Centerpiece of the Marine
Museum's holdings is the National Historic Landmark veteran of
the WWII Normandy Invasion, the U.S. Army LT-5 tugboat.
This tugboat, built in 1943
at the Jacobsen Shipyards on Long Island, NY, has been carefully
restored and is believed to be the only remaining fully operational
vessel of its kind.
Visitors are welcome to board
the LT-5 between May and October and climb her three decks, examining
the original brass, mahogany and stainless steel fittings and
walking through crew quarters, galley and engine room.
Click anywhere on the
LT-5 to learn more about its history.
The Museum also owns another
waterways workhorse, the Derrick Barge No. 8, built in 1925 for
use in dredging and repairing the New York State Barge Canal System.
The Barge is now permanently drydocked alongside the West Pier
and is open for visitors May through October. Much of the complex
system of winches, pulleys and control levers - including the
entire original steam boiler engine - remain bolted into the vessel's
wood and iron superstructure, where they can be examined by visitors.
Click anywhere on the
Derrick Barge to learn more about its history.
The Museum also maintains
two floors of rooms that showcase a fascinating array of nautical
artifacts from the 18th through the 20th centuries - ship models,
sailmakers' tools, navigational equipment, nautically themed painting
and much more.
Click on any of the artifacts
below to find out more about the Marine Museum's main building
collections.
