Model Shipways 2021 manual Taurus

SteamSteam TowboatTowboat

TAURUS

Towboats, like the TAURUS, were a	ing the 1930's, steam engines lost	Technical Characteristics:
familiar sight in every American har-	ground to Diesel propulsion, and	Scale: 1/8" = 1' 0" (1:96)
bor and navigable tidal flat at the turn	by the 1960's the steam units were	Length: 9"
of the century. Graceful, yet function-	all but gone. A few steam tugs sur-	Height: 3-1/2"
al, they pulled large liners and	vive today as museum relics.	Hull width: 2-1/4"
pushed heavy barges with ease. Dur-

Model Shipways Kit No. 2021