Ex- Ward. Canadian List of Shipping 1994: Steel tug A. L. Killaly [C.174016} Built at Owen Sound in 1942. Owned by M. Keith McIntosh, 33 Ponton Street, Belleville. Canadian List of Ships 1997: Owned by Ron Langmuir, Picton, Ontario. Transport Canada List 2003: Owned by Ron Langmuir, Picton, Ontario. GAO Notes: Photos and negs in Marine Museum of the Great Lakes, Kingston in Brough Collection. Negs in binder. Historical Collections of The Great Lakes: RBF Notes: Listed for sale on Scruton Marine 2004. Hull #463.
Photo Date: 1969/09/22 Photo and tables below courtesy Great Lakes Vessels Index, Historical Collections of the Great Lakes, Bowling Green State University
Jim Langmuir comments (June 3, 2018): "I bought her late 96 to I think 03 sold her. I'm already in as owner as Ronald Langmuir. That was my dads name as well as mine he passed the year I got her. We were working on buying her together and I carried on and got her after he passed. She broke ice at a Lake Ontario cement plant and I ran a dive charter & did barge work with her here in Picton, Ontario. This spring I got to work her again. It was sold to to a friend of mine who needed a captain part time, so when I was not at Glenora ferry doing my captain duties there, I worked on her. Great memories, let me tell ya. She is still going strong."
A.L. Killaly in 2003. Ron Walsh photo from Gerry Ouderkirk.
55� x 14.5� x 6� Steel Twin Screw Model Bow Tug
Canadian Registry
Built in 1942 by Russell Bros., Owen Sound, Ontario
36.65 Gross tons
Welded hull � double plated at bow for ice breaking
Powered by pr Cummins 200 LR (air start) engines
200 hp each. Total power 400 hp @ 1000 rpm
c/w pr Twin Disc MG 200 gears 2:1 ratio
Raw water cooled
6� shaft
Pr 54� x 32� cast steel propellers � with heavy duty ice cages
Fuel capacity 1600 gal plus (double fuel tanks)
2000 gal ballast tank in stern
4� x 6� swim platform c/w ladder � 800 lb capacity
Removable diver�s bench on stern deck
Heavy duty towing post
Electronics � Raytheon Radar � 16 mile
Raytheon Chart Plotter (includes chip of Lake Ontario)
VHF Marine Radio
Galley - Furnace, Dickson Diesel cook stove with oven
Safety Equip � 4 man inflatable life raft
--EPIRB
--Fire extinguishers
Life rings c/w lights
Anchor c/w 250� of 2� galvanized chain
Price $125,000 CDN or best offer
From Boatnerd, posted June 26, 2009..."Tug A. L. Killaly breaking ice at the mouth of the Moira River in Belleville Ontario. - Ted Shepherd.
The Moira river feeds into the Bay of Quinte and typically sees heavy frazzle ice buildup in the channel. Efforts to remove this ice during the peak of the cold winter months has created some challenges for the public works department of the city. Many methods have been used to remove this buildup such as backhoes and blasting but these were becoming increasingly expensive and involved considerable cost to the city. The tug has so far done an excellent job in keeping the buildup under control, at considerably less cost than all previous methods used. The history of this tug is unknown, any information would be helpful, please post to the ... "
http://www.boatnerd.com/news/newsthumbs/newsthumbs_848.htm
January 16, 2009. Tim Van Horn writes: "I'm not sure what the purpose of this tug boat ramming the same stretch of ice over and over was, but I stood there for a half hour and they barely made a dent in the mass pile of ice on the river in Belleville. They burned up lots of diesel though so maybe it's to stimulate the economy." source: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d_9AMimmPa4
A. L. Killay June 2017, near Cressy, Ontario. Photo courtesy Mitchell Harrison.
Shaun Vary comments (Nov. 13, 2017): "Adolphus Reach (near Napanee, ON). She is owned by Harrisons now." Photos courtesy of Christopher Howitt.
taken Dec. 14, 2016
taken Nov. 3, 2017
Shaun Vary comments (Nov. 13, 2017): "I'm not sure which one of the Harrisons actually own the A. L. Killaly. She is usually tied up at the Harrison fishery dock at Cressy. She is currently registered to them under a numbered company: 1662140 Ontario Inc, 612 Cressy Bayside Road, Picton, ON."
Christopher Howitt notes (Nov. 13, 2017): "The photo from Dec/2016 was taken at the Adolphus Reach just east of Glenora Ferry after leaving the Picton Terminal. I am assuming that she is heading for winter layup.
The most recent photo was taken at the work site at the Millhaven dock that is used by the Amherst Island ferry (Frontenac II). Photo below.
I noticed that her Port of Registry is Brockville.
Phil Stinson photo taken on March 4, 2018
A. L. Killaly - these tugs were still working during the week, pulling/pushing barges over to Wolf island Ontario for the Windmill project.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/142950160@N06/29703518798
Mitchel Harrison comments (July 23, 2018): "Sharilynn S. and A. L. Kilaily (right)."
March 24, 2019.
Bruce Colman just send this shot of A. L. Killaly over. "Saw this one down at the Amherst Island ferry yesterday."
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