Russel Brothers Limited OWEN SOUND, ONTARIO Steelcraft Boat Builders
| Russel Dozers / Sluicers
No winches, these extremely compact, maneuverable and powerful boats could almost spin in place with a power burst. Russel Brothers only made about 5 of these type of boats. They were used in pushing logs onto mill jackladders and over sluice gates in dams. |
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Longlac Junior - 1948 Longlac Pulp & Paper Co. Ltd. Longlac Senior was a warping tug.
Canadian List of Shipping 1956: Longlac Junior [C. 190381] registered at Toronto; built at Owen Sound in 1948. 15'3 x 8'5 x 4'5; 4 g.t.; 3 n.t.; 100 hp. Owned by Longlac Pulp & Paper Co. Ltd., Toronto. Canadian List of Shipping 1970: Steel tug Longlac Junior [C.190381] registered at Toronto. Built at Owen Sound in 1948. 14'; 4 g.t. |
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Earl R. - 1950 The Great Lakes Paper Company, Fort William, ON.
Apparently never registered commercially. Coast Guard License 38E 246. Built at Owen Sound In 1950. 15’5 x 8'1 x 4'5; 4 g.t.; 3 n.t.; 100 hp. "Sluicer" A very small logging tug, similar to Orville. Owned by The Great Lakes Paper Company, Fort William, ON until 1965 when their River Drive operation ended. RBF notes: Earl R. was named after Earl Rowe, who was the President of "The Great Lakes Paper Company" from 1938 to 1955. |
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Orville - 1950 Marathon Corporation of Canada Ltd.
Canadian List of Shipping. 1956: Orville [C.190240] registered at Port Arthur; built at Owen Sound In 1950. 15’5 x 8'1 x 4'5; 4- g.t.; 3 n.t.; 100 hp. Owned by Marathon Corporation of Canada Ltd., Toronto. Canadian List of Shipping 1970: Steel sloop Orville [C.190240] registered at Port Arthur. Built at Owen Sound in 1950 16’ 4 g.t. Transport Canada List 2001: Orville [C.190240] owned by Purvis Marine Ltd., Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario. Transport Canada List 2002: Owned by Purvis Marine Ltd., Sault Ste. Marie. Built by Russel-Hipwell Engine Co., Owen Sound, Ont. GAO Notes: Reported by Purvis as sold in 2001. Transport Canada List 2002: Orwned by Purvis Marine Ltd., Sault Ste. Marie, ON. |
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Cancel - 1952 Marathon Corporation of Canada Ltd.
Canadian List of Shipping 1956: Cancel [C.194451] registered at Port Arthur; built at Owen Sound in 1952. 20’ 8 x 8’ 1 x 4’ 6; 5 g.t.; 4 n.t.; 100 hp. Owned by Marathon Corporation of Canada Ltd., Toronto. Canadian List of Shipping 1970: Steel tug Cancel [C.194451] registered at Port Arthur; built at Owen Sound in 1952. 21’; 5 g.t. Transport Canada List 2002: Built by Russel-Hipwell Engine Co., Owen Sound, Ont. Transport Canada List 2002: Renamed b] Muskoka Evergreen in 2002. Owned by Muskoka Evergreen Tree Service Ltd., P.O. Box 152 Windermere, Ontario. Registered at Thunder Bay, Ontario 1970/12/04. |
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Beaver's Helper - 1974 Irving Pulp & Paper Co., Ltd.
Canadian List of Ships 1997: Steel tug Beaver's Helper [C.345434] registered at Saint John, N.B., built at Owen Sound in 1974 for Irving Pulp & Paper Co., Ltd. 4 m; 5 g.t.; 4 r.t. GAO Notes: Last Built. This was the LAST boat built by Russel Brothers Ltd. of Owen Sound. |
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Hull 888 - 1949-1951
Midland, ON. Robert Cox comments (Oct. 28, 2018): "This boat comes from Kapuskasing. I think it is hull 888, Wayne Jones of Midland. Now his son owns it. Tom Jones has the hull 888 dozer boat from Kapuskasing. The story from him is his dad left one boat in Kapuskasing, may be the one still there. Jones in Midland took a bunch of boats from Kap to Midland." 888 would put the build year as 1949-1951. This boat might be Orville (built in 1950). |
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The Last Tyme II -
Mamainse Harbour, ON. |
For more Russel exhibits visit Owen Sound Marine & Rail Museum 1165 1st Ave West, Owen Sound, ON N4K 4K8
(519) 371-3333  http://marinerail.com |
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