Canon 20D

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1902 Iron Tug JUPITER


This excerpt is taken from the Tugboat Jupiter's fact sheet: "The charcoal iron tug JUPITER, built in the Philadelphia shipyard of Neafie and Levy in 1902, is the oldest continually operating harbor
tug on the Delaware River. JUPITER as she is listed in The International Register of Historic ships, was built in 1902 for the Standard Oil Company of New York (Socony,) and christened SOCONY 14."

"In 1939, Independent Pier Company of Philadelphia bought the tug and renamed her JUPITER. In her homeport of Philadelphia, she docked ships, towed barges on the river, and worked with naval traffic
in the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal. JUPITER continued working commercially out of Philadelphia until 1980, when she was sold to Eastern Towing Company of Boston."

"In 1989, the Philadelphia Ship Preservation Guild, a 501 (c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to preserving and maintaining historic vessels, bought the tug. Maintained by the Ship Guild she takes
part in educational programs, festivals, and boat parades. JUPITER continues her tug work and aids other vessels such as the Ship Guild's barkentine GAZELA."