials
Ship "Aramis" & Foss Tugs |
| Location: Long Beach, CA |
| Date: 4/30/2000 |
Notes: The Aramis is seen
here being assisted out of the Port of Long Beach
by Foss tugs. |
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| Subject: Crowley
Tugboat "Leader" |
| Location: Long Beach, CA |
| Date: 4/30/2000 |
Notes: The Leader was built
in 1998 by Nichols Bros. This Tractor Tug is 96'
long and has a 4800 HP Voith propulsion system. |
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| Subject: Crowley
Tugboat "Adventurer" |
| Location: Long Beach, CA |
| Date: 4/30/2000 |
Notes: Built by McDermott
in 1976, the 127' Adventurer has a 7000 HP plant. |
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| Subject: Crowley
Tugboat "Scout" |
| Location: Long Beach, CA |
| Date: 4/30/2000 |
Notes: Built by Nichols Bros.
in 1999, the Scout is 96' long and has a 4800
HP Voith propulsion system. |
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| Subject: Crowley
Tugboat "Sea Reliance" |
| Location: San Pedro, CA |
| Date: 10/14/2007 |
Notes: A rare type to see
in LA/LB, the Sea Reliance was the second of two
9280 HP tugs built by Marinette Marine Corp. Her
sister boat is Ocean Reliance. |
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| Subject: Stena Bulk
"Stena Compass" |
| Location: Wilmington, CA |
| Date: 3/16/2006 |
Notes: Built in 2006, this
brand new ship is one of Stena Bulk's 'Panamax
Class' tankers. It has a DWT of 72,600. Seen here
while docked in L.A. Harbor. |
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| Subject: Crowley
Tugs "Scout" & "Admiral" |
| Location: San Pedro, CA |
| Date: 3/4/2007 |
Notes: Pictured in their new
red and white scheme, sister boats Scout and Admiral
were built by Nichols Bros. and have 4800 HP Voith
propulsion. |
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| Subject: Millennium
Maritime Tugboat "Millennium Maverick" |
| Location: San Pedro, CA |
| Date: 3/4/2007 |
Notes: Built in 1996, this
96' tug is powered by a 4300 HP EMD plant. It's
pictured here while moving South down the Los
Angeles Main Channel. |
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| Subject: Old Los
Angeles City Fire Boat #2 |
| Location: San Pedro, CA |
| Date: 3/4/2007 |
Notes: Considered state of
the art at the time of being built in 1925, what
would eventually become Fire Boat #2 was originally
named the "Ralph J. Scott". |
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| Subject: Jumbo Ship's
"Jumbo Challenger" |
| Location: San Pedro, CA |
| Date: 3/4/2007 |
Notes: This 'D1000 Class'
ship is seen docked at Southwest Marine. A month
earlier the rear derrick snapped and a 600 ton
load partially hit the dock here. |
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| Subject: Shanghai
Zhenhua Port Machinery Co. "Zhenhua 4" |
| Location: Terminal Island, CA |
| Date: 5/8/2004 |
Notes: ZPMC manufactures a
variety of large cranes. They can transport their
cranes through on own fleet of specialized large
load ships. |
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| Subject: Tanker "Mikom
Brave" |
| Location: Wilmington, CA |
| Date: 6/7/2007 |
Notes: This Singapore flagged
tanker was built in 2000. |
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| Subject: Port of
Long Beach Fire Boat "Challenger" (#15) |
| Location: Long Beach Harbor,
CA |
| Date: 9/1/2001 |
Notes: Long Beach Fire Boat
#15 heads out onto the flats next to Pier 'F'. |
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| Subject: Millennium
Tug's "Millennium Maverick" |
| Location: San Pedro, CA |
| Date: 9/1/2001 |
Notes: "Millennium Maverick"
sits docked next to Millennium's "Escort
Eagle". |
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