The Tug 'Manitou'!
© 2009 Paul L. Csizmadia All Rights Reserved No Use Allowed without Permission
110 ft. long with 2,200 h.p. the tug 'Manitou' along the Black River in Lorain, Ohio escorted by a few local gulls.
Built as an ice breaking tug for the U.S. Coast Guard, the 'Manitou' (WYT-60) was commissioned in 1943 as a member of the 'Apalachee' class of Coast Guard tugs which added additional ice resistance and ice breaking features (for their intended duty in the Greenland Theater). An overview of her Coast Guard Service History can be found at www.uscg.mil/History/webcutters/Manitou_1943.pdf
She was acquired by Malcom Marine Inc. - St. Clair, MI in 1984 and rebuilt over a course of 5 years including the replacement of her original 1,000 h.p. engine with a 2,200 h.p. engine.
The Tug 'Manitou'!
© 2009 Paul L. Csizmadia All Rights Reserved No Use Allowed without Permission
110 ft. long with 2,200 h.p. the tug 'Manitou' along the Black River in Lorain, Ohio escorted by a few local gulls.
Built as an ice breaking tug for the U.S. Coast Guard, the 'Manitou' (WYT-60) was commissioned in 1943 as a member of the 'Apalachee' class of Coast Guard tugs which added additional ice resistance and ice breaking features (for their intended duty in the Greenland Theater). An overview of her Coast Guard Service History can be found at www.uscg.mil/History/webcutters/Manitou_1943.pdf
She was acquired by Malcom Marine Inc. - St. Clair, MI in 1984 and rebuilt over a course of 5 years including the replacement of her original 1,000 h.p. engine with a 2,200 h.p. engine.