W. O. Decker


W. O. Decker
U.S. National Register of Historic Places

During a snowstorm
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Location	Pier 16, South Street Seaport, New York, New York
Coordinates	40°42′19″N 74°0′11″W / 40.70528°N 74.00306°W / 40.70528; -74.00306Coordinates: 40°42′19″N 74°0′11″W / 40.70528°N 74.00306°W / 40.70528; -74.00306
Built	1930
Architect	Russell & Co.
NRHP Reference #	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.

Aft view in fair weather

References

↑ National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
1 2 "Tug W.O. Decker". Tug 44. Retrieved 1 December 2013.
↑ "W.O. Decker". South Street Seaport Museum. Retrieved 1 December 2013.

External links

South Street Seaport Museum: W.O. Decker

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