Russel Brothers Limited OWEN SOUND, ONTARIO Steelcraft Boat Builders
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Canadian List of Shipping 1956: Alice Jean [C.179551] registered at Amherstburg; built at Owen Sound in 1946. 45� x 13� x 4� 2; 10 g.t.; 7 n.t.; 115 hp. Owned by Franklin C. Oper, Leamington, Ontario. GAO Notes: Renamed Wayne Dean. ... Ex- Alice Jean. Canadian List of Shipping 1970: Steel workboat Wayne Dean [C.179551] registered at Windsor. Built at Owen Sound in 1946. 45�; 10 g.t. Formerly Alice Jean. Canadian List of Ships 1997: Wayne Dean [C.179551] registered at Windsor. Built at Owen Sound in 1946. 13m; 10 g.t.; 7 n.t. Owned by Dean Construction Co., Belle River, Ontario. GAO Notes: Advised by Dino Dean in January 2003 that Wayne Dean had been sold American. George Lee notes: Wayne Dean is now named VIRGINIA. Scruffy looking, still painted in Dean colours. Moored at Champion's ferry dock at Algonac, MI. Powered by an 8-71. (Jan. 29, 2006).
The Virginia was built in 1946 by Russel Brothers as the fish tug Alice Jean for Franklin C. Oper. In 1957, she was sold to Dean Construction of LaSalle, ON, who converted the Alice Jean to a towing vessel and renamed her Wayne Dean. In 2000 she was sold to Olson Dredge & Dock of Algonac, MI, and renamed Virginia.
Being Canadian-built, the Virginia is unable to perform commercial service for Olson, but she sits at their Algonac dock in good condition.
Type: Single Screw Tugboat
Year Built: 1946
Builder: Russel Bros. Ltd., Owen Sound, ON
Engines: 1 Detroit 8-71
Length: 45' 00?
Breadth: 13' 00?
Depth: 5' 00?. |
1947-1950. Frank Oper's Alice Jean at Pelee Island. Photos courtesy Paul Fletz.
Shaun Vary notes: Alice Jean as a fish tug at Kingsville, January 3, 1952. Somebody gave me several b&w photos many years ago of the Kingsville fishing fleet. I have no idea who the original photographer was.
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Photo Date: 1966/09/14
Photo and tables below courtesy Great Lakes Vessels Index,
Historical Collections of the Great Lakes,
Bowling Green State University |
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Excerpt from "North Shore Legacy: Converted Fish Tugs of Lake Erie" by Shaun R. Vary.
Published by Kettle Creek Press, 17 Murray St., St. Catherines, ON L2M 1S3.
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| Vessel Name: | Date: | Registry | Official # | | WAYNE DEAN | 1957 | U.S. | 179551 | | Ownership Changes |
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- Leamington, Ont. Canada
| 1946 - 1957 | Canada | 179551 | - Dean Construction Co., Ltd.
- Belle River, Ont. Canada
| 1957 | Canada | 179551 |
The Virginia was built in 1946 by Russel Brothers as the fish tug Alice Jean for Franklin C. Oper. In 1957, she was sold to Dean Construction of LaSalle, ON, who converted the Alice Jean to a towing vessel and renamed her Wayne Dean. In 2000 she was sold to Olson Dredge & Dock of Algonac, MI, and renamed Virginia.
Being Canadian-built, the Virginia is unable to perform commercial service for Olson, but she sits at their Algonac dock in good condition.
Type: Single Screw Tugboat
Year Built: 1946
Builder: Russel Bros. Ltd., Owen Sound, ON
Engines: 1 Detroit 8-71
Length: 45' 00?
Breadth: 13' 00?
Depth: 5' 00?
Virginia on the north channel of the St. Clair River on Monday Aug. 2, 2021. Photos by Isaac Pennock.
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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