W. O. Decker
W. O. Decker | |
Location | Pier 16, South Street Seaport, New York, New York |
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Coordinates | 40°42′19″N 74°0′11″W / 40.70528°N 74.00306°WCoordinates: 40°42′19″N 74°0′11″W / 40.70528°N 74.00306°W |
Built | 1930 |
Architect | Russell & Co. |
NRHP reference No. | 96000962[1] |
Added to NRHP | September 13, 1996 |
The W. O. Decker is a 52 foot[2] wooden tugboat built in Long Island City in 1930 as the Russell I for the Newtown Creek Towing Company.[3] The Decker tugboat company on Staten Island bought and renamed the boat in 1946. She was originally steam powered before being refitted with a 175 hp diesel engine.[2] In 1986, she was donated to the South Street Seaport Museum in Manhattan, where she remains today under restoration. She was added to the National Register of Historic Places on September 13, 1996.
References[]
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ a b "Tug W.O. Decker". Tug 44. Retrieved 1 December 2013.
- ^ "W.O. Decker". South Street Seaport Museum. Archived from the original on 19 May 2013. Retrieved 1 December 2013.
External links[]
Media related to W. O. Decker (tugboat, 1930) at Wikimedia Commons
Categories:
- Ships on the National Register of Historic Places in Manhattan
- 1930 ships
- South Street Seaport
- Tugboats of the United States
- Museum ships in New York (state)
- Manhattan Registered Historic Place stubs
- Manhattan building and structure stubs