Russel Brothers Limited OWEN SOUND, ONTARIO Steelcraft Boat Builders
| Federal Beaver
steel tug Federal Beaver [C.313144] built by Russel-Hipwell Engine Co. Ltd. and launched in June 1962 for use at Port Cartier, Québec; owned by Québec Cartier Mining Co.; renamed b] Manicouagen. |
"Four vessels started in 1961 were completed and delivered in 1962. The largest of these was the Federal Beaver, a 95 foot 1600 hp tug for Federal Terminals Ltd., which sailed from Owen Sound in the spring of 1962 towing a 50 foot suction dredge constructed for the Federal Dept. of Public Works in Chatham, NB. The Federal Beaver is operating in Port Cartier, QC as a harbour tug and is specially reinforced for operation in ice." - Owen Sound Sun - Times, Jan. 31st, 1963
Photo courtesy David Low.
OSMRM Collection
Owen Sound Sun - Times, Fort Frances Museum Collection.
Owen Sound Sun - Times, June 22nd, 1962.
Federal Beaver as the Rivtow princess, on the West Coast.
Federal Beaver as the Rivtow princess, on the West Coast.
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Jan. 16, 2009 - Smit Princess (ex Rivtow Princess, ex Federal Beaver) is going into a Howe Sound "waterfront" feature this month in Western Mariner Magazine. Four vessels started in 1961 were completed and delivered in 1962. The largest of these was the Federal Beaver, a 95 foot 1600 hp tug for Federal Terminals Ltd., which sailed from Owen Sound in the spring of 1962 towing a 50 foot suction dredge constructed for the Federal Dept. of Public Works in Chatham, NB. The Federal Beaver is operating in Port Cartier, QC as a harbour tug and is specially reinforced for operation in ice... |
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