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Image: Tugboat Kingston II, Mystic Seaport Museum

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Description: The tugboat Kingston II on display at the Mystic Seaport Museum, in Mystic, Connecticut. The Kingston II was launched in 1937 and was capable of 10 knots. Carrying a crew of 3, the 45-foot (13.7m) long ship was built to guide submarines of the Electric Boat Company into and out of port, a job it did for over 40 years. It was constructed from scrap steel by apprentices learning the arts of ship construction.{Description source: Combat Ships TV series, (season 1, episode 1, "War Beneath the Waves", January 6, 2017)
Title: Tugboat Kingston II, Mystic Seaport Museum
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