Russel Brothers Limited OWEN SOUND, ONTARIO Steelcraft Boat Builders
| Dorothy May
Canadian List of Shipping 1956: Dorothy May [C.190434] registered at Owen Sound; built at Owen Sound in 1950. 46'9 x 12' x 3’9; 12 g.t.; 10 n.t.; 141 hp. Owned -by William S. Oldfield, Point Au Baril, Ontario. Canadian List of Shipping 1970: Steel fishing tug Dorothy May [C.190434] registered at Owen Sound, ON. Built at Owen Sound 1950. 47’; 12 g.t. Owned Michipicoten Harbour, ON.
Shaun Vary notes (Mar. 17, 2018): "Dorothy May was built by Russel Brothers at Owen Sound in 1950. She belonged to the Oldfield fishery at Point Au Baril, ON." Jim Macdonald also noted "Horst Anderson out of Michipicoten Harbour had her, wooden upper structure, sunk south of Dog bank." |
Arriving at Range Island with catch.
Uploaded: Feb 12, 2012 by Larry Oldfield
source: http://pointe-au-baril.com/gallery/image/586361/9097783
Larry Oldfield of Range Island (near Pointe au Baril, ON) comments (Sept. 2018): "Here are some photos I have of the prime of the Dorothy May. I am not sure where the tug went after Grandfather sold it at the end of his commercial fishing career." Dorothy May at Pointe Au Baril, Ont. Photos from Larry Oldfield personal collection.
W.S. Oldfield, who ran the Dorothy May in Pointe au Baril, ON. Photos from his grandson Larry Oldfield.
Dorothy May at Range island Harbour, 1954. Photo courtesy Larry Oldfield.
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