Victory Tug

Victory Tug

The Lord Nelson Victory Tug, abbreviated " LNVT ", is a brand of motor yacht designed by James Backus [Westlawn Institute of Marine Technology web site] and produced by Lord Nelson Yachts, Inc. based in Seattle, Washington, USA. Delivery of the first 37-foot hull was in 1983. A total of eighty-eight Victory Tugs ranging in length from 37 to 49 feet were built. The tugs are no longer in production, the last one being delivered in 1997 [Classic Yacht Magazine articles Winter 2007/Spring 2007] .

Models

Similar Boats

Other motor yachts built in the style of a tugboat include the Sundowner Tug (no longer in production); Nordic Tugs in Burlington, Washington, USA and the American Tug manufactured by Tomco Marine Group, Inc., in LaConner, Washington, USA [Company websites] .

References

External links

* [http://www.classicyachtmag.com/Premier%20Issue.htm# Classic Yacht Magazine, "Victory in Seattle", p. 26-31, Dec. 2006/Winter 2007 ]
* [http://www.classicyachtmag.com/Premier%20Issue.htm# Classic Yacht Magazine, "Living Legends (Jim Backus)", p. 32-34, Dec. 2006/Winter 2007 ]
* [http://www.classicyachtmag.com/Spring%202007.htm# Classic Yacht Magazine, "Victory in The Pacific", p. 58-64, Spring 2007 ]
* [http://www.jimbackus.us/pages_current/classic_design.html Jim Backus, Yacht Designer]
* [http://lnvt.wikidot.com/ Lord Nelson Victory Tug Owners Association ]
* [http://www.westlawn.edu/who/success.asp Westlawn Institute of Marine Technology]

Further reading

Sea Magazine, December 2006, "Lord of the Tugs"

The Kitsap Sun, August 26, 2006, Shawna Walls, [http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/2006/Aug/26/tugboats-steaming-around-kitsap/ "Tugboats Steaming Around Kitsap"]

2007 Powerboat Guide, Ed McNew, "Lord Nelson 37 Victory Tug, 1984-89", p. 896

[http://lnvt.wikidot.com/local--files/tug-history/ReadyAndAbleArticleSoundingsOnline.pdf Soundings Online Magazine] "Ready and able . . .Tugs reflect the working-class heritage of their forebears."

Western Boatman magazine, October/November 1984 (cover photo), [http://lnvt.wikidot.com/local--files/tug-history/WesternBoatmanCoverArticle.pdf "Lord Nelson Victory 37 Tug"]


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