RUTH E. HUGHES

  • General
    • Vessel Name : RUTH E. HUGHES 0
    • Operator : BOSTON HARBOR CRUISES 0
    • Ships Type (ICST) : 359 0
    • Vessel Type : 16 0
    • Construction : C 0
  • Engine
    • Horsepower rating : 2340 0
  • Location
    • City : BOSTON 0
    • STATE : MA 0
  • Capacity
    • Net Tonnage : 66 0
    • Passenger Capacity : 349 0
  • Size
    • Register length : 100.7 257
    • Regular Breadth : 24 257
    • Overall Length : 100.7 257
    • Overall Breadt : 24 257
    • Load draft : 7.9 257
    • Light Draft : 2 257
    • Height : 22 257
  • Other
    • Year : 1990 0
    • EQUIP1 : NONE 0
    • Coast Guard Number : 962634 0

BOSTON HARBOR CRUISES

  • Area of Operation : BOSTON INNER HARBOR, BOSTON OUTER HARBOR, MASSACHUSETTS BAY, WEYMOUTH FORE RIVER AND WEYMOUTH BACK RIVER; AND NEW YORK HARBOR 0
  • Principal Commodity : PASSENGERS 0

FLO

  • Type : 13 0
  • Construction : D 0

FLYING CLOUD

  • Type : 13 0
  • Construction : D 0

FORT INDEPENDENCE

  • Type : 16 0
  • Construction : A 0

FORT WARREN

  • Type : 16 0
  • Construction : A 0

FREDERICK L NOLAN JR

  • Type : 16 0
  • Construction : A 0

GINA

  • Type : 13 0
  • Construction : D 0

HUZZAH

  • Type : 13 0
  • Construction : C 0

KNOTTS ISLAND

  • Type : 12 0
  • Construction : A 0

LI

  • Type : 13 0
  • Construction : D 0

LIGHTNING

  • Type : 13 0
  • Construction : C 0

LYNDA

  • Type : 13 0
  • Construction : D 0

MARTHA WASHINGTON

  • Type : 16 0
  • Construction : A 0

MATTHEW J. HUGHES

  • Type : 16 0
  • Construction : C 0

MICHAEL B. MELI

  • Type : 13 0
  • Construction : A 0

NATHANIEL BOWDITCH

  • Type : 13 0
  • Construction : C 0

REGENCY

  • Type : 16 0
  • Construction : C 0

RENDEZVOUS

  • Type : 11 0
  • Construction : A 0

RITA

  • Type : 13 0
  • Construction : A 0

ROOKIE

  • Type : 13 0
  • Construction : C 0

SALACIA

  • Type : 13 0
  • Construction : C 0

SCARLETT ISABELLA

  • Type : 02 0
  • Construction : A 0

TAMARA

  • Type : 13 0
  • Construction : D 0

WILLIAM F. LISK

  • Type : 11 0
  • Construction : C 0

ALIX

  • Type : 13 0
  • Construction : D 0

ANDREA

  • Type : 13 0
  • Construction : D 0

ANDREWS

  • Type : 13 0
  • Construction : C 0

ASTERIA

  • Type : 13 0
  • Construction : C 0

AURORA

  • Type : 13 0
  • Construction : C 0

BONNIE

  • Type : 13 0
  • Construction : D 0

BUNKER HILL

  • Type : 16 0
  • Construction : C 0

CETACEA

  • Type : 13 0
  • Construction : F 0

CLAIRE

  • Type : 13 0
  • Construction : C 0

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