Correct me if I’m wrong, but isn’t this the WYT-60 Manitou that spent part of its life breaking Hudson River ice?
These photos come from a fortuitous pass with the 1943 built former USCGC at the north side of Lake St. Clair.
And she is Apalachee class? Click here for a summer shot.
All photos by Will Van Dorp.
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January 18, 2019 at 3:50 pm
Anonymous
Will, the hull looks familiar but not the house. I was stationed on a sister tug at Base Manhattan along with the Mahoning, Saulk, Tuckaho, and Navesink. The Manitoe, Mahoning, and Saulk were 110 ft. ice breaking tugs. The Tuckahoe, and Navesink were non icebreaking tugs from the mid 1930’s. I was on the Navesink
January 18, 2019 at 6:45 pm
Frederick H Mallett
Back in 1970 we called the USCGC Manitou WYTM 60 . The Manitou had problems and was in Charlie Status broken down for about a year. At the time I was stationed on the USCGC Mahoning WYTM 91. As built the tugs had 2 500 up diesel elect engine.
January 18, 2019 at 11:05 pm
tugpower
That’s my old home for 2 years 1967-1969. She was decommissioned in 1980, and sold to Malcolm Marine in 1981. She was completely rebuilt, converted to twin screw, new engines, etc. The only old part left is her hull, which will now last forever in the Great Lakes with the fresh water. I left her as a Quartermaster 3rd Class, and lots of fond memories She was single screw Diesel-Electric when I left her. Two Ingersoll-Rand Diesel Engines driving an electric motor producing 1,000 hp. She, and all of the 110′ tugs were all 1,000 hp, not 2,500. Some were powered by Ingersoll-Rand Diesel Engines, and some Cleveland Diesels. 2,500 hp didn’t come into being until the present 140′ Bay-Class Icebreaking Tugs came out in the early 1980’s. http://cg-tugs.org/manitou.htm, http://malcolmmarine.com/, http://malcolmmarine.com/vessels.htm. Malcolm Marine doubled her horsepower to 2,200.
January 19, 2019 at 2:23 am
Harold E. Tartell
That’s my old home for 2 years 1967-1969. She was decommissioned in 1980, and sold to Malcolm Marine in 1981. She was completely rebuilt, converted to twin screw, new engines, etc. The only old part left is her hull, which will now last forever in the Great Lakes with the fresh water. I left her as a Quartermaster 3rd Class, and lots of fond memories She was single screw Diesel-Electric when I left her. Two Ingersoll-Rand Diesel Engines driving an electric motor producing 1,000 hp. She, and all of the 110′ tugs were all 1,000 hp, not 2,500. Some were powered by Ingersoll-Rand Diesel Engines, and some Cleveland Diesels. 2,500 hp didn’t come into being until the present 140′ Bay-Class Icebreaking Tugs came out in the early 1980’s. http://cg-tugs.org/manitou.htm, http://malcolmmarine.com/, http://malcolmmarine.com/vessels.htm. Malcolm Marine doubled her horsepower to 2,200.