1903-1912

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• Crowley continued to build new or buy used gasoline launches, expanding both the fleet and the type of work the company could perform
• The company also acquired and operated small barges to transport steel to Oakland and barrels of oil, ice, and other supplies to ships in the Bay
• In 1906, Crowleys fleet played a significant role in ferrying passengers and their belongings out of San Francisco following the great earthquake
•  In 1908, Crowley expanded into tugboats to tow the scow schooners through the Bay
• Crowley vessels handled the transportation of nitrate from South America and coal transport for government operations
• Tom Crowley became recognized as an expert in the most efficient ways to handle and transport marine cargoes
• Crowley purchased tugs of his own and entered competition with Shipowners and Merchants Tugboat Company, operators of the Red Stack tugs
• With a diverse fleet of vessels, the motto Anything, Anywhere, Anytime on Water was adopted
•  To manage the growing fleet, Crowley built a marine railway, a dock and a woodworking mill in 1912 and named it Crowley Shipyard