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Photographer
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Location
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Sassafras
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Birk Thomas
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Ships from the rest of the world outside of New England
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Date Taken
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9544243
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Vane Line Bunkering
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August 31, 2010
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United States
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The Sassafras is the first in a line of new Vane Class tugs, appropriately dubbed the Sassafras Class . Built by Chesapeake Shipbuilding in Salisbury, Maryland and designed by Frank Basile of Entech & Associates of Houma, LA.
The Sassafras is 94 long, with a 32 beam, and a depth of 13'. She is powered by two Caterpillar 3512 diesel engines turning two Rolls Royce 87' 4 bladed propellers. Her main engines are rated at 1,500 hp each with Twin Disc MG 6500 6.04:1 ratio gears. Electrical power is provided by two John Deere 99 k-W generators.
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