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Lt. Col. John M. Ritchie

Tug:
  • Built in 1942, by Equitable Equipment, New Orleans, LA. as the Lt. Col. John M. Ritchie for the United States Army
  • Launched in 1942
  • Delivered to the US Army Quartermasters Corps in July 1942
  • Allocated to the US Army Transportation Corps in July 1942, placed in service as Lt. Col. John M. Ritchie
  • Retired from Army service, date unknown
  • Acquired in 1949 by D.M. Picton & Co., Port Arthur, TX., renamed Picto
  • Acquired in 1963 by Moran Towing Co., New York, NY, name retained, renamed Doris Moran in 1966
  • Acquired in 1966 by Harbor Towing Corp., New York, NY., renamed Harbor Light
  • Acquired in 1971 by Sause Bros. Ocean Towing Co., Portland, OR., renamed Tecumseh
  • Acquired in 1974 by St. Philip Coastal Towing Co., Tampa, FL., renamed Sandra St. Philip
  • Acquired in 1974 by unknown entity, Crazy Horse
  • Acquired in 1998 by Gimrock Maritime Incorporated, Hialeah Gardens, FL., renamed Gimrock Odyssey
  • Current/Final Disposition, no longer listed in documentation, disposition is unknown
    Specifications:
    Displacement 125t.
    Length 97.4'
    Beam 22.9'
    Draft 9'
    Speed unknown
    Complement unknown
    Cruise Radius unknown
    Towing Equipment unknown
    Propulsion
    As Built
    single 8cyl 960hp National Supply diesel engine
    single propeller
    Re-powered by Sause Bros. circa 1971
    single 2,000hp EMD 16-645E2 diesel engine
    kort nozzle around propeller
    bow thruster
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    Lt. Col. John M. Ritchie
    3015901801    		 112k Ex-US Army tug Lt. Col. John M. Ritchie moored pierside while in commercial service as Sause Bros. Ocean Towing Co.tug Tecumseh, date and location unknown.
    Photo by Captain Russell Shrewsbury, courtesy TugboatInformation    		 Tommy Trampp
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