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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

 

 

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Uploaded on April 24, 2022
Taken on December 21, 2020