Tekakwitha History
Built- 1945, Wheel Shipbuilding, Whitestone, NY as 86′ US Army Tugboat ST-863 (contract cancelled 1946)- 86′ long x 23×9.2′, 137 tons gross, 49 net tons registered
IMO Number:5143376; Official Number-251162
1946- Delivered to Liberty Dry Dock Inc, NY, NY
1946- owned Newtown C Reek Towing Co. Inc, Long Island, NY- renamed Frederick A. Russel
1951- sold Conner Standard Marine Corporation, NY, NY- renamed Henry R. Conners
1963- sold Oswego River Towing Lines, Albany, NY- renamed Frank L. Coyne
1976- sold Mid State Marine Corporation- renamed Mid-State II
1990- sold to Tom Kohl renamed Tekakwitha (sometimes listed as Tekaquitha)
1993- reportedly sunk Lake Ontario
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