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30-893: The Madden and Lewis Company owned the Sausalito side of the Golden Gate Ferry Company that ran before the completion of the Golden Gate Bridge , the ferry was run by the North Pacific Coast Railroad . The site of the Sausalito side of the Golden Gate Ferry Company became the Sausalito Yacht Club and the current Sausalito Ferry Terminal of the Sausalito Ferry run by the Golden Gate Ferry that began service in 1970. Sausalito Ferry Terminal The station

60-500: A beam of 38 ft 6 in (11.73 m), and a draft of 15 ft 4 in (4.67 m). They had a propulsion of: 4 × General Motors 12-278A diesel main engines, 4 × General Electric generators, 3 × General Motors 3-268A auxiliary services engines, with a single screw of 3,600 shp (2,700 kW) and a top speed: 16.5 knots. Class ATF for Auxiliary Tug Fleet . Built by Charleston Shipbuilding & Drydock. Example: USS Abnaki (ATF-96). Sotoyomo-class tugboat were tugboats that were built for

90-800: A crew of 27. They were built by Corpus Christi Shipyard , Corpus Christi , Texas, Puget Sound SB Company , Olympia , Washington, Standard Shipbuilding Company , San Pedro , California, and Astoria Shipbuilding , Astoria , Oregon. Port Sewall class tug. Named for American ports. All but one tug went for Lend-Lease use, some serviced in the Mediterranean Sea in WW2. V2-M-AL1 were: Wood hull, 90 tons, beam 19 foot, diesel engine with 240 horsepower, fuel Oil: 1920 gallons. Built by Puget Sound SB, Standard SB, Steinbach IW, Eureka Shipbuilding , Arlington SB, Texas SB, Siletz BW, Blair Company, Marinette Marine and Texas SB. ATR-1 class - Auxiliary Tug Rescue

120-505: A crowded harbor or a narrow canal, or those that can not move by themselves, like as barges , disabled ships, or log rafts . Tugboats are powerful for their small size and are strongly built. Early tugboats used steam engines , but most have diesel engines now. Many tugboats have firefighting water cannons , allowing them to assist in firefighting, especially in harbors. Some minesweepers like USS  Vireo , USS  Lark and USS  Kingfisher were converted to ocean tugs for

150-470: A displacement of 1,220 long tons (1,240  t ), 157 ft (48 m) long, with a beam of 32 ft (9.8 m), and a draft of 15 ft (4.6 m). They had triple-expansion reciprocating engines producing 1,000 hp (750 kW). They were capable of 10 kn (19 km/h; 12 mph) without a tow and about 6 kn (11 km/h; 6.9 mph) with a tow. They had a range of 1,500 mi (2,400 km). The V3-S-AH2's were manned by

180-443: A fuel capacity of 1,620 bbl (258 m ). The propulsion was one Fulton Iron Works vertical triple-expansion reciprocating steam engine with two Babcock and Wilcox "D"-type boilers with a single propeller creating 1,600  shp (1,200  kW ). They had two turbo drive Ships Service Generators, rated at 60 kW 120 V D.C. Example is USS  ATR-31 . The Cherokee class of fleet tugboats, originally known as

210-487: A length of 156 ft 8 in (47.75 m), a beam of 30 ft (9.1 m) and a draft of 14 ft 7 in (4.45 m), with a top speed of 12.4 knots. USS Example USS Sagamore (AT-20) . Arapaho-class fleet tug were World War 1 tug boats used in World War 1 and World War 2. Engineered with a displacement of 575 tons and a length of 122 ft 6 in (37.34 m), a beam of 24 ft (7.3 m) and a draft of 12 ft 10 in (3.91 m), with

240-423: A length of 165 feet 6 inches (50.44 m), a beam of 33 feet 4 inches (10.16 m) and draft of 15 feet 6 inches (4.72 m). Top speed of 12.2 knots (22.6 km/h; 14.0 mph). The largest boom had a capacity of 4 tons. They were armed with one 3-inch/50-caliber gun and two single Oerlikon 20 mm cannon . The crew complement was five officers and 47 enlisted men. They had

270-683: Is a subclass of Cahto-class district harbor tug. Hisada class harbor had the same design as the 260-ton Cahto-class district harbor tug. Harbor tugs (YT) were named after American Indian tribes. Example tugs: USS Nabigwon (YTB-521) and USS Wabanquot (YTB-525) . Woban Class District Harbor Tug is a subclass of Cahto-class district harbor tug. Hisada class harbor had the same design as the 260-ton Cahto-class district harbor tug. Harbor tugs (YT) were named after American Indian tribes. Built by Pacific Coast Engineering , Puget Sound Navy Yard , and Consolidated Shipbuilding Corporation . Example tugs: Hoga (YT-146) and USS Nokomis (YT-142) . For World War 2

300-582: Is served by Golden Gate Ferry and Blue & Gold Fleet ferries and the Golden Gate Transit and Marin Transit bus routes. In 1868 Sausalito Land and Ferry Company began running ferries between Sausalito and San Francisco. which purchased the service in 1875. Pedestrian ferries service ended on February 28, 1941 and car ferry service stopped in March. In 1926, the Golden Gate Ferry Company began construction of

