W. O. Decker

The W. O. Decker is a 52 foot[2] wooden tugboat built in Long Island City in 1930 as the Russell I for the Newtown Creek Towing Company.[3] The Decker tugboat company on Staten Island bought and renamed the boat in 1946. She was originally steam powered before being refitted with a 175 hp diesel engine.[2] In 1986, she was donated to the South Street Seaport Museum in Manhattan, where she remains today.. She was added to the National Register of Historic Places on September 13, 1996. She was restored in 2018.[3]

Aft view in fair weather
W. O. Decker
During a snowstorm
W. O. Decker is located in Lower Manhattan
W. O. Decker
W. O. Decker is located in New York
W. O. Decker
W. O. Decker is located in the United States
W. O. Decker
LocationPier 16, South Street Seaport, New York, New York
Coordinates40°42′19″N 74°0′11″W
Built1930
ArchitectRussell & Co.
NRHP reference No.96000962[1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 13, 1996

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. "Tug W.O. Decker". Tug 44. Retrieved 1 December 2013.
  3. "W.O Decker". W.O. Decker homepage. South Street Seaport Museum. Retrieved 10 July 2023.

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