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| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Port of registry |  Charleston, SC |
| Builder | New York Burlee Drydock Co. |
| Launched | 1900 |
| In service | 1900 |
| Out of service | 1992 |
| Fate | Dismantled atStaten Island, New York in 2021 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Tugboat |
| Displacement | 152 tons |
| Length | 95.7 ft (29.2 m) |
| Beam | 21 ft (6.4 m) |
Admiral Dewey | |
| Location | New York, New York |
| Built | 1900 |
| Architect | Burlee Drydock Co. |
| Architectural style | Harbor tugboat |
| NRHP reference No. | 02001619[1] |
| Added to NRHP | December 27, 2002 |
Admiral Dewey, also known asGeorgetown and today asHelen McAllister, is a 113 feet (34 m)tugboat built in 1900[2] at the Burlee Drydock[3] inPort Richmond, New York.[2] She was built with a 900 horsepower (670 kW)triple expansion compoundsteam engine which was replaced with a diesel engine after World War II.[2] She towed coal barges to refuel ships in the harbor.[citation needed] In 1955, she was sold to aCharleston, South Carolina tugboat company.[2] In the 1980s, the McAllister tugboat company of New York purchased the company and brought the renamedHelen McAllister back toNew York Harbor. She helped docktall ships duringOp Sail 1992.[2][4]
After retirement, she was donated to theSouth Street Seaport Museum inManhattan in 2000. In 2012,Helen McAllister was returned to McAllister Towing.[3] In 2021,Helen McAllister was moved toTottenville onStaten Island and dismantled.[5]
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