Washburn & Doughty Associates Inc., Boothbay, Maine, has launched a new tractor tug for Mcallister Towing and Transportation Co. Inc., New York.
The 93'x38' Gerard McAllister offers 6,770 hp and a bollard pull of 84 tons. It features a pair of EPA Tier 4-compliant Caterpillar 3516E engines that power Schottel SRP 490 FP Z-drive units.
The tug is equipped with 99-kW John Deere 4045 AFM85 EPA Tier 3 generators, Markey Machine winches on the bow and stern, as well as CAT C18 fire pump and FFS monitor with 6,000-gpm foam injection capability. Capacities include 30,000 gal. fuel oil, 4,000 gal. potable water, and 500 gal. aqueous film-forming foam.
The newbuild — classed by the American Bureau of Shipping as an A1 Maltese Cross Low Emissions Vessel — is fifth in a six-tug series built by Washburn & Doughty for McAllister Towing. The final vessel in the series, the Mary McAllister, is scheduled for delivery in 2026.
The newbuild was launched with the assistance of the 109'x29' Roderick McAllister, part of McAllister's Portland Tugboat fleet operated out of Portland, Maine.
Gerard Smith, a fourth-generation member of the McAllister family, stood alongside his wife Nancy and daughter Madeline to christen the tugboat, ceremonially breaking a bottle of champagne against its bow.
