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Transit History

Created: 2018-11-30 7:45:23 PM
Last Edited: 2026-01-26 11:39:32 PM

Gaelic Challenge (1989/10/23)	Gaelic Challenge (1994/12)	Doug McKeil (1999/07/21)	Doug McKeil (2000/09/11)
Doug McKeil (2003/10/13)	Doug McKeil (2003/12/14)	Doug McKeil (2004/05/28)	Doug McKeil (2004/05/28)
Western Tugger (2013/04/26)

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Details/Construction
Builder:	Jakobson Shipyard Inc.	Location:	Oyster Bay, New York, USA	Hull #:	307
Keel Layed:		Launched:		Commissioned:	1943

Propulsion
As built	Type:	1 Fairbanks-Morse 7-cylinder diesel engine	Output:	12.0 knots
	Manufacturer:	Fairbanks, Morse (Canada) Ltd. - Kingston, Ontario, Canada
Year: 1997	Type:	1 General Motors EMD 16-645-E7 diesel engine	Output:	1950 bhp - 12 knots
	Manufacturer:	General Motors Corporation - Electro Motive Division - La Grange, Illinois

Dimensions
As built	Length (oa):	35.4 m (116.14 ft)	Gross Tonnage:	394
	Length (lbp):	34.05 m (111.7 ft)	Net Tonnage:	268
	Beam:	9.15 m (30.0 ft)	Dead Weight:
	Depth:	5.49 m (18.0 ft)	Displacement:
	Draft:	4.131 m (13.6 ft)

Owner History

Fleet History

Owner	Manager	From	Until
United States Army		1943	1977
Allied Towing Corporation - United States		1977	1989/08
Gaelic Tugboat Company - Detroit, Michigan, USA		1989/08	1995/01
Eagle Marine Towing - United States		1995/01	1997/01
Glenn Dawson - Unites States		1997/01	1997/04
McKeil Marine Ltd. - Hamilton, Ontario, Canada		1997/04	2005/01
Miller Shipping - St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada		2005/01

Fleet	From	Until
Gaelic Tugboat Company - Detroit, Michigan	1989/08	1995/01
McKeil Marine Ltd. - Hamilton, Ontario	1997/04	2005/01

Name History

Registration History

Name	Until
USAS LT-643	1977
Taurus	1989/08
Gaelic Challenge	1995
Frankie D.	1997
Dawson B.	1997/12
Doug McKeil	2005
Western Tugger

Number	Port	Call Sign	MMSI	From	Until
US 545830	United States			1943	1977
US 545830	Norfolk, Virginia, United States	WZ3537		1977	1989/08
US 545830	Detroit, Michigan, United States			1989/08	1995
Can 820322	Hamilton, Ontario, Canada			1997/12	2005

Disposition
Description/Location
Arrival at Yard		Beached:		Work Began:
Lost				Date:

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