Built in 2005, by Thoma-Sea Boat Builders of Houma, Louisiana (hull #127) as the Wicomico 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 Nanticoke, and the Chesapeake. Named for the Wicomico River, which is a 24.4 mile long tributary of the Chesapeake Bay on the eastern shore of Maryland. The river drains to an area of low marshlands and farming country in the middle Delmarva Peninsula. The name “Wicomico” derives from the words “Wicko Mekee,” meaning “a place where houses are built.” Referring to an Indian town on the banks of the river. The Wicomico is one of two rivers in Maryland with this same name, along with the Wicomico River, a tributary of the Potomac River in south central Maryland. It rises in northern Wicomico County, close to the Delaware state line. And, flows southwest, through Salisbury, Maryland. Its head of navigation. It enters Monie Bay on the eastern edge of the Chesapeake Bay between Mt. Vernon and Waterview approximately 15 miles southwest of Salisbury. She was the third Patapsco class tug built for Vane Brothers designed by Frank Basile of Entech and Associates of Houma, Louisiana. 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.