Tugboat Information

ROCHELLE KAYE

Built in 1963, by St. Charles Steel Works Incorporated Thibodaux, Louisiana (hull #49) as Jaye Anne for the L.V.M. Towing Company of Morgan City, Louisiana

In 1994, the L.V.M. Towing Company later renamed the tug as the Katanni.

In 1997, the tug was acquired by the Ryba Marine Construction Company of Cheboygan, Michigan. Where she was renamed as the Rochelle Kaye.

She is a twin screw tug, rated at 700 horsepower.

Vessel Name: ROCHELLE KAYE
USCG Doc. No.: 290983
Vessel Service: TOWING VESSEL
Trade Indicator: Coastwise Unrestricted, Registry
Call Sign: WCW7862
Hull Material: STEEL
Hull Number: 49
Ship Builder: St. Charles Steel Works Inc.
Year Built: 1963
Length: 51.5
Hailing Port: CHEBOYGAN, MI.

Hull Depth: 7
Hull Breadth: 19.3
Gross Tonnage: 52
Net Tonnage: 35
Previous Vessel Names:
Jaye Anne, Katanni, ROCHELLE KAYE
Previous Vessel Owners:
L.V.M. Towing Co.; MORRISH WALLACE CONSTRUCTION INC.

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