330-806: The Berkeley Pier . It was built out from the foot of University Avenue, extending about 3.5 miles (5.6 km) into the Bay (measured from the original shoreline). On June 16, 1927, auto ferry service began between the Berkeley Pier and the Hyde Street Pier in San Francisco, a pier shared with the Sausalito ferry. At the beginning of service, before the merger with SP, four specially-built diesel ferry boats ran every 15 minutes between Berkeley and San Francisco via

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360-1119: The Enterprise Engine & Trading Company , with 6–cylinders and 2,340 bhp (1,740 kW) power. The V4-M-A1's were operated by Moran Towing & Transportation , in New York, on behalf of the War Shipping Administration . Built by: Avondale Marine , in Westego , Louisiana, General Ships & Engine, in East Boston, Pennsylvania Shipyards , in Beaumont , Texas, Globe Shipbuilding , in Superior , Wisconsin, Froemming Brothers , in Milwaukee , Wisconsin, and Pendleton Shipbuilding , in New Orleans , Louisiana. Some were classed as YTB-"District Harbor Tug Large". A Douglas fir wood hull ship with

390-530: The Navajo class, were built for the US Navy for World War II with a displacement of 1,235 long tons (1,255 t). They had a length of 205 ft (62 m), a beam of 38 ft 6 in (11.73 m), a draft of 18 ft (5.5 m). Their propulsion was composed of a diesel-electric engine with one shaft creating 3,600 hp (2,700 kW) and a top speed of 16.5 knots (30.6 km/h; 19.0 mph). They were give

420-503: The Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN) for anti-submarine patrols. HDML had a length of 76 feet, a beam of 16 feet a draft: 5 feet and a displacement of 54-tons. HDML had two engines. They had a crew of 10 men, armed with one 3 or 4 pounder gun and four .303 AA guns . Had a top speed of 11 knots. Type V ship The Type V ship is a United States Maritime Commission (MARCOM) designation for World War II tugboats . Type V

450-410: The hull classification symbol of "AT" for "Auxiliary Tug". The tugs were built by Bethlehem Mariners Harbor, Staten Island, Charleston Shipbuilding and Drydock Company, and United Engineering Co. Example: USS  Navajo . Abnaki-class tugboat were ocean fleet tugboats that were built for the US Navy for World War II with a displacement of 1,589 tons, a length of 205 ft 0 in (62.48 m),

480-683: The Sausalito side of the Golden Gate Ferry Company that ran before the completion of the Golden Gate Bridge , the ferry was run by the Northwestern Pacific Railroad now the site of the Sausalito Ferry Terminal . After the war the yard returned to pleasure craft building and repair. On March 19, 1960 a large fire broke out at the boatyard. The boatyard was in Richardson Bay at 200 Johnson street, Sausalito, near

510-462: The US Army had tugboats built to move cargo barges in harbors. The Army often called the tug a Sea Mule , used to move US Army barges . Astoria Marine Construction Company built 15 MTL. Bagaduce-class tugboat were World War 1 tug boats used in World War 1 and World War 2. During World War 1 these were called YMT-Yard Motor Tug. Engineered with a displacement of 1,000 long tons (1,016 t) (normal) and

540-490: The US Navy for World War II with a displacement of 534 long tons (543 t) light, 835 long tons (848 t) full, a length of 143 ft (44 m), a beam of 33 ft (10 m) and a draft of 13 ft (4.0 m). They had a propulsion of diesel-electric engine with a single screw and a top speed of 13 knots. Harbor tugs (YT) were named after American Indian tribes: Example tug is the USS Ontario (AT-13) Cahto-class district harbor tug

570-459: The United States. SS Farallon , and other Type V tugs, were used to help built Normandy ports , including Mulberry harbour , on D-Day, 6 June 1944, and made nine round trips to Normandy to deliver Phoenix breakwaters . Tugboats are used to maneuver vessels and barges by pushing or towing them. Tugs are needed to move vessels that either should not move by themselves, such as large ships in

600-541: The V4-M-A1's were the largest and most powerful tugs in the world when they were built in 1943. They had steel hulls, with a displacement of 1,613 long tons (1,639  t ), 195 ft (59 m) long, with a beam of 37.5 ft (11.4 m), and a draft of 15.5 ft (4.7 m). The V4-M-A1 had a maximum speed of 14 kn (26 km/h; 16 mph). There were two engine manufacturers: National Supply Company , with 8–cylinder sets of 3,200 bhp (2,400 kW), and

630-421: The current Sausalito Yacht Harbor. US Navy YTL, 60-foot, 70 ton, Harbor Tugs, Little, YLT had a displacement 70 tons lite, 80 tons full, a length of 66 feet, a beam of 18 feet, a draft of 4 feet 11 inches, a crew of 4, no armament, and diesel engine with a single propeller with 300shp. A Type V ship . Madden and Lewis built Harbour Defence Motor Launch (HDML) were built for the US Navy, but all four went to

