K. Whittelsey

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K. Whittelsey (Tugboat)
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Location3 North St. at Rondout Creek, Kingston, New York
Coordinates 41°55′20″N73°58′13″W / 41.92222°N 73.97028°W / 41.92222; -73.97028 Coordinates: 41°55′20″N73°58′13″W / 41.92222°N 73.97028°W / 41.92222; -73.97028
Arealess than one acre
Built1930 (1930)
Built bySpedden Shipbuilders
Architectural styletugboat
NRHP reference No. 02001395 [1]
Added to NRHPNovember 21, 2002

K. Whittelsey was a historic tugboat, last located at Kingston, Ulster County, New York. She was built in 1930, and was a 185 gross ton diesel tugboat measuring 90 feet, 6 inches, long. She was built by Spedden Shipbuilders of Baltimore, Maryland and towed oil barges. [2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2002. [1] She was scrapped in 2008. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS)". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on 2019-04-04. Retrieved 2016-03-01.Note: This includes Mark Peckham and Steve Trueman (June 2002). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: K. WHITTELSEY (Tugboat)" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-03-01. and Accompanying photographs
  3. "K. Whittelsey". Tugboatinformation.com. Retrieved 2019-09-10.