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Tugboats

LC control no.sh 85138492
LC classificationHE566.T8 Transportation
VM464 Naval architecture
Topical headingTugboats
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Variant(s)Tugs
See alsoWork boats
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Scope noteHere are entered works on powerboats for pushing and towing in ocean waters, including harbors and coastal waters. Works on powerboats for pushing barges and other craft on inland waterways are entered under Towboats.
Subject example tracingNote under Towboats
Found inSloot, H. De Nederlandse sleepvaart, c1983.
Encyc. international (Tugboat ... specially designed tugs are capable of transoceanic towing jobs)
Merit students encyc.: v. 17, p. 19, article Ship ("one notable long-distance tow was the towing of the off-shore drilling rig Mister Cap from Orange, Tex. to Rotterdam, Holland, by the Dutch tug Zwart Zee, a distance of 5,500 nautical miles")
Random House (Tug; Tugboat)