TECUMSEH

Registry and Rig Information

Name TECUMSEH
Registry CANADA
Official Number 198025
Rig Propeller

Dimensions and Tonnage

Length 253.25
Width 43.50
Depth 20.16
Gross Tonnage 2293.00
Hull Material Steel
Hull Number 00019

Vessel History

Rebuilds Lengthened and deepened by Canadian Vickers, Ltd., Montreal, P.Q., in winter, 1959-1960 (343.25 x 43.5 x 23.58; 3536 gross - 2607 registered).
History As NEW YORK NEWS: Buckled in middle and sank while loading salt at Pugwash, Nova Scotia, July 18, 1967. Left Pugwash for Halifax under tow in two sections, August 18, 1967.Ran aground at the mouth of the Detroit River in the early morning of September 18, 1979. She was freed two days later, having suffered no apparent damage.

Build Information

Builder Port Weller Dry Docks, Ltd.
Place Built Port Weller, Ontario
Date Built 1955-00-00

Source

Source HCGL

Vessel Names

NameBegin DateEnd DateRegistryOfficial Number
NEW YORK NEWS1967-00-001986-00-00CANADA198025
DESGAGNES, STELLA1986-00-001993-00-00CANADA198025
BEAM BEGINNER1993-00-001995-00-00PANAMA
WOLF RIVER1995-00-00CANADA198025

Vessel Owners

NameBegin DateEnd DateRegistryOfficial Number
Beaconsfield Steamship, Ltd.1955-00-001963-00-00CANADA198025
Mohawk Navigation Co., Ltd.1963-00-001967-00-00CANADA198025
Quebec & Ontario Transportation Co., Ltd.1967-00-001985-00-00CANADA198025
Desgagnes Group, Ltd.1985-00-001993-00-00CANADA198025
Beam Line Ltd.1993-00-001995-00-00PANAMA
Gravel and Lake Services, Ltd.1995-00-00CANADA198025