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Miss Millertown

This is a Bill Perry photo (1991 or 1992) of Ville class tug renamed Miss Millertown, on the shore of Red Indian Lake, Nfld for winter layup. Worked alongside Fleetway

 

Bryan Marsh notes (Jan. 8, 2018): "It would have been working for Price (Newfoundland) or Abitibi-Price. The original company would have been the Anglo-Newfoundland Development Company from 1905-1965. Mill was the pulp and paper mill at Grand Falls Newfoundland, which was located many miles down the Exploits River from Red Indian Lake."
Audrey White commented (June 13, 2018): "Tom worked on this tug, the little boy is Mark Winter, Fred's son, I have this picture also."

 


The tug "Miss Millertown", with Frank Day (Lewisporte) and William Higdon, Millertown. Both the "Miss Millertown" and the "Fleetway II" were constructed by Russel Brothers Ltd., of Owen Sound, Ontario.
 
A. N. D. (Anglo-Newfoundland Development Company) NEWS - LOG November 1962

Towing Operations Vital

Crews Deliver 79,000 Cords, Skill, Judgment Necessary

The towing operations on Red Indian Lake are an important link in the chain of events which sees the Millertown delivery of pulpwood from the upper reaches of the Victoria River to the Mill in Grand Falls. In the holding grounds at the mouth of the Victoria River, powerful tugs fill keel-booms with approximately 2,000 cords of pulpwood and tow them to the Exploits Dam where the wood is is sluiced and sent on its 30 mile journey to Grand Falls.

Frank Day of Lewisporte was supervising the operation from the bridge of the tug, "Miss Millertown". Also aboard were William Higdon and Ray Rowwell, both of Millertown. Assisting Frank was the crew of the tug "Fleetway II". Harvey Guy of Lethbridge, Max Hollett of Arnold's Cove and Monty Osmond of Millertown.

A considerable amount of skill and sound judgment is required to operate the large tugs and to manoeuvre the booms on the wide windblown stretch of Red Indian Lake. Despite a greater than normal share of adverse winds, the towing crew delivered 79,000 cords of pulpwood on schedule.

Both tugs were built at the yards of Russel Brothers Ltd. at Owen Sound. They are of steel construction. The "Fleetway II" measured 42 feet by 11.5 feet and is powered by a 150 horsepower Caterpillar Marine Diesel. The "Miss Millertown", 40 feet by 11.0 feet, is powered by a 120 h.p. Caterpillar Marine Diesel.

clipping source: https://www.facebook.com/ANDCOLTD

Unidentified warping tug at left, with the Fleetway behind the fire patrol boat Mary March at right, hauled up at Millertown. Photo source: https://anglonewfoundlanddevelopmentcompany.wordpress.com/2019/09/11/boat-inventory-pictures/

 

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