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Design No.
067
35' x 9'6 Steel Warping Tug. Model #35.
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Dec., 1934.
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Design No.
077
22' x 6' 6" Power Boom Boat.
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Sept. 13th, 1935
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Design No.
130
35' Raised Deck Cruiser
RAE II 35' x 9� 6 Cabin Launch.
Built for the Abitibi Power & Paper Company.
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Aug. 24th, 1937
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Design No.
149
70' x 32' 12 Car Ferry
THE QUINTE Hull #319. Cummins Diesel driving fore and aft propellors. 1939.
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Design No.
168
60' x 15' Shallow Draft Tug.
RADIUM EXPRESS Hull #324. Power: Twin Vivian diesel engines. 1939.
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Design No.
205
25' x 13'. Pile Driver Scow.
Design #205. Hull #350. Built for Mrs. Girardin of Leamington, ON. c. 1940.
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Design No.
210
65' x 17' Steam Tug.
LYNN B. Hull #359. Boone Dredging Co., Toronto ON. c. 1940.
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Design No.
216
30' x 7' Pointer, Std. or Shallow Draft.
Hull #364. Power: 10hp Russel engine. Built for Qu�bec Noth Shore Paper Co., Montreal. c. 1940.
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Design No.
222
30' x 8' Utility Launch
Hull #418. Power: 75 hp Russel Express gasoline engine.
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Design No.
228
22'6" x 6'6" Open Winch Boat
TOBY also Hull #613. Power: 10hp Russel gasoline engine.
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Nov. 20th, 1940
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Design No.
231
60' Twin Screw Harbour Tug
ALLAGASH Hull #388. Twin Cummins K0M-603 diesels. 1941.
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Design No.
237
55' x 13' 6" Warping Tug.
DECELLES Hull #420. Power: One Cummins K0M-603. 1941.
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Design No.
240
45' x 12' 10" Warping Tug.
JOSE D. Hull #661. Power: 200 hp supercharged Cummins diesel. 1947.
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Design No.
250
40' x 10' 6" "Ville" class General Tug.
R. H. DAUGHNEY Hull #512. Power: 150hp Cummins diesel. 1945.
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Sept. 30th, 1944
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Design No.
251
80' x 20' "Glen" class Harbour Tug.
GLENSIDE Hull #486. Power: 400 hp Enterprise engine. Royal Canadian Navy. Jan. 1944.
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Design No.
256
30' x 8' 6" Utility Boat.
Hull #652 (Open) and #616 (Cabin).
Power: Sheppard 20 hp diesel marine engine.
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Design No.
264
81.8 x 18.2 Shallow Draft Warping Tug.
T. GIBBENS Hull #615. 150 hp Fairbanks Morse diesel.
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Design No.
270
50' x 13' 6" Warping Tug.
KAYVEE Hull #548. Twin 150 hp Cummins diesels.
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Oct. 5th, 1945
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Design No.
273
80' x 20' Icebreaker and Harbour Tug.
ATOMIC Hull #562. 600 hp Enterprise engine. 1945 or 1946.
N.B. - Original Russel company records show BOTH Atomic and Malden as being design #273.
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Design No.
273
150' x 42' Decked Scow.
MALDEN Hull #568. 1946.
N.B. - Original Russel company records show BOTH Atomic and Malden as being design #273.
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Design No.
284
35' Double Cabin Cruiser
PIJITIC Hull #609. 35' x 11'. Chrysler Royal gasoline marine engine.
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Dec. 12th, 1945
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Design No.
287
37' Warping Tug
DRYDEN 4 37'6 x 10�0; draft 3'6
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Sept. 10th, 1946
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Design No.
290
40' x 10' 6" Diesel Warping Tug.
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Sept. 7th, 1946
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Design No.
293
28' x 8' Forest Patrol Launch.
Hull #667. Power: 100 hp Cummins diesel marine engine.
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Design No.
300
35' x 9'6" General Tug with Pusher Frame.
Hull #606. Power: 150 hp Cummins.
C. A. Pitts Contractors, St. Catherines.
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Design No.
306
45' x 12'6" River Tug.
Hull #624. Power: 120 hp Vivian and Buda Diesels. Made for the French Government of Indo China.
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April 24th, 1946
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Design No.
307
52' x 14' De Luxe Cruiser.
ARBEE II Hull #607. Power: Cummins 200 hp diesel engine. J. Ellsworth Rogers, Toronto.
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Jan. 1946
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Design No.
308
40' x 11' Indian Agents Launch.
CHIPEWYAN Hull #692. Cummins 150 hp diesel marine engine. 1940.
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Design No.
319
60' x 15' Buoy Maintenance Vessel.
PILOT II Hull #693. Twin Chrysler Royal engines. Dept. of Transport, Great Bear Lake.
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Design No.
322
41� 8 x 12� x 3� 9; 11 g.t.; 9 n.t.; 125 hp.
Bustard Clipper The Bustard Clipper is a standard V-bottom Georgian Bay fish boat.
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Design No.
329
30' x 9' Utility Launch.
Hull #745. Grey 93 hp V-drive engine. Built for Canadian International Paper, Angliers, QC.
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Design No.
330
25' x 9' Utility Runabout.
Hull #697. Chrysler Royal gasoline marine engine. Built for Ontario - Minnesota Pulp & Paper, Fort Frances, ON.
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Design No.
331
31�0 x 10� � 37 hp.
Nascopie Lighter Self-propelled lighter built to rigid specifications, to be carried aboard the Nascopie when she travelled to Arctic waters.
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Design No.
333
50' x 13'6" Harbour Tug.
BROMPTON DUCHESS Hull #727. 150 hp Kahlenberg diesel. 1947.
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Design No.
338
45' x 13' Standard Fish Boat.
Hull #724. 100 hp Cummins marine diesel. 1947.
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Design No.
346
22' x 6' 6" Tunnel Boom Boat.
W.B. Yvette 1948.
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Sept. 5th, 1947
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Design No.
356
35' x 10' Single Screw Diesel Tug.
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Dec. 4th, 1947
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Design No.
370
Slightly modified version of Design 306
42'7 x 12'5 x 6'1; 25 g.t.; 17 n.t.; 135 hp.
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Design No.
391
West African Service Launch
35' x 10'. 94hp.
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Design No.
400
65' Steelcraft Diesel Powered Tug
Mossey / Mary Firchuk
59'3 x 16' x 7�9; 51 g.t.; 22 r.t.; 160 hp.
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1949
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Design No.
421
RCAF Seaplane Tender.
26' x 8'. 115hp.
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Design No.
507
50' x 14' - 264 h.p.
Nors Operating in Arctic waters, the Nors is a twin screw welded-steel WWII landing craft.
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Design No.
524
50' Diesel Harbour Tug
Anglo Duchess / Duchess V Kingfish I 48�, 24 g.t., 500 hp.
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May 20, 1955
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Design No.
541
Steelcraft Twin Screw Diesel Tug
Johnny B. / Garden City Harbour Princess 96'; 149 g.t.
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Mar. 27, 1956
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Design No.
702
24' x 7'6, draft 12" - 160 h.p. V8.
Jet Boat Used Dowty 7.5" 3 stage Marine Jet. 25 mph, 4000 lbs.
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Tanac V
Navy Tug
60' Canadian Naval Tug
1943.
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Sept. 5th, 1947
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Russel HD Engine
Con. Rod and Main Bearings
Torque Details
1951.
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Sept. 5th, 1947
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Design No. 250
40 foot diesel tug - Sept. 30th, 1944
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Design No. 306
45 foot "Steelcraft" diesel tug - April 24th, 1946
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Design No. 307
Arbee II hull 607: 52 x 14' De Luxe Cruiser - Jan. 1946
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Design No. 356
35 foot Steelcraft tug - Dec. 4th, 1947
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Design No. 522-B - GENERAL ARRANGEMENT

