Photographer: Keith W. Churill

Menasha

Menasha Tugboat Company

Home Port: Sarnia, ON

Type:  Tug Boat

Built:  1949

Engine Type:  Diesel

Cargo Capacity:  147 tons / gross

Length:  78 ' - 00"

Beam:  24' - 0"

Draft:  9' - 8"

The Menasha, seen here with a barge and crane in March of 2000 at Sarnia, Ontario, had (3) previous names. Her name was W.C. Harms at the time of her maiden voyage in 1949 until 1954. She was then renamed the Hamilton, holding that name until 1986. Her new name would become Ruby Casho for the next (2) years. In 1988 she re-obtained her original name W.C. Harms until receiving her current name in 1997.