Chancellor (tugboat)
Chancellor (tugboat) | |
.jpg) Chancellor (left) with the USS Quileute | |
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| Location | Lock 3, Erie Canal, Waterford, New York |
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| Coordinates | 42°47′44.5″N 73°41′15.6″W / 42.795694°N 73.687667°W |
| Area | 0.9 acre (0.4 ha) |
| Built | 1938 |
| Architect | Bushey, Ira S., & Sons, Brooklyn NY |
| Architectural style | Canal Tugboat |
| NRHP reference No. | 00000050[1] |
| Added to NRHP | February 18, 2000 |
Chancellor is a historic canal tugboat located at Waterford, New York. It was built in 1938 by the Ira S. Bushey & Sons Shipyard of Brooklyn, New York. She measures 76.7 ft (23.4 m) in length, 21 ft (6.4 m) in beam, and 9.3 ft (2.8 m) depth of hold. She was designed for use on the New York State Barge Canal.[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000.[1]
The Tug Chancellor is owned and operated by the Waterford Maritime Historical Society, based in Waterford, New York. In 2017 she took on water and sunk up to her wheelhouse, leaving her future in limbo.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ Mark Peckham (October 1999). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Chancellor". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2009-12-10. See also: "Accompanying eight photos".
- ^ Nearing, Brian (12 August 2018). "State faces waves over historic canal boat plans". timesunion.com. Times Union. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
External links
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Media related to Chancellor (tugboat, 1938) at Wikimedia Commons
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