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KING RIVER TUG
    Builder: Fred Wahl Marine
Length: 92'-0"
Breadth: 36'-0"
Depth: 8.5'-0"
Tonnage: Less than 199 gross tons domestic.
Construction: Steel hull, aluminum superstructer.
Fuel: 22,000 gal
Lube Oil: 300 gal
Potable Water: 2000 gal
Main Engines: Caterpillar C18's @ 600 HP each
Reduction Gears: Caterpillar 5202 @ 3:42 to 1 ratio
Auxiliary: (2ea) Caterpillar C4.4 @ 99kw, (1ea) Caterpillar C2.2 @ 30kw




The 92' King River Class tug is designed to meet the demanding Arctic Coastline and all Western Alaskan waters. This shallow draft tug, built to ABS standards, puts this 36' wide vessel into a unique class of incredible versatility, strength and stability.




Assembling the hull
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Setting the Captains Stateroom
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Carpentry
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Galley

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Setting the Wheel House

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Life Raft

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Exhaust

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Wheel house

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Engineers Stateroom

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Mess Area

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          The building of this vessel is still in progress.

Updated 3-5-10