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Model Shipways Kit No. 2021
Technical Characteristics:
Scale: 1/8" = 1' 0" (1:96)
Length: 9"
Height: 3-1/2"
Hull width: 2-1/4"
Steam Towboat
TAURUS
Towboats, like the TAURUS, were a
familiar sight in every American har
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bor and navigable tidal flat at the turn
of the century. Graceful, yet function-
al, they pulled large liners and
pushed heavy barges with ease. Dur-
ing the 1930's, steam engines lost
ground to Diesel propulsion, and
by the 1960's the steam units were
all but gone. A few steam tugs sur
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vive today as museum relics.
Steam Towboat
TAURUS