Blount/Barker Shipbuilding has contract for tug

WARREN — Blount/Barker Shipbuilding has won a contract to build an 85-foot, 2,400
horsepower tug for use in harbor and ocean towing of bulk material barges. The
welded boat will be driven by twin 4-blade stainless steel propellers and will
be equipped with two pushing winches and an Almond Johnson Towing machine. The
contract with Buchanan Marine of New Haven, Conn., will be based on the design
for the tugboats Pathfinder and Usher built by Blount in 1969. The announcement
from Blount/Barker added that the plans for the hull and superstructure have been
contracted through Bristol Harbor Marine Design.