More than a quarter mile of eight inch nylon hawser, the first to be put into commercial use, was delivered to ocean going tug Margot Moran, a 1,200 horse-power unit of Moran Towing and Transportation Company fleet. The hawser is the largest ever...
Text from image: "Tug "General Padilla" built for T. Amsink & Co., in 1877. Length 75'-0" Beam 17'-0" Depth 7'-9" Engine #484." Engine: direct acting surface condensing 22" diam. 24" stroke