The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1943-07-02
Old Yard
Turns Out
Newest Tugs
ocean, Going Tugs
Are Built Al Walker
Shipyord For Army

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&c from is Nay Is the shlp
baillina company pi , + Wa
ker ara sons
lis all Ha noU following
ihe deaii 81 III Walker three
wears ago and Bernard JoHh
and Arnold Walker are carrying
on the job which mas braafps 81
most 3 tradition IN the family
with = share and haueailks pei
ict 81 Ihe hsaaarhea nsfu work
and xtIeeease - enc at Pase
Eoulaa industrial plliau
So smoothly Ano eifieIrnNF
are the fua AMI thc baree
some Of which are ai present or
dackaon2IlH a. hew Jere
run with the gasoline afid 81 s.
desperately needed along the
East Coast. completed ans sent
to Sea that there are proBahif
many paseaaoHlans who aaH
even knuw that III tho past few
months TINS little yard mas turnet
over inEes esean-gong tugs a.
the L 5 Army
Tucked on . back street 81 the
city MIih Is six ways pointing
60 the PaacaEouia river ih4A yard
employs approximately loo men
a. addition 10 ilt siX building
WAYS there are two repair Way
winch incidentally sne aiwaYa
occupled and two dryd0Ck ways
On TIE ways IS the biggest tug
ever built a the ysrd-a 01U
horsepower twin screw ali weld
&c job which will b. able IL
take the Atlantic o. the Pacific
AZ nef DaserenRmed stride
There are 5 number OF 86uo bar
re- gasaaae bsgges under con
stractiou too SOME on speelal
oroef and . few 10 be added u
.4.s .eet uIeu tue company up
crates both between Florida and
Nea Jersey ana along the East
CoaSt
followed Fathers Steps
The yard has not always bern
CT the present site About y
years age Mr.. Walker located the
Ssra Nnlcn tie had been opel at
ing anuAlt 80 wears 81 fne plage
Nnele the fgentz yard had f01
merry been located All Walker
Mas by ~ means new Ia the
barge and tug building business
wren ae Htsak Il up around uae
beginning If the Goth century
he followed IL The footsteps Of
ms father. the first r y Walker
VINO had hsilit barges and tugs
BEFORE htm. Is naturally as hs
three sons were drawn 10 the
present company
In former yesrs OF course
wooden ba1fes were ouIil but
about eight wears ago ihe yara
fegan 10 Turn cut s%ii-weAded
boats
Tine ltsfet brothers have as
signed themselves uu special I0b
We can al de- just amy part
81 ans job connected w}tH TIE
business said Mt John Va
keT and So last 90 what ap
pears Il need doing at tue lms
VI hnd uufseIves finishing tp 5
phase Of the work We almost al
ways have several jobs unuefNa
sno each one ST is takes three
OF -four o. these jobs us ouI PEI
soma responsibility
One Of the tugs ior tue L 81
Army QuafttfmasleI Corps sas
delivered onIg lHc other ds4
Plans am specifications ioi These
boats are 81 worked ont at tie
snlpyard and are then submit.
ted TO the Army fof approval
And there ~ neye5 been any
changes suggested. yet ii
Walker SAD
Rival 10 Yacht
The term Tug has pr0bahe -.
wears ealfIea q picture tor tie
unInIuated d 8 rather dirty, VA.
lowing boat peopled wtih cha.
aciefs Nha look like Tuguust A..
ME and act ike Wsllsce heefs
Bur these Walker tugs give saafi
life e. such mental imaEefle
More like . small yacht, the m
tenor Is paueIied m either ma.
hoganY O. asa aud tine aceomuaa
cations fof approximately ter
men ere IS comfortable Is mod
ern planning can make them
Behind the pilot house Is g
twc-bunk cabin for the captain
and the mate aud this Is turn
Isned If addition With @ desk ana
a comfortable leather lounge On
the deck are the men quarters
with the engineers rooms a.
and the ere accommodation
forward Here also are located
the bafh facilities galley aaa
meas room TIE Diese. engine =
housed n the spsee below aaIsH
Ievel
The entire tug has q inlee aeh
insulation between the stee ~.
aDa 80 God panellinE 81 faek
wool aHa - cold Weathe thee
n .sa Iealus system Nlfh q
radiator IL every cabin TIE