The wreck of the USS Riptide is a location in the Fens neighborhood of Boston in 2287.
Background
The Riptide was a commissioned tug boat of the U.S. Navy.[Non-game 1] The boat appears to have been towing a barge full of military equipment up the Charles River.[Non-game 1]
Layout
The vessel is accessible from a series of makeshift staircases from an overhead bridge. It is also possible to access the location by swimming up to the boat through the irradiated river. There are two beds in the cabin on the boat, with another located inside an open shipping crate on the barge. A cooking station can be found on the boat's deck.
Notable loot
- Wasteland Survival Guide issue #1 - In the boat's main cabin on a table with a lantern and some jet.
- Mini nuke - In some rubble on the deck level of the tugboat, at the portside bow.
- Raider power armor - Randomly generated parts on one of the raiders.
Notes
- If the raiders at this location have not been dealt with before starting the quest Diamond City Blues, there is a chance that they will pick a fight with the Triggermen, Trish, and Nelson Latimer.
Companion comments
- When at this location, companions make comments, which are activated at the entrance to the uppermost part of the boat's cabin.
Appearances
The wreck of the USS Riptide appears only in Fallout 4.
Behind the scenes
In the Art of Fallout 4, the wreck is depicted as a battleship washed up the Charles River.
Gallery
Wasteland Survival Guide magazine
Aerial view
Steamer trunk in the container
Boat with an open safe
Armed frag mine
Concept art of the location as seen in The Art of Fallout 4
The Art of Fallout 4
References
Non-game
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Fallout: The Roleplaying Game Rulebook p. 287: "This U.S. Navy tugboat was originally used by the local military to either ferry supplies along Boston’s river, or move ships as necessary through the waters. When the Great War started, it ended up wrecked between the raised roads of the Charles River Dam Bridge, a bascule bridge in The Fens. Since then, the U.S.S Riptide has become a haven for raiders who have made use of the floating cache of military equipment behind the boat to create a small, well-supplied camp from which they can launch raids of the surrounding area."
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