Built in 2007, by Thoma-Sea Boat Builders of Houma, Louisiana (hull #125) as the Nanticoke for Vane Brothers of Baltimore, Maryland. However, construction was initially begun for Odyssea Vessels of Berwick, Louisiana. When the deal unraveled with Odyssea Vessels, Vane Brothers of Baltimore, Maryland purchased the unfinished tug from Thoma-Sea Shipbuilders. Along with the Kathy C., that would become the Patapsco. And, the hulls that would become the tugs Patapsco, Chesapeake, and the Wicomico. She was the second Patapsco class tug built for Vane Brothers. Designed by Frank Basile of Entech and Associates of Houma, Louisiana. Named for the Nanticoke River, which is a major tributary of the Chesapeake Bay on the Delmarva Peninsula. It rises in southern Kent County, Delaware, flows through Sussex County, Delaware, and forms the boundary between Dorchester County, Maryland and Wicomico County, Maryland. The river course proceeds southwest and empties into the Chesapeake Bay at Nanticoke, Maryland. The river is 64.3 miles long. Powered by two Caterpillar 3516 diesel engines with CNF Type 37 propeller nozzles for a rated 4,200 horsepower. The tug’s capacities are approximately 90,000 gallons of fuel oil and 9,000 gallons of potable water. Her towing gear consists of an INTERcon double-drum towing winch driven by a dedicated John Deere diesel engine.