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tugs "George N. Carleton" & "Teclutsa"
George N. Carleton -
The local tugs managed through the heavy Ice to assist the Freighters into the Elevators. Using the passages cut by the Ice Breakers.
This classic tugboat was built in 1943 by Russel Brothers of Owen Sound, ON as the HMCS Glenlea for the Royal Canadian Navy. In 1947 she was sold civilian to Foundation Maritime and renamed Bansaga. In 1964 she was acquired by Lakehead Tugboats Inc. of Thunder Bay, ON, where she was repowered and renamed George N. Carleton. She is busy in the ship assist trade in Thunder Bay.
Type: Single Screw Tugboat
Year Built: 1943
Builder: Russel Bros., Owen Sound, ON
Engines: 1 EMD 12-567C
Horsepower: 1,250 bhp
Length: 82′ 00″
Breadth: 21′ 00″
Depth: 11′ 00″
Port of Registry: Thunder Bay, ON
GROSS TONAGE: 97.33T
NET TONAGE: 27.56T
Teclutsa
The local tugs managed through the heavy Ice to assist the Freighters into the Elevators. Using the passages cut by the Ice Breakers.
This large tug was built in 1973 by Marinette Marine of Marinette, WI as the USS Pawhuska [YTB-822] for the U.S. Navy. Coos Bay Towboat Co. of Coos Bay, OR purchased the tug in 2005 and renamed her Teclutsa. In 2016, the tug was acquired by Lakehead Tugboats Inc. of Thunder Bay, ON, and returned to the Great Lakes for the first time since her construction.
Teclutsa is active in ship assistance and icebreaking in the busy port of Thunder Bay.
Type: Single Screw Tugboat
Year Built: 1973
Builder: Marinette Marine Corp., Marinette, WI
Hull No.: 822
Engines: 1 F-M 38D-8-1
Horsepower: 2,000 bhp
Length: 109′ 00″
Breadth: 30′ 07″
Depth: 15′ 08″
Gross Tonnage (GT): 235 t
Net Tonnage (NT): 70
Number of Main Engine(s): 1
Main Engine builder: FAIRBANKS MORSE
Main RPM: 850 rpm
Main power / Main HP: - / 2000 hp
Main Fuel: DIESEL
Aux Fuel: DIESEL
Aux Consumption: -
Bowthruster: 500 HP
Propeller(s): 1 X 4M
Read more at www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/details/ships/shipid:3986186...
Port of Registry: Thunder Bay, ON
20DE1148hdr-denoiseW-SharpenAI-Standard
tugs "George N. Carleton" & "Teclutsa"
George N. Carleton -
The local tugs managed through the heavy Ice to assist the Freighters into the Elevators. Using the passages cut by the Ice Breakers.
This classic tugboat was built in 1943 by Russel Brothers of Owen Sound, ON as the HMCS Glenlea for the Royal Canadian Navy. In 1947 she was sold civilian to Foundation Maritime and renamed Bansaga. In 1964 she was acquired by Lakehead Tugboats Inc. of Thunder Bay, ON, where she was repowered and renamed George N. Carleton. She is busy in the ship assist trade in Thunder Bay.
Type: Single Screw Tugboat
Year Built: 1943
Builder: Russel Bros., Owen Sound, ON
Engines: 1 EMD 12-567C
Horsepower: 1,250 bhp
Length: 82′ 00″
Breadth: 21′ 00″
Depth: 11′ 00″
Port of Registry: Thunder Bay, ON
GROSS TONAGE: 97.33T
NET TONAGE: 27.56T
Teclutsa
The local tugs managed through the heavy Ice to assist the Freighters into the Elevators. Using the passages cut by the Ice Breakers.
This large tug was built in 1973 by Marinette Marine of Marinette, WI as the USS Pawhuska [YTB-822] for the U.S. Navy. Coos Bay Towboat Co. of Coos Bay, OR purchased the tug in 2005 and renamed her Teclutsa. In 2016, the tug was acquired by Lakehead Tugboats Inc. of Thunder Bay, ON, and returned to the Great Lakes for the first time since her construction.
Teclutsa is active in ship assistance and icebreaking in the busy port of Thunder Bay.
Type: Single Screw Tugboat
Year Built: 1973
Builder: Marinette Marine Corp., Marinette, WI
Hull No.: 822
Engines: 1 F-M 38D-8-1
Horsepower: 2,000 bhp
Length: 109′ 00″
Breadth: 30′ 07″
Depth: 15′ 08″
Gross Tonnage (GT): 235 t
Net Tonnage (NT): 70
Number of Main Engine(s): 1
Main Engine builder: FAIRBANKS MORSE
Main RPM: 850 rpm
Main power / Main HP: - / 2000 hp
Main Fuel: DIESEL
Aux Fuel: DIESEL
Aux Consumption: -
Bowthruster: 500 HP
Propeller(s): 1 X 4M
Read more at www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/details/ships/shipid:3986186...
Port of Registry: Thunder Bay, ON