American paddle tugs?

[Gerhardvienna]

Hi Torontobuilder
First, welcome to the forum!
The EH is well documented at the library of the congress, I have downloaded the plans and pics, and scaled the plans to 1:50 measure. She will be a former project for me, I have two builds at work at the moment. Most of the real american paddlers were sternwheelers, a far as I know. They are very interesting ships, maybe I will an american one in a far-away future?
Regards
Gerhard

[TorontoBuilder]

Sorry Eddy, I should have read their citation... I didnt expect that the LOC and the historical record would have documented the last of the British paddleboats to be built... now I wonder how she came to lie where she does... still a great source to create plans from.

I'll delete that entry to eliminate any confusion in future.

[Walter Snowdon]

Hi folks. US Must have had sidewheel tugs as several of the small cotton clad and tinclad sidewheelers pressed into civil war service are referred to in history books as TUGBOATS. regards, Walter

[Gerhardvienna]

... now I wonder how she came to lie where she does...

The EH came across the ocean on her own power, and passed trough Golden Gate bridge in 1970. She will be rebuilt to her original state. The original colors will be repainted, and the steering house will kept removed. The house was only mounted for the travel to San Francisco.
Regards
Gerhard

[Walter Snowdon]

Hello Gerhart. The Eppleton hall was converted from coal firing to oil firing to cross the atlantic but even with a deck cargo of oil barrels she had to stop to refuel at islands and the south American coast. She also sailed part of the way, as she was rigged with two masts and carried a barquentine sailing rig (Jibsail, Square rig on the foremast and gaff rig on a new mast behind the funnel). a superb book called EPPLETON HALL written by the curator of the San Francisco museum was published in USA which told the story of the rescue from a scrapyard and the rebuild and her epic voyage. A super well illustrated read. I got a copy about twenty years ago which was unfortunately "borrowed" by someone at my model club and I havnt been able to replace it.I walked the decks of the EH in 1947  as a 6th birthday present at Seaham harbour, when I Sailed on  a smaller paddler called the SEAHAM.!! Hows that for first hand knowledge!. Regards, Walter

[Gerhardvienna]

Hello Walter
When I`m building her, she will appear in her original look, without the second (rear)mast and steering house, I was in mailcontact with theodore Miles from the maritime national park library for that, he gave some more infos to me, so I can post this here for information of all interested PD`s. Sorry for the loss of this interesting book, do you have more info about the writer? Maybe we can find it at Hathitrust? I Will keep that in mind for my next search!
Regards
Gerhard

[greateastern]

Gerhard,
 I think the book Walter mentioned is  The Eppleton hall, (1971) written by Scott Newhall  published by Howell North Books which is still in copyright so it won't be on the net or Hathi.  Newhall was the captain of the tug for the voyage.  Karl Kortum was the head  of the SF Maritime Museum but is not the author of this particular volume.  There are a few photos and a GA of EH but nothing better that what is available for the gov't drawings that you already have.
dave