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S. L. S. A. Cornwall

Canadian List of Shipping 1956: S. L. S. A. Cornwall [C.198012] registered at Montreal; built at Owen Sound in 1955. 28'8 x 9' x 2'8; 8 g.t.; 7 n.t.; 123 hp. Owned by The St. Lawrence Seaway Authority, Ottawa. Canadian List of Shipping 1970: Steel workboat S. L. S. A. Cornwall [C.198012] registered at Montreal. Built at Owen Sound in 1955. 29'; 8 g.t. GAO Notes: Renamed S / VM Cornwall. S/VM - Cornwall: Canadian List of Ships 1994 - 95: S/VM Cornwall - ex S. L. S. A. Cornwall [C.198012] Owned by The St. Lawrence Seaway Authority. Canadian List of Ships 1997: Owned by St. Lawrence Seaway Authority, Ottawa. Transport Canada List 2002: Built by Russel-Hipwell Engine Co., Owen Sound, Ont. Transport Canada List 2003: Owned by St. Lawrence Seaway Mgmt., Corp.

This small workboat was built in 1955 by Russel Brothers Limited as the S.L.S.A. Cornwall for the St. Lawrence Seaway Authority. The S.L.S.A. was later renamed as the St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corporation, and the S.L.S.A. Cornwall was renamed S/VM Cornwall in response. She remains active for the SLSMC. Type: Single Screw Workboat Year Built: 1955 Builder: Russel Bros. Ltd., Owen Sound, ON Horsepower: 123 bhp Length: 28' 10" Breadth: 9' 00" Depth: 2' 09" Port of Registry: Montreal, QC.

 

Below Lock 4, Dec. 1997. Rory Dempsey comments (Apr.26, 2021): I put the boat there on a cradle we had made with our 35 ton Grove Crane. Prior to that we used an 18 ton Grove. I believe the tug and cradle was around 10 tons

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Rory Dempsey photo (posted Apr. 26, 2021).

 

Rory Dempsey photo (posted Apr. 26, 2021). Floating dock tow.

 

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