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GILBERT ASSOCIATES
NAVAL ARCHITECTS AND MARINE ENGINEERS
ARCHIVE: WORK BOATS
96 ft Inland Rivers Towboat | Captain W.D. NunleyFlorida Marine took delivery of the first of their new 120ft tow boats. The Capt. W.D. Nunley is one of 8 tow boats being built of this class. She measures 120' x 35’ x 11’-6” and is powered by 2 Caterpillar 3512’s rated 1910 horsepower @1600 RPM for a total of 3820 horsepower. | Harvey Warhorse IIThe vessel is the fourth JWGA designed Ocean Tug for Guidry Brothers Towing and is an addition to their 16,500 horsepower class fleet of towboats, the Warhorse II is 145’ x 45’ x 22-6”, ABS Classed, Maltese Cross A1 for ocean service. She is currently in operation in the Gulf of Mexico towing oil rigs and other heavy tows in the oil exploration and recovery industry. |
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Dennis PasentineThe Dennis Pasentine and the Rusty Zeller are sisters to the M/V John Grimsley. The vessels measure 140’ x 42’ x 11’-6”. The boats were constructed at Horizon Shipbuilding in Bayou La Batre, Alabama and are 2 of 7 total sisters. | Oceanus177’ Oceanographic/Research Vessel Design by JWGA and sister vessel to the R/V Wecoma and Endeavor | Paul A Wronowski85’ Z-Drive Tug Boat Design by JWGA |
Harvey Intruder125’ LWL ABS A+1 Tugs Designed by JWGA. Sister to the Harvey Titan and Harvey Thunder. | John Cox80' Inland Rivers Towboat. 1 of 3 sisters in this size. | Harvey Thunder125’ LWL ABS A+1 Tugs Designed by JWGA. Sister to the Harvey Titan and Harvey Intruder. |
Rusty ZellerThe Dennis Pasentine and the Rusty Zeller are sisters to the M/V John Grimsley. The vessels measure 140’ x 42’ x 11’-6”. The boats were constructed at Horizon Shipbuilding in Bayou La Batre, Alabama. | Harvey Titan125’ LWL ABS A+1 Tugs Designed by JWGA. Sister to the Harvey Intruder and Harvey Thunder. | CL ChuchillJWGA’s 1st Design was a 34Ft. Steam Tug, Now part of the Lake Champlain Maritime Museum |
Brent Ice120' LOA River Towboat | Coastal ProgressThese two Aleutian Trade Vessels were supply ships converted to cargo vessels. We provided speed/power analysis, stability calcs, stability test and construction plans for a new bulbous bow & stern extension. Our efforts increased speed by 3 knots, added 80 LT of freight capacity, & reduced fuel consumption by 20,000 gal fuel/trip all allowing for 5 additional round trips/year. | John GrimsleyThe Dennis Pasentine and the Rusty Zeller are sisters to the M/V John Grimsley. The vessels measure 140’ x 42’ x 11’-6”. The boats were constructed at Horizon Shipbuilding in Bayou La Batre, Alabama. |
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