Manitou

Photo by Isaac Pennock

This large tugboat was built in 1942 by the U.S. Coast Guard in Baltimore, MD as the icebreaker USCGC Manitou WYT-60. In 1984 she was sold civilian to Malcolm Marine of St. Clair, MI, who renamed the tug Manitou and brought her into the Great Lakes. She was laid up until 1996, when she was completely rebuilt and repowered.

Manitou is one of the busier tugs on the Great Lakes, and works in dredging projects, lake towing, icebreaking, and ship assist all across the Great Lakes.

Type: Single Screw Tugboat
Year Built: 1942
Builder: U.S. Coast Guard Yard, Baltimore, MD
Engines: 1 EMD 16-645-E2
Horsepower: 2,200 bhp
Length: 110′ 00″
Breadth: 26′ 02″
Depth: 15′ 06″
Port of Registry: St. Clair, MI

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I’m sorry but the ME on Manitou is a 16-645-E2

tugboathunter

January 16, 2014 at 9:44 pm

Thanks for the help!

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I served on the Manitou while in the Coast Guard from mid-July 1976, just two weeks after Op-Sail, until I went to Electronics school there on Gov’s Island. I’m glad to see she’s still afloat.

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