Dorlin II / Dorelin II
Canadian List of Shipping 1956: Dorlin II [C.194952] registered at Owen Sound; built at Owen Sound in 1952. 51'7 x 12'1 x 4'; 16 g.t.; 14 n.t.; 200 hp. Owned by George C. Wright, Britt, Ontario. Canadian List of Shipping 1970: Steel fishing tug Dorlin II [C.194952] registered at Owen Sound, Ontario. Built at Owen Sound in 1952. 52'; 16 g.t. Owned at Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario. Transport Canada List 2002: Built by Russel-Hipwell Engine Co., Owen Sound, Ont. Transport Canada List 2003: Owned by Harry Gamble, Port-Dover, ON. Letter from Capt. Buck Longhurst, Dec. 8, 1995. Dorelin II was owned in the 70's by a fellow named Collins here in the Soo. He was killed in a car crash in 1974-. Since then I cannot tell what happened to the tug. I know it was sold by the widow. RBF Notes: Still sitting in the Gamble Yard in Port Dover, ON as of 2004. Shaun Vary comments (April 2018): "originally named 'Dorlin II', but somehow over the years it was morphed into 'Dorelin II'." |