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VOLUNTEER STATE

Built in 1981, by Kenner Marine and Machinery of Laplace, Louisiana (hull #63) as the Volunteer State for the Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Company of Oak Brook, Illinois.

In 2025, the tug was acquired by Lake Michigan Contractors Incorporated of Holland, Michigan. Where she retained her name.

She is a twin screw tug, rated at 750 horsepower.


  • Vessel Name: VOLUNTEER STATE
  • USCG Doc. No.: 639733
  • Vessel Service: TOWING VESSEL
  • Trade Indicator: Coastwise Unrestricted, Registry
  • Call Sign: WDD9630
  • Hull Material: STEEL
  • Hull Number: 63
  • Ship Builder: KENNER MARINE & MACHINERY
  • Year Built: 1981
  • Length: 43
  • Hailing Port: INDIANTOWN, FL.
  • Hull Depth: 7.4
  • Hull Breadth: 16
  • Gross Tonnage: 31
  • Net Tonnage: 21
  • Previous Vessel Names:
    VOLUNTEER STATE
  • Previous Vessel Owners:
    Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Co.