The Lord Nelson Victory Tug is a brand of
recreational trawler
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A fishing trawler for example, always h ...
designed by James Backus and produced by Lord Nelson Yachts, Inc. based in
Seattle
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,
Washington
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in the
United States
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.
Delivery of the first 37-foot
hull was in 1983. A total of eighty-six Victory Tugs ranging in length from were built. The tugs are no longer in production, the last one being delivered in 1997.
[Classic Yacht Magazine articles Winter 2007/Spring 2007]
Models
Similar boats
Other
motor yachts
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built in the style of a
tugboat
A tugboat or tug is a marine vessel that manoeuvres other vessels by pushing or pulling them, with direct contact or a tow line. These boats typically tug ships in circumstances where they cannot or should not move under their own power, su ...
include American Tugs manufactured by Tomco Marine Group, Inc., in
La Conner, Washington
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, USA; Nordic Tugs built in
Burlington, Washington
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, USA; Ranger Tugs made in
Kent, Washington
Kent is a city in King County, Washington, United States. It is part of the Seattle–Tacoma–Bellevue metropolitan area and had a population of 136,588 as of the 2020 census, making it the fourth-largest municipality in greater Seattle and t ...
, USA; and the Sundowner Tug (no longer in production).
References
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Further reading
*Sea Magazine, December 2006, ''Lord of the Tugs''
*The Kitsap Sun, August 26, 2006, Shawna Walls
''Tugboats Steaming Around Kitsap''*2007 Powerboat Guide, Ed McNew, "Lord Nelson 37 Victory Tug, 1984-89", p. 896
Soundings Online Magazine"Ready and able . . .Tugs reflect the working-class heritage of their forebears."
*Western Boatman magazine, October/November 1984 (cover photo)
"Lord Nelson Victory 37 Tug"
External links
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ttps://web.archive.org/web/20080115091830/http://www.classicyachtmag.com/Premier%20Issue.htm# Classic Yacht Magazine, ''Living Legends (Jim Backus)'', p. 32-34, Dec. 2006/Winter 2007 Classic Yacht Magazine, ''Victory in The Pacific'', p. 58-64, Spring 2007 Lord Nelson Victory Tug Owners Association Westlawn Institute of Marine Technology
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