Russel Brothers Limited OWEN SOUND, ONTARIO Steelcraft Boat Builders
PPM 16 / Ada Marie Purvis
Channel Bratt
Canadian List of Shipping 1956: P. P. M. 16 [C.173692] registered at Port Arthur, built at Owen Sound in 1942. 33' x 9'5 x 3'5; 7 g.t.; 6 n.t.; 25 hp. Owned by Abitibi Power & Paper Co. Ltd., Toronto. Canadian List of Shipping 1970: Steel tug P. P. M. 16 [C.173692] registered at Port Arthur. Built at Owen Sound in 1942. 33'; 7 g.t.. Owned by Abitibi Pulp & Paper, Toronto. Historical Collections of The Great Lakes Data Sheet: P. P. M. 16 renamed Ada Marie Purvis 1979 - Buck Longhurst Notes: Sank Lake Superior - no date given. GAO Notes: Channel Bratt is not registered but definetly Russel built. Photo on boatnerd tug page. Maurice Spooner spoke with the owner who identified it as ex- Ada Marie Purvis. Channel Bratt - Capt. Maurice Spooner Notes: Channel Bratt is owned by Randy Colewell's father. Randy owns Bonnyville. |
Capt. Buck Longhurst photo. Gerry Ouderkirk Collection.
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Paul Capel notes: "Ada Marie Purvis (Gore Bay, c. 1985)"
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Artist: Dylon Whyte (Gore Bay) https://www.flickr.com/photos/kusari/19139572914 |
Historical Collections of the Great Lakes
Great Lakes Vessels Online Index
Photo source http://ul.bgsu.edu/cgi-bin/xvsl2.cgi Item 006151 |
Summer 2000 at the Tug Races in Sault Ste. Marie. Paul Capel Collection.
Summer 2000 at the Tug Races in Sault Ste. Marie. Paul Capel Collection.
Channel Bratt 8/25/01. Photo by Mike Nicholls.
Photo source boatnerd.com.
Sault Ste. Marie Tugboat Race early 2000s. New Billy, Queensville, Bonnyville, Channel Bratt, Cobra.
2003 Great Tugboat Race programme courtesy Jeanette Cox. "The Channel Bratt, formerly known as the Ada Marie Purvis was built in 1942 by the Russel Brothers of Owen Sound. She was purchased by the Colwell family in 1986. Her home port is Gore Bay, Manitoulin Island and she is often seen touring the North Channel and area."
RBF notes: Ex Ada Marie Purvis (Gore Bay, Aug 26, 2005)
RBF notes: Ex Ada Marie Purvis (Gore Bay, Aug 26, 2005)
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Can anyone confirm whether or not this was the Ada Purvis the boat was named after? |
For more Russel exhibits visit Owen Sound Marine & Rail Museum 1165 1st Ave West, Owen Sound, ON N4K 4K8
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