Go to Google, type in: Brooklyn Navy Yard U S tugboat 1946 and you will see a similar Navy tugboat with the curved deck at the bow, there was a fire monitor (nozzle) there. Navy tugs came in all sizes and shapes.

As of 9/2008 both of these boats, and the fireboat HEWITT have been removed.

As of 9/2008 HEWITT and the two NYNH&H RR transfer tugs have been removed, I guess the Hewitt has gone to the big firehouse in the sky. She survived over 100 years, she responded to the SLOCUM fire and probably most of the major marine fires during her years in service. RIP

Sorry, JUMBO had a wooden hull, this is iron. I am not going to say anymore till I am pretty sure what boat this is.

I am back, I am now leaning towards it being the JUMBO a tug owned by cornell towing. This is a very old iron hull I feel, look at the lack of wasting on it. Very little deep rusting. Studied my photos and it looks to be where I last photographed the JUMBO, anybody out there have a decent photo showing the hull on the JUMBO? That could solve the mystery. I just ordered a book on Cornell so that, I hope, should have a decent photo of JUMBO. To be continued.

Dont hold me to it yet but....I think it may be a New York Central tug. The location is correct and I looked at some old movies taken at Wittes yard and it looks like the same hull with the tell tale green house on it. Let me do a little more research.