Tug NY Central No. 13
Address:
646-932-1907
Category: Historic Ships
Current use: Undergoing restoration at Garpo Marina in Tottenville, Staten Island.
Built: 1887 Dialogue Shipbuilding Camden, NJ
Length: 82, Gross tons: 119
Original Use: Railroad tug
Description: One of few surviving iron hulled tugs, the vessel pushed barges carrying boxcars across the harbor for the NY Central Railroad and was later named the Hay-De by the Kosnac Floating Derrick Corp and was featured in movie “Billy Bathgate.” The vessel was rescued by its current owners in 2002 from being sunk as an artificial reef.