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660-560: The entire length to a ferry dock at the end of the pier. The ferry line shut down on October 16, 1937, 11 months after the Bay Bridge opened to auto traffic. In 1938, the Golden Poppy was sent to Washington state where it was renamed MV Chetzemoka and continued in service until 1973. In 1977, it sank in heavy seas as it was being towed back to San Francisco Bay. The Golden State was also sent to Washington state and renamed Kehloken . It

690-731: The pier: The Golden Bear , the Golden Poppy , the Golden State , and the Golden Dawn , all painted yellow. Over the years, other ferries owned by the company were occasionally employed. Upon merging with the SP, the boats were all re-painted in the standard Southern Pacific maritime white. Between 1926 and 1937, the Pier served as an integral part of the Lincoln Highway (the first road across America), and then subsequently U.S. Route 40 . A two-lane road ran

720-1234: The war. Named for small US ports. They had steel hulls, with a displacement of 325 long tons (330  t ), 100 ft (30 m) long, with a beam of 25 ft (7.6 m), and a draft of 11.5 ft (3.5 m). Many had Enterprise or Alco diesel engines that ranged from 700 to 1,000 hp (520 to 750 kW) with electric drives . They were classified the Hiawatha -class tug in US Navy service, with an original designation of YT, "District Harbor Tug". On 15 May 1944, they were redesignated YTB, "District Harbor Tug, Large", before finally being designated YTM, "Harbor Tug, Medium", in February 1962. The 26 V2-ME-A1's were built by six different builders; Birchfield Shipbuilding & Boiler Co., Inc. , Tacoma , Washington, 6 tugs; Canulette Shipbuilding , Slidell , Louisiana, 4 tugs; Calumet Shipyard & Drydock , Chicago , Illinois, 5 tugs; Ira. S. Bushey & Sons , Brooklyn , New York, 5 tugs; General Ship & Engine Works , East Boston , Massachusetts, 2 tugs; and Brunswick Marine Construction Corporation , Brunswick , Georgia, 4 tugs. Named after lighthouses ,

750-882: Was a harbour tug of the US Navy with a displacement of 410 long tons (417 t), a length of 110 ft 0 in (33.53 m), a beam of 27 ft 0 in (8.23 m) and a draft of 11 ft 4 in (3.45 m). They had a propulsion of diesel-electric engine with a single screw and a top speed of 12 knots. A crew of 12. Sample tug: USS Cahto (YTB-215) . Built by Kneass Boat Works , Anderson & Cristofani , Puget Sound Naval Shipyard , Norfolk Naval Shipyard , Consolidated Shipbuilding Corp. , Defoe Shipbuilding Company , Gulfport Shipbuilding Corporation , Gibbs Gas Engine, Bushey & Sons Shipyard, W. A. Robinson, Greenport Basin , Mathis , Elizabeth City, Stone Boat Yard , Martinac , Ira Bushey, Luders Marine, Westergard, Everett-Pacific , United States Coast Guard Yard , Commercial Iron Works and Bethlehem Shipbuilding San Pedro . Hisada class harbor tug

780-517: Was a wooden shipbuilding company in Sausalito, California . To support the World War 2 demand for ships Madden, Lewis shipyard switched over to military construction and built: US Navy tugboats and Harbour Defence Motor Launch . The company was founded by James Herbert Madden Sr., who was also active in the Sausalito Yacht Club. James Herbert Madden Sr. and Gertrude Murphy Madden raised five children in Sausalito. Madden and Lewis Company also owned

810-462: Was a wooden-hulled rescue tug that was built by Wheeler SB, Northwest Shipbuilding, Frank L. Sample, Jakobson Shipyard , Camden SB, Lynch SB , and Fulton Shipyard in 1944 and 1945. The 89 ATR-1 -class tugs serve during World War II in both Asiatic-Pacific Theater and the European theatre of World War II . 40 of ATR-1 class had a displacement of 852 tons light and 1,315 tons fully loaded. They had

840-534: Was in service until 1979 when it was burned in a fire that spread from the pier it was moored to. The Golden Bear was damaged off the coast of Oregon while being towed to Washington state in 1937 and subsequently salvaged for parts. The Golden Dawn was simply retired in 1937, presumably for scrap. Madden and Lewis Company 37°51′34″N 122°29′02″W  /  37.859545°N 122.483895°W  / 37.859545; -122.483895 Madden, Lewis or Madden and Lewis Company or Madden and Lewis Corp.

870-495: Was the 94-foot (29 m) V2-ME-A1; 26 were built. The largest wooden hull was the 148-foot (45 m) V3-S-AH2, of which 14 were built. The smaller wooden hull was the 58-foot (18 m) V2-M-AL1, which 35 were built. Most V2-M-AL1 tugboats were sent to the United Kingdom for the war efforts under the lend-lease act. The Type V tugs served across the globe during World War II including: Pacific War , European theatre , and in

900-553: Was used in World War II, Korean War , and the Vietnam War . Type V ships were used to move ships and barges . Type V tugboats were made of either steel or wood hulls . There were four types of tugboats ordered for World War II. The largest type V design was the sea worthy 186-foot (57 m) long steel hull, V4-M-A1. The V4-M-A1 design was used by a number of manufacturers; a total of 49 were built. A smaller steel hull tugboat

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