Russel Brothers Limited OWEN SOUND, ONTARIO Steelcraft Boat Builders
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Canadian List of Shipping 1956: Lacalong [C.171067] registered at Port Arthur; built at Owen Sound in 1939. 47'5 x 12'7 x 5'7; 22 g.t.; 12 n.t.; 99 hp. Owned by Long Lac Pulp & Paper Co. Ltd., Toronto. Canadian List of Shipping 1970: Steel tug Lacalong [C.171067] registered at Port Arthur, Ontario. Built at Owen Sound in 1939. 48'; 22 g.t. Owned by Kimberly - Clark Pulp & Paper Co. Ltd. Bill Breaker Notes: Lacalong [C.171067] registered at Port Arthur; built at Owen Sound in 1939. 50' x 12'7 x 5'7; 22 g.t.; 12 n.t.; 99 bhp. Owned by Pulpwood Supply Co. Ltd., Longlac, Ontario. Owned in 1966 by Kimberley Clark Pulp & Paper Co, Ltd. Owned in 1980 by Canadian International Paper Co. Ltd. Owned 1983 - 1988 by C.I.P. Inc., Montreal. Owned in 1992 by Canadian Pacific Forest Products, Montreal. Registry changed from Port Arthur to Thunder Bay. Canadian List of Ships 1997: Owned by J. A. White and Assoc. Ltd., Ottawa, Ontario. Transport Canada List 2003: Owned by J. A. White and Assoc. Ltd., Ottawa, Ontario. |
From the Company Brochure
"Steelcraft Hydraulic Steering Gears"
Dan McKay notes (April 6, 2008): The tug boat "Lacalong" built in 1939 by Russel Brothers, 47ft, powered by CAT D343 turbo @ aprox 375hp, Jan. 15, 2008, Lac Ste Marie, Quebec, on the Gatineau river. I purchased it about a month ago and plan on moving it to Sault Ste Marie in about a year, it will be heavily modified for racing purposes,and painted yellow...The Lacalong is a sister ship to the Decelles.
Jan. 31, 2009: More Lacalong photos from Dan McKay, the leftmost from 1993,
the rest from the summer of 2008 at Lac Ste Marie, Quebec, on the Gatineau river.
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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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