Workboat, Tug and Towboat Design

Gilbert Associates designs towboats, tugs, research vessels and other workboats for inland, harbor and ocean service.

Designs on the site

• M/V Tori Pasentine & M/V Brandon T. Pasentine: 105′ x 34′ towboats with Caterpillar 3,300 hp engines and retractable pilothouses for low fixed bridges around Chicago
• M/V Marty Cullinan & M/V Victoria Pasentine: 120′-0″ LOA x 35′-0″ x 11′-6″ towboats, 387 gross tons, two CAT 3512 engines rated at 2,011 HP each with Twin Disc gears, telescoping pilothouse (max air draft 17′-8″)
• R/V Oceanus: 177′ oceanographic research vessel with sisters R/V Wecoma and Endeavor
• M/V Paul A Wronowski: 85′ Z-drive tug (1980) that escorts U.S. Navy submarines at Naval Submarine Base New London
• M/V Harvey Intruder, Thunder & Titan: 125′ LWL ABS A+1 tugs (1996)
• M/V Capt. Steve: 96′ inland river towboat with over 4,000 hp installed and more than 100,000 lbs bollard pull
• M/V Coastal Progress: supply ship conversion to an Aleutian cargo vessel: +3 knots, +80 LT freight, 20,000 gal less fuel per trip