{"nrhp_refnum":"94000532","name":"T. B. McCLINTIC","other_names":["Atlantic Iv"],"category":"structure","location":{"address":"Tripp's Marina","address_restricted":false,"city":"Shallotte Point","county":"Brunswick County","state":"NC","lat":33.914824217000046,"lon":-78.37551463599993,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1994-06-03","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture","Health/Medicine"],"significance_levels":["national"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A 1932 steel quarantine boarding tug, built by Bath Iron Works (hull #155) in Bath, Maine, for the U.S. Public Health Service. It is docked at a private marina at Shallotte Point, Brunswick County, North Carolina.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the vessel is the only boarding tug Bath Iron Works built for the Public Health Service. It is also described as a rare, relatively intact example of its type and the sole known surviving quarantine boarding tug. It is tied to the health and medicine history of ship quarantine inspection and to the quality of its construction.","narrative":"Built in 1932 by Bath Iron Works in Maine, this 60-foot-10-inch riveted steel vessel was designed as a quarantine boarding tug for the U.S. Public Health Service. It carried physicians and inspectors out to incoming ships so they could check for diseases before the ships entered port. Named for Public Health Service officer Thomas B. McClintic, who died of Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever, it was stationed at Boston, Norfolk and Baltimore. In 1962 the City of Wilmington, North Carolina, converted it into the fireboat Atlantic IV. It was auctioned in 1985 and later rehabilitated by private owners, who removed the firefighting gear. Teak decks, mahogany trim, brass portholes and the original steering wheel survive. The nomination describes it as the last known quarantine boarding tug afloat and in operating condition. It is listed for its role in public health history and for its well-preserved 1930s design and construction. It now lies at a Shallotte Point marina.","period_of_significance":"1932 - 1944","architect_builder":"Bath Iron Works, builder","architectural_style":"no style","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Docked at a private working marina and undergoing rehabilitation by its owners for private use as a live-aboard; interior is bare of furnishings while preservation work continues.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:57:49.992589-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/5/7191/47719105/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NC/94000532.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/47719105","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T._B._McClintic_(boarding_tug)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q18155630"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/north-carolina/brunswick-county/t-b-mcclintic-94000532/"}