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Chesapeake
Following the tugs Patapsco, Nanticoke, and Wicomico, the Chesapeake is the fourth in a line of Patapsco-class tugs. She is slightly larger than her sister tugs, at 116’ long, 36’ abeam, and 17’ deep.
The Chesapeake was designed by Frank Basile of Entech & Associates, and built by the Thoma-Sea Boat Builders in Houma, Louisiana. Her gross tonnage is 213 tons. She is powered by two CAT 3516, 2500 horsepower engines with Kort nozzles. Featuring a model bow and square stern, she can accommodate seven crew members. The Chesapeake is dedicated to 50-class tank barges on the coastwide trade.
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