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Vulcan/Hercules - Identical 600 HP diesel tugs built 1937-38

length: 92ft., beam: 22 ft. Model size 34 1/2'' x 8 1/4''. Built for Sabine Towing and Transportation Co., Port Arthur, TX. Original builders drawings plus six color photos. Six sheets to 1/32nd scale include hull lines, offsets, outboard profile, inboard profile, sections, and deck plans. Color photos show the Hercules as she appeared after her retirement in 1988 and as she looks today preserved at the Clifton, Steamboat Museum, 7777 Fannett Rd., Beaumont, TX. P.O. Box 20115. Tel:(409) 842-3162. Fax (409) 842-5012. The museum is open by appointment only.

Special thanks to Allen K Wisby for supplying plans, photos and historical information.

© 2003: John L. Fryant, 7672 Crystal Cove Pointe, Maineville, Ohio 45039-7008, USA