Taku Chief - Nenana, Alaska
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member The A-Team
N 64° 33.615 W 149° 05.778
6W E 399537 N 7161106
The Taku Chief is a former tug that is now on display in a park at the south end of Nenana, Alaska.
Waymark Code: WM18X0M
Location: Alaska, United States
Date Posted: 10/13/2023
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Alfouine
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A sign in front of the tug provides some history:
The last commercial wooden tug boat to ply the Yukon and Tanana river basins, the TAKU began her career in 1938 in southeast Alaska. After 7 years in service she was requisitioned by the CAA for use on the rivers of the Interior. In 1956 she joined the fleet of Yutana Barge Lines, and after a colorful history the sandbars and sweepers finally took their toll. On July 18, 1978 she was condemned. She rests in her last port, Nenana, a tribute to the heartbeat of Alaskan transportation.
Specifications:
L.O.A.: 59'
Beam: 18'
Draft: 30"
Deadwt. ton: 42
BHP: 320
Is there a tour: Not listed

If boat is a garden what was planted in it: Not listed
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