- Rig
- Tug
- Length
- 110 ft
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- maritimeshippingcommunityheritage
Summary
The Kaw was a 110-foot Coast Guard tug that broke Beaver Island harbor ice in early April 1972. The April Beaver Beacon describes it as comparatively small and says it advanced through ice more than two feet thick by backing and ramming ahead.
Evidence and limits
This is a source-qualified vessel record. The newspaper does not provide an official number, builder, home port, registry, or complete service chronology.
See also
Sources
- Calls Kaw a comparatively small 110-foot Coast Guard tug and reports its early-April Beaver Island harbor icebreaking; it supplies no official number, builder, home port, registry, or complete service history.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1972-04_Beaver-Beacon
- The held eight-page issue scan is paired with the OCR source and confirms the published notice or report; it does not expand the source-specific identity, event, or outcome claims.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1972-04_Beaver-Beacon
Added 1 August 2026 · revised 3 August 2026. Recent changes
Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Kaw”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/vessels/kaw-coast-guard-tug-1972/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, April 1972, “Cracked Ice Anybody?” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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