Maritime History of the Great Lakes

Detroit Marine Historian, v. 36, n. 1 (September 1982), p. 2

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COMANCHE after the fire Pete Worden Photo Iron tug (US. 253654) built in 1900 at Baltimore, Maryland by (Builder and Hull # unknown): 79.3 x 18.4 x 9.0; 95 gross tons, as a) RICHARD CASWELL (Corps of Engineers). Renamed b) YTL. 608 (U.S. Navy) in 1939. Renamed c) H. THOMAS TETI, JR. in 1947. Renamed d) SEAWAY NO. 1 in 1971, renamed e) COMANCHE in 1981. Burned at DeTour, Michigan May 28, 1982. Reportedly renamed f) DON HAYS by Lake- shore Contractors to tow a barge to Muskegon and then be scrapped. CHEROKEE: Steel tug (US. 209518) built in 1912 at Camden, New Jersey as a) CASPIAN by John H. Dialogue & Son (Hull #451): 80.6 x 21.6 x 10.2; 125 gross tons. Renamed b) TROJAN in 1949 and dieselized. Renamed c) CHEROKEE in 1981. In service for North American Towing. DAKOTA: Steel tug (US. 211745) built in 1913 at Cleveland, Ohio as a) MICHIGAN by Great Lakes Towing (Hull #26): 71.0 x 20.0 x 12.6; 98 gross tons. Dieselized in 1953. Renamed b) STE. MARIE 2 in 1978 for Seaway Towing. Renamed c) DAKOTA in 1981 when placed in service for North American Towing. NAVAJO: Iron tug (US. 106629) built in 1889 at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania as a) ASA W. HUGHES by Neafie & Levy (Hull # unknown): 84.8 x 19.0 x 9.0; 106 gross tons. Renamed b) TRITON in 1913. Dieselized in 1952. Renamed c) NAVAJO in 1981. In service for North American Towing. ONEIDA: Steel tug (US. 210878) built in 1912 at Cleveland, Ohio as a) GARY by Great Lakes Towing (Hull #21): 73.4 x 18.6 x 10.2; 71 gross tons. Renamed b) GREEN BAY in 1933. Dieselized in 1960. Renamed c) ONEIDA in 1981. In service for Seaway Towing. WABASH: Steel tug (US. 223766) built in 1924 at Manitowoc, Wisconsin as a) MARTHA C. by Manitowoc Shipbuilding Co. (Hull #213): 79.8 x 21.1 x 9.0; 99 gross tons. Re- named b) LANGDON C. HARDWICKE in 1952. Renamed c) WABASH in 1982. In service for North American Towing. (Continued on Page 4) a

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