U.S. Army 65-foot Tugboat (ST- 2108) of 1098th Medium Boat company, 159th Transportation Battalion, Quinon, Vietnam, approaches a barge. A crewman at the bow of the tug boat attaches a hawser line from the tug to the barge. Views of the wheel house with Sergeant Markland (Captain and Tugmaster) at the helm. (His sleeves are rolled up hiding his full set of stripes. His rank is at least Staff Sergeant.) Views from the wheel house of the tug navigating the harbor with the barge. Close-up of Sergeant Markland. Views of the tug maneuvering the barge to the destination pier. The barge has "U.S. Army Barge BC-6103" stenciled on its hull. A full view of the Tug heading back out into the harbor. Another tug in the background. (Vietnam War period).
An Army tug boat pulls up to a dock in Vietnam. A crew man on the tug boat throws a mooring line to crew on the dock. The tug boat is moored to the dock. View of the wheel house. The captain at the helm. The tug boat captain turns the helm wheel while docking. (Vietnam War period).
View of cramped crew quarters aboard an Army tug boat. Bunk beds with one crew man sleeping. Lockers for tugboat crew. Sink and electric fan outside tug boat head. (Vietnam War period).
A soldier fries chicken legs on a skillet in the galley of a tug boat. (Vietnam War period).
The crew of a tug boat eats together while underway in a harbor in Vietnam.
A barge-mounted crane lifts Land Craft Mechanized (LCM) onto barge. A tugboat nears the barge. Tugboat tows the barge to harbor.
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