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Description:
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The T.L. DUROCHER was built in 1930 by American Ship Building Co. at Lorain, OH U.S. The T.L. Durocher is a steel hulled tug with a length of 117 feet, and a width of 28 feet. It displaces 319 tons, and has a load capacity of 149 tons. It entered service in the year 1930 under the ownership of T.L. Durocher of DeTour, MI U.S. The vessel was removed from service with the following notation: Lost on October 28, 1942, in Kokfoal River, Quebec (Koksoak), probably engaged in towing supply barges loaded with building materials to an emergency airfield being built near there. The photograph shows the T.L. Durocher under way on the Great Lakes. More information about this vessel is available at the HCGL Website |