Russel Brothers Limited OWEN SOUND, ONTARIO Steelcraft Boat Builders
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Canadian List of Shipping 1956: Mossey [C.190422] registered at Owen.Sound; built at Owen Sound in 1949. Design 400. 59'3 x 16' x 7�9; 51 g.t.; 22 r.t.; 160 hp. Owned by The Minister of Public Works, Ottawa. Canadian List of Shipping 1970: Steel tug Mossey [C.190422] registered at Owen Sound. Built at Owen Sound in 1949. 59'; 51 g.t. Canadian List of Shipping 1997: Steel tug Mossey [C.190422] registered at Owen Sound. Built at Owen Sound in 1949. 18m; 51 g.t.; 22 n.t. Owned by Lake Trader Corp., 347 Main St., Selkirk, Manitoba. Transport Canada List 2002: Steel tug Mary Firchuk [C.190422] registered at Thunder Bay 1999-12-14. Ex- Mossey. Dimensions: 18.1 x 4.9 x 2.4m; 50.84 g.t.; 22.45 n.t. single screw, diesel 240 hp. Owned by Antoniazzi Land & Sea Inc., Vickers Heights, Ontario. Gene Onchulenko Notes: Owned by Robert Antoniazzi who trucked her from Lake Winnipeg a few years ago. GAO Notes: See clipping file for pic and Russel Brochure and The Great Lakes Fisherman, May 1998, page 73. RBF Notes: Sitting behind the old Kemp Fisheries building at Thunder Bay, ON 2004. |
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Another Big Russel Bros. Built Boat Leaves for Far Distant Scenes
The Mossey, a Steelcraft tug built at Russel Bros. Ltd. plant here for the Federal Government, is seen above as she was shipped on flat cars for Lake Winnipegosis, where she immediately took on Government work. The tug was shipped last October, one of the many which the local firm has built to do a job in many far distant points.
Mary Firchuk - Ex Mossey. Brought to Thunder Bay, ON from Gimli, MB to be rebuilt as pleasure tug. Individual got divorced and tug has been sitting for years.
(Thunder Bay, ON June 8, 2002)
From Russel company brochure: STEELCRAFT TOWING.
Gerry Ouderkirk archive. |
Joe Fossey archive. |
RBF notes: Jan. 21, 2006.
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RBF notes: Thunder Bay, ON, May 7th, 2006
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SB notes: Thunder Bay, ON, Sept. 4th, 2006. Watertight doors were installed in cabin.
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SB notes: Thunder Bay, ON, Sept. 4th, 2006. Note deck is now flush to sides, railing has been removed.
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SB notes: Thunder Bay, ON, Sept. 4th, 2006
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SB notes: Thunder Bay, ON, Sept. 4th, 2006
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SB notes: Thunder Bay, ON, Sept. 4th, 2006
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RBF notes: Thunder Bay, ON, July 28th, 2007. They moved the Onaman and Mossey to the other side of the TBHI yard alongside the fence. I gather that the portion of property they were sitting on was sold. Doesn't seem that any work is being done or has been done on either boat in the last few years.
Mike Hanchar comments (Jan. 26, 2020):
February 17th 2016. The 18m(59ft) Tug MOSSEY built in 1949 by Russel Brothers Limited in Owen Sound Ontario...originally the Tug was owned by the Ministry of Public Works in Ottawa Ontario. Onaman and Mary Firchuk now sit in the former Thunder Bay Harbour Improvements Yard (now owned by DJ truck & trailer service) in Thunder Bay Ontario. The Mary Firchuk (ex Mossey) is owned by Rob Antoniazzi. He was going to convert it to a yacht before he got divorced. A set of drawings was made for the conversion, designed by Robert Allen designs.
Mary Firchuk sitting in Thunder Bay June 4, 2018. Photos by Matthew Carlson. Been on shore for the last 18 or more years.
Mary Firchuk left, and Onaman, in Thunder Bay. Mar. 13, 2019. Photos by Matthew Carlson.
Mary Firchuk and Onaman, in Thunder Bay. May 5, 2019. Photos by Matthew Carlson.
Mary Firchuk in Thunder Bay, Ontario. Taken by Boris Terzic on May 20, 2019. Rusted hull in the scrapyard.
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