The Texaco Fire Chief Tugboat

The tugboat Texaco Fire Chief was built in 1967 to serve Texaco's operations in New York City Harbor. Based in Texaco's Bayonne, New Jersey terminal, the Fire Chief docked large oil tankers and towed barges full of refined oil and gasoline. Jacobson Shipyard in Oyster Bay, Long Island, built the tug. Twin 1800 horsepower diesel engines powered the Fire Chief, which measured 100 feet long with a 28-foot beam. The Fire Chief had a fuel capacity of 10,000 gallons, water capacity of 1500 gallons, and was able to operate for twelve days at full power. The Texaco Fire Chief was equipped with state of the art navigation devices including radar and radio-telephone and was built to the highest specifications of the American Bureau of Shipping. A crew of eight operated the tug.