Pukaskwa Hull 1080: 52 x 16' Twin Screw Cruiser - June 6, 1955
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Design No. 522-B - FR. #14 - N.W.T. BLK HD
Pukaskwa Hull 1080: 52 x 16' Twin Screw Cruiser - Aug. 22, 1955
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Design No. 522-B - FRAMES 6 & 7
Pukaskwa Hull 1080: 52 x 16' Twin Screw Cruiser - Aug. 8, 1955
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Montmagny Decks
Largest Russel Vessel - Sept. 20th, 1961
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Montmagny General Arrangement
Largest Russel Vessel - Sept. 20th, 1961
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Design 251 - Glen Class Tug
Inboard Profile

Factory Blueprints Jan. 1944
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Design 251 - Glen Class Tug
Outboard Profile And Deck Plans

Factory Blueprints Jan. 1944
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Design 251 - Glen Class Tug
W.T and O.T. Bulkheads

Factory Blueprints Jan. 1944
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Glen Class Tug
Starboard Profile

Douglas B. Munro Plan 1991
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Glen Class Tug
Sheer Plan

Douglas B. Munro Plan 1991
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Glen Class Tug
General Arrangement

Douglas B. Munro Plan 1991
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Ville Class Tug
General Arrangement

Ville Class WWII Navy Tug
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Ville Class Tug
Docking Plan

Ville Class WWII Navy Tug
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Ville Class Tug
Side View

Ville Class WWII Navy Tug
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Ville Marie
General Arrangement

Second largest Russel Vessel - April 3rd, 1958
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Ville Marie
Docking Plan

Second largest Russel Vessel - April 3rd, 1958
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Wm Lyon MacKenzie
Deck House

Toronto's fireboat since 1964
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Wm Lyon MacKenzie
General Arrangement

Toronto's fireboat since 1964
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Wm Lyon MacKenzie
Lines Plan

Toronto's fireboat since 1964
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Wm Lyon MacKenzie
Side and Top

Toronto's fireboat since 1964
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