The AMERICAN FLEET TUG MUSEUM was founded to provide an educational forum as well as to increase public awareness regarding the historic significance of our nation's fleet of ocean going rescue/salvage vessels and all those who proudly served aboard them. Their rich history and varied successful missions, spanning the decades from World War II  forward, have had a positive and everlasting impact on our nation's maritime industry and it's development.
       By sharing the duties and responsibilities of the fleet tug sailor, we strive, not only to honor their past, but help illustrate and preserve their many achievements. These hearty vessels and their brave crews have been credited with countless rescue and salvage operations, resulting in the saving of hundreds of lives, as well as many thousands of tons of shipping and their related cargos being salvaged. Our purpose is to highlight their accomplishments, show their heroism and honor their memory.