Tugboat Information (2024)

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What are some facts about tugboats? ›

They can maneuver through narrow canals, crowded harbors, and similar areas. This makes them indispensable when dealing with barges and large vessels. functions include docking, mooring, acting as icebreakers, assisting in salvage operations, etc.

Players must travel to small or large harbors to get a tugboat in Rust. That's because, unfortunately, this marine vessel can't be bought from boat vendors. Also, speed is the name of the game when claiming tugboats because only a few of them will spawn per map.

The tug's capacities are 44,000 gallons of Fuel Oil, 850 gallons of Hydraulic Oil, 850 gallons of lube oil, 1,400 gallons of waste oil 4,900 gallons of potable water, 6,000 gallons of wash water and 1,700 gallons of sewage.

To get your hands on one of these beauties, head to the small or large harbours where up to two tugboats will spawn, with a maximum of four per server. Their limited availability can significantly impact the outcome of a wipe, so if you plan to live on the high seas secure yours quickly!

The tug does not skim the water, however, but sits deeply, her resistance to the water providing “traction” and adding to her power to move forward. Some tugs carry ballast of iron and concrete deep in their hulls, below the engines, to keep the propeller deep in the water for greater driving power.

The heart of a tugboat's strength lies in its propulsion system. Traditionally powered by steam and later by diesel engines, modern tugboats are equipped with advanced propulsion technologies such as azimuth thrusters and Voith-Schneider propellers.

Well, it takes around 11 HV rockets, around 11 incensary rockets, around 16 normal rockets, 120 H E grenades.

Tugboat decay time is 36 hours by default, and any time you start the engine, it resets and gives 24 hours until decay starts again. On the server end, it's controlled by the tugdecayminutes and tugdecaystartdelayminutes convars.

How Fast Can Tugboats Move? Although it varies, when tugboats get up to speed, they can typically travel as fast as 15 knots. For a quick comparison, consider the fact that cruise ships typically move at 21-24 knots while high-speed cruise ships can travel at a rather brisk 30 knots or more.

How thick is a tugboat hull? ›

In general, expect around 1–1.5cm or so on average for the normal hull plate, getting somewhat thicker near the bow, stern and bottom plates for strength.

At this speed, the tug burns 2 gallons an hour. A six-hour day will cover 48 miles, use 12 gallons or only 10% of the tug's fuel capacity. The high speed cruising speed of 13 to 14 results in 1.5 miles per gallon and that is better than most traditional Looper boats.

After continuous use, the tugboat will start to decay. This variable defines the delay in minutes before the decay process kicks in post its last use. The standard setting is 1440 minutes.

The Tugboats will respawn within 30 minutes of being destroyed. Note: A known bug also causes additional boats to respawn at the Harbor monuments when a server is restarted.

Tugs are special boats that assist other vessels into and out of port. The primary purpose of these boats is to help move larger ships by towing, pushing, and guiding. Many even have fire suppression and other systems to help the larger ships.

How Fast Can Tugboats Move? Although it varies, when tugboats get up to speed, they can typically travel as fast as 15 knots. For a quick comparison, consider the fact that cruise ships typically move at 21-24 knots while high-speed cruise ships can travel at a rather brisk 30 knots or more.

Steam tugs were put to use in every harbour of the world towing and ship berthing. Tugboat diesel engines typically produce 500 to 2,500 kW (~ 680 to 3,400 hp), but larger boats (used in deep waters) can have power ratings up to 20,000 kW (~ 27,200 hp).

A tugboat is called that because “tug” is a verb which, like “tow” describes what tugboats and towboats do—they move other floating vessels or other objects through the water using the power of their engines.