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Created: 2018-11-04 8:19:24 PM
Last Edited: 2023-12-14 11:37:49 AM




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Tecumseh (2012/05)
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Tecumseh (2012/05/05)
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Tecumseh (2012/05/17)
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Tecumseh (2012/05/17)
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Tecumseh (2013/06/23)
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Tecumseh (2013/06/23)
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Tecumseh (2013/12/08)
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Tecumseh (2014/04/11)
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Tecumseh (2014/05)
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Tecumseh (2014/05)
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Tecumseh (2014/11/02)
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Tecumseh (2015/06/24)
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Tecumseh (2016/04/14)
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Tecumseh (2016/04/14)
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Tecumseh (2016/09/19)
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Tecumseh (2016/09/19)
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Tecumseh (2018/11/11)
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Tecumseh (2019/08/09)
  IMO: 7225855  
Details/Construction
Builder:Lockheed Shipbuilding & Engineering CompanyLocation:Seattle, Washington, United StatesHull #:139
Keel Layed:Launched:1972/08/22Commissioned:1973/08
Propulsion
As builtType:2 Pielstick 12PC-CV-400 diesel enginesOutput:12000 bhp - 15 Knots
Manufacturer:
 
Dimensions
As builtLength (oa):189.28 m (621.0 ft)Gross Tonnage:18049
Length (lbp):Net Tonnage:9488
Beam:23.72 m (77.8 ft)Dead Weight:29984
Depth:13.79 m (45.2 ft)Displacement:
Draft: 
Owner HistoryFleet History
OwnerManagerFromUntil
Bankers Trust Company - United States19731995
Islander Shipholding Inc. - United States19951998
US United Ocean Services LLC - United States19982008
Tina Litrico LLC - United States20082011
Lower Lakes Towing Ltd. - Canada2011
FleetFromUntil
Lower Lakes Towing Ltd. - Port Dover, Ontario, Canada2012/072019/12
Name HistoryRegistration History
NameUntil
Sugar Islander1996/05
Islander1996/10
Judy Litrico2006/04
Tina Litrico2011/12
Tecumseh
NumberPortCall SignMMSIFromUntil
US 647000 New Orleans, Louisiana, United States 1973/08 2012/07/12
836045 Port Dover, Ontario, Canada CFN5905 316021177 2012/07/12
Description
Began service as Sugar Islander, owned by the Bankers Trust Company, exclusively hauling bulk sugar. It was renamed Islander for Islander Shipholding Inc. and then Judy Litrico for the United Maritime Group in 1996. It was renamed again in 2006 to Tina Litrico.

After being sold to Lower Lakes Towing in 2011 the ship underwent a refit in Veracruz, Mexico and was renamed Tecumseh.

On December 15, 2019, she suffered an engine room fire near Zug Island while downbound on the Detroit River. While there were no injuries among the 16 crew members damage to the ship's engine room was extensive. She was subsequently laid up in Windsor, Ontario and inspections later revealed that she had been damaged beyond economical repair. As of June 2021 she was still laid up and it is expected that her career has come to an end.
Disposition
Description/LocationScrapped at Port Colborne, Ontario, Canada by the Marine Recycling Corporation
Arrival at Yard2023/08/29Beached:2023/12/14Work Began:
LostDate:

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