Edward J. Moran

Edward J. Moran is a tugboat built in 2006 by Washburn and Doughty Associates, in the port of East Boothbay, Maine.[1] Built for the Moran Towing Corporation of New Canaan, Connecticut,[1][2] the tug was profiled in Popular Mechanics as "the world's most powerful tugboat."[3] The boat works out of Savannah, Georgia, and its tasks include escorting gas carriers transporting liquefied natural gas.[3] Among its capacities, it has powerful twin Z-drive propellers with which it "can go from 13 knots forward to 13 knots in reverse in 15 seconds",[3] and it has a 100-horsepower winch and two 900 horsepower water cannons for fighting fires.[3]

Edward J. Moran
History
Operator: Moran Towing Corporation
Launched: 2006
In service: 2006
Identification:
General characteristics
Tonnage: 263 gross; 179 net
Length: 93.4 ft (28.47 m)
Beam: 37.6 ft (11.46 m)
Depth: 16 ft (4.88 m)

References

  1. Edward J. Moran at www.tugboatinformation.com.
  2. Steamship Historical Society of America, Steamboat Bill: Journal of the Steamship Historical Society of America, Volume 65, Issues 265-268, p. 74, 2008.
  3. Carl Hoffman, "On Board the World's Most Powerful Tugboat", Popular Mechanics.
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