Russel Brothers Limited OWEN SOUND, ONTARIO Steelcraft Boat Builders
| Épinette II
Canadian List of Ships 1997: Steel tug Épinette II [C.322226] Built in 1965 at Owen Sound. 18m; 76 g.t.; 29 n.t. Owned by Verreault Navigation Inc., Les Méchins, Québec.
This tug was built in 1965 by Russel Brothers Limited of Owen Sound, ON as the Epinette II for Verreault Navigation Inc. of Les Mechins, QC.
The Epinette II serves as Verreault’s shipyard tug, assisting vessels into and out of the drydock in Les Mechins, as well as providing icebreaking services in the winter. Type: Single Screw Tugboat
Year Built: 1965
Builder: Russel Bros. Ltd., Owen Sound, ON
Horsepower: 795 bhp
Length: 61' 03?
Breadth: 20' 01?
Depth: 8' 05?
Port of Registry: Montreal, QC. |
Aug. 9, 1995. Dave Freeman photo, René Beauchamp Collection. Epinette II à Les Méchins before just before her rebuilding and repainting by new owners in 1995, Verreault Shipyard. Acquired from Quebec North Shore Paper Co. who had not seen fit to paint the suffix II to her name on the stern. 
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Aug. 31, 2000. René Beauchamp Collection.
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June 27, 2001. René Beauchamp Collection.
Michel Tremblay Collection.  |
May 28, 2004, alongside 1999-01 (ex Montmagny). Michel Tremblay Collection. 
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May 28, 2004, alongside 1999-01 (ex Montmagny). Michel Tremblay Collection. 
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July, 2006. Michel Tremblay Collection.
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SR Notes: Verreault Navigation Inc., Jameson Point, Trois Rivieres, Oct. 2006.
SR Notes: Verreault Navigation Inc.,
Jameson Point, Trois Rivieres, Oct. 2006. 
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Click photos to enlarge.
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May 15, 2016. EPINETTE II at the Les Méchins Shipyard. Photo by Steve Geronazzo, shipspotting.com.
source: http://www.shipspotting.com/gallery/photo.php?lid=2466215 |
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Sept. 4, 2016. Tied up main wharf adjacent Verreault Navigation dry dock facility, Les Mechins, Qc. Photo by andrecas, shipspotting.com.
source: http://www.shipspotting.com/gallery/photo.php?lid=2530122 |
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Sept. 4, 2016. Tied up main wharf adjacent Verreault Navigation dry dock facility, Les Mechins, Qc. Photo by andrecas, shipspotting.com.
source: http://www.shipspotting.com/gallery/photo.php?lid=2530121 |
Listed for sale May 2018 source
1965 61.5' x 20' x 8.4' Steel Russel Bros Single Screw Tug
Built by Russel Brothers Ltd, Owen Sound, Ontario, Canada in 1965
Recently rebuilt
Class: Transport Canada Voyage PROX Class 2 Limited Coastal Trade 3.
Not more than 20 miles from shore and 100 miles between ports.
On Atlantic Coast not to go south of New York.
Class Status: Certificates are valid until fall of 2016
Gross tonnage: 75.53 tons
Net tonnage: 29.11 tons
Main engine: CAT 398 - 750 hp @ 1,225 rpm
Reduction gear: 5.31:1 ratio
Prop dia: 2.2m
Speed: 11 knots
Gensets: (2) CAT D211 - 37KW, 208V
Tow winch: Yes
Electronics: As required by Transport Canada
(radar, sounder, VHF, nav-lights, compass)
Accommodations: For full crew compliment , in 2 cabins
Galley: Complete with fridge & stove
Safety equipment: 2 x 6-man inflatable life rafts, 2 x immersion suits
Life jackets, fire extinguishers
This tug has spent all of her life in fresh water
Last dry-docked: Fall 2011
Located in Quebec, Canada
Owner will sell fully classed and ready to go to work
Price: $525,000 CDN
Click photos to enlarge (very low quality).
For more Russel exhibits visit Owen Sound Marine & Rail Museum 1165 1st Ave West, Owen Sound, ON N4K 4K8
(519) 371-3333  http://marinerail.com |
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