Theodore Too
Theodore Too is a large-scale imitation tugboat based on the fictional tugboat Theodore from the television show Theodore Tugboat.[1][2]
History
Theodore Too was commissioned by Cochran Entertainment, Inc.,[3] the now-defunct production company. Andrew Cochran, the creator of Theodore Tugboat,[1][4] had told his son bedtime stories about the boats in the big harbour and how they interacted with everyone. This later became the basis for the TV series. Theodore became so popular, the company constructed a life-size model of him for marketing and promoting water safety.[2][3] The boat is unusual as it is a full-size replica of a scale model. The original model which was used to film the series and inspired Theodore Too can be seen at Halifax's Maritime Museum of the Atlantic.[5] The boat made a tour of cities on the American East Coast in its first year and participated in tall ship events.[2] After Cochran Entertainment went out of business, the boat was purchased by a Halifax tour boat company, Murphys on the Water. The vessel provides tours of Halifax Harbour in the summer, operating from the Cable Wharf in downtown Halifax.
Specifications
The boat was designed by Fred Allen and naval architect Marius Lengkeek of Lengkeek Vessel Engineering, and was built by Snyder's Shipyard in Dayspring, Nova Scotia, Canada.[1][3][6][7] Theodore Too was launched at Snyder's Shipyard at Dayspring on April 19, 2000. After sea trials out of Lunenburg, the vessel made its first port call to Halifax on May 6, 2000.[8]
- Tonnage: 105 tons [1][3][9]
- Length: 65 feet [3][7][9]
- Beam: 22 feet [3]
- Draft: 7 feet 3 inches
- Powered by: a 400-horsepower 300 kilowatt Caterpillar 3406 turbocharged diesel engine.[1][3]
The hull and wheelhouse are made entirely of wood, with a fibreglass hat and smokestack.[1] It has a 'face' on the funnel, with large realistic hydraulic eyes which are no longer operational.[3] The boat displays a number of prop details such as winches and towing bitts inspired from real tugs but operates as a tour boat, not a real tug boat.[1]
See also
- Theodore Tugboat – The TV series
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 "ALTS.net - History of Nova Scotia, 2000 March 1-19 - Theodore Tugboat". ALTS.net. http://www.alts.net/ns1625/nshist54.html. Retrieved 2009-04-10.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Red Cross Joins Forces with Theodore Tugboat to Promote Water Safety". RedCross.ca. http://www.redcross.ca/article.asp?id=000805&tid=001. Retrieved 2009-04-21.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 "TVAcres.com - Boats - Barges & Tugboats - Theodore Tugboat". TVAcres.com. http://www.tvacres.com/boats_barges_theodore.htm. Retrieved 2009-04-10.
- ↑ "New York Daily News - Papa's Brand-new Bag - Kids' TV (Oct. 24, 1997)". NYDailyNews.com. http://www.nydailynews.com/archives/entertainment/1997/10/24/1997-10-24_papa_s_brand-new_bag__kids__.html. Retrieved 2009-04-09.
- ↑ "Exhibits of the Maritime Museum of the Atlantic - Theodore Tugboat". Museum.Gov.ns.ca. http://museum.gov.ns.ca/mma/exhibits/exhibits.html#theodore. Retrieved 2009-04-08.
- ↑ "Lengkeek Vessel Engineering - Miscellaneous projects, Theodore Too". Lengkeek.ca. http://www.lengkeek.ca/docs/misc.html. Retrieved 2010-03-16.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 "ALLEN - Obit from Halifax's Chronicle Herald - Monday, December 10, 2008". RootsWeb.Ancestry.com. http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/CAN-NS-OBITS/2008-03/1206094530. Retrieved 2009-08-02.
- ↑ Sandy MacDonald, "The Little Boat Who Would Float: Lifesize Theodore Tugboat takes to the Sea in Lunenburg", Halifax Daily News, April 20, 2000
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 "PlayThings.com - Theodore Tugboat leads seasonal parade - (12-17-2001)". PlayThings.com. http://www.playthings.com/article/CA226093.html. Retrieved 2009-04-09.
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Coordinates: 44°38′58″N 63°34′17″W / 44.64944°N 63.57128°W
