THE MIGHTY Z TRIBUNE
The latest edition of the Zuni Maritime Foundation's newsletter The Mighty Z Tribune is online now. The newsletter is in Adobe Acrobat format; visit the Adobe web site for a free plug-in.
- Read the Newsletter – March 31, 2008 edition
Report from 27 March, 2008
This week's issue of Marine News has an article on pages 38-43, "Berthing New York's Obsolete Fleet," by Don Sutherland.
Report from 11 March, 2008
Just out! An article by Bill and Judi Doherty, published by the National Maritime Historical Society's magazine Sea History.
- Read the article, "Tamaroa Slugs Her Way Through History," (PDF)
M/V Zuni/Tamaroa at Newport News City Pier, November 2007
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"WILL THEIR SHIP COME IN AT LAST?" - Report from 13 December, 2007
Check out this article by reporter Michael Martz from the Richmond, VA, Times-Dispatch: "Effort to bring WWII tugboat to Richmond hitting choppy seas."
- Click here to see the article.
"THE MIGHTY Z" - Report from 25 November, 2007
Reporter Mark St. John Erickson from the Daily Press in Newport News, VA: "The veteran rescue vessel of WWII Zuni-Tamaroa needs a little TLC."
- Click here to see the article and a 6-minute video.
M/V Zuni/Tamaroa at sea again, October 2007
REBRANDING THE FOUNDATION - 4 September 2007
Frequent visitors to the site and those interested in the fate of the ship will have noticed the recent changes that see the name Zuni and the color gray feature in our restoration efforts more prominently than in the past. Several individuals who have long been a part of the historic ship community advised the Foundation Board that the ship would generate more interest and be more appreciated by historians and the general public as an historical treasure from the WWII era than as a Coast Guard ship.
We have long struggled with getting support for our effort while trying to outfit her and feature her history as a cutter, so it was welcome advice and good to have expert opinions that allowed us to move to a WWII Navy configuration with a good conscience. So, after much thought and consideration of the impact of the change and with concurrence of those who have been visible supporters of the effort, the polled members of the Tamaroa Maritime Foundation unanimously agreed that the former U.S. Coast Guard cutter currently in custody of the Foundation and registered as the Motor Vessel Tamaroa be restored as much as possible to her original configuration as the World War II-era Fleet Ocean Tug USS ZUNI (ATF-95).
As such, the Foundation has been renamed the Zuni Maritime Foundation and the ship will be reregistered as the M/V Zuni/Tamaroa.
The significant service of the USCGC TAMAROA (WMEC-166) and the memories of those who served aboard her will always be a major part of our presentation of the ship's history.
THE MIGHTY Z TRIBUNE
The latest edition of the Zuni Maritime Foundation's newsletter The Mighty Z Tribune is online now. The newsletter is in Adobe Acrobat format; visit the Adobe web site for a free plug-in.
M/V Zuni/Tamaroa comes home to Virginia with help from McAllister tug’s, October 2007
"USS ZUNI GETS A NEW LIFE" - Report from 3 October, 2007
Reporter Mike Gooding from WVEC in Norfolk, VA: "A piece of history came to Hampton Roads, and the legendary warship with the impressive past is getting yet another chapter of life."
WORK WEEKEND SCHEDULE
Please email or call us at 804-273-0247 so we can let you know when the next scheduled work weekend will be taking place on the Zuni.
FRAYED KNOTS TO DONATE PROCEEDS TO TAM
In order to raise proceeds for the Zuni's future move, Frayed Knots is offering some of their hand-made nautical
jewelry and a very nice style of Boatswain's Lanyard by way of a premium for your donations. All monies after expenses will be sent to the Zuni Maritime Fund. Visit the Frayed Knots site.
SEA CLASSICS ARTICLE
The Zuni Maritime Foundation and their efforts to restore the Zuni/Tamaroa were recently featured in an article in Sea Classics Magazine. The article is in Adobe Acrobat format; visit the Adobe web site for a free plug-in.
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GSA FEATURES TAM IN MAGAZINE
The Federal Government's General Services Administration featured the Tamaroa, her history and the efforts to save her in the July/August edition of their four-color magazine.
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HELP US HELP THE ZUNI/TAMAROA
We are sorely in need of operational funds to complete maintenance and repairs on the Zuni/Tamaroa. Please send any donations you can to the Zuni Maritime Foundation, P.O. Box 28042
Richmond, VA 23228.
The quickest and easiest way you can help is to become a member of the Foundation. If you would like to join us, please download the application form (Adobe Acrobat format) and send it to us at the address listed above. Please help us maintain and restore this truly unique and important piece of maritime history.
© 2007, Zuni Maritime Foundation, All Rights Reserved
Welcome to the Zuni Maritime Foundation, a non-profit organization whose mission is to restore and preserve the USS Zuni/USCGC Tamaroa and to provide an operational maritime educational platform.
