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JAYE ANNE
Pictured as: the Rochelle Kaye (Ryba Marine Construction) Photo by: Scott Best

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: JAYE ANNE
  • USCG Doc. No.: 290983
  • Vessel Service: TOWING VESSEL
  • IMO Number: 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.