 Tug Helen (Carver Marine Towing Incorporated)(Staten Island, New York)(1)1.jpg)
Built in 2010, by the Chesapeake Shipbuilding Corporation of Salisbury, Maryland (hull #94) as the Charles Burton for the Vane Brothers Company of Baltimore, Maryland.
Designed by Frank Basile of Entech and Associates of Houma, Louisiana. She was the third Sassafras class tug constructed for the Vane Brothers Company.
Named for Charles "Charley" Burton Hughes. The youngest son of the Vane Brothers Company President C. Duff Hughes.
In 2022, the tug was acquired by Coeymans Marine Towing Company of Ravena, New York. Where she was renamed as the Helen.
In 2023, Coeymans Marine Towing Company was rebranded as the Carver Marine Towing Company of Ravena, New York. Where the tug retained her name.
Powered by two, Caterpillar 3512 diesel engines. With Twin Disc MG 6500 reduction gears, at a ratio of 6.04:1. Turning two, 87(in), Rolls Royce, four bladed, fixed pitch, propellers. She is a twin screw tug, rated at 3,000 horsepower.
Her electrical service is provided by two, 99kW, John Deere generator sets. The tug's capacities are 65,575 gallons of fuel, 2,068 gallons of lube oil, and 2,890 gallons of water.
The towing gear consists of a single drum, JonRie InterTech towing winch. Driven by a single, John Deere 4045 diesel engine. With an electric, JonRie InterTech, deck capstan mounted on her stern.