WW2 Tugboat by Bill Emerson
Military History Society of Rochester
250 N Goodman St., 2nd Floor
Jun 4, 12:00 pm - 9:00 pm
The Major Elisha K. Henson is a World War II U.S. Army Large Tug (LT) class seagoing tugboat built as hull #298 at Jakobson Shipyard, Oyster Bay NY as a Design 271 steel-hulled Large Tug delivered November, 1943. As of the 1992 date of its listing as a National Historic Landmark, LT-5 was believed to be the last functional U.S. Army vessel that participated in Normandy landings, but at least one other survives. The Major Elisha K. Henson has been largely restored to her original configuration by the H. Lee White Marine Museum in Oswego, New York where she is currently on display.
This newly completed model is the work of master modeler Bill Emerson. His models are in many major museums around the country, including The Smithsonian Institution in Washington, DC. Come and visit with Bill and learn the story of this unique piece of history.