Russel Brothers Limited OWEN SOUND, ONTARIO Steelcraft Boat Builders
| R. H. Daughney
Canadian List of Shipping 1956: R. H. Daughney [C.173999] registered at St. John, N. B.; built at Owen Sound in 1945. 37'5 x 10'5 x 4'8; 12 g.t.; 7 n.t.; 93 hp. Owned by Fraser Companies Ltd., Plaster Rock, N. B. Canadian List of Shipping 1970: Steel tug R. H. Daughney [C.173999] registered at St. John, N. B.. Built at Owen Sound in 1945. 38'; 12 g.t. Renamed b) J. P. P. No. 7. Owned by J. P. Porter & Sons Construction Co. Owen Sound Daily Sun Times, March 21, 1945: Third Launching. In addition to the two naval vessels launched on Tuesday afternoon [H.M.C.S Glendyne and Tanac V-207] at the plant of Russel Brothers Limited, a third vesel also slid down the ways later on in the day, forty foot tug R. H. Daughney. This launching was without ceremony of any kind, the vessel having been built by order under private contract. |
Russel Brothers slip, Owen Sound, 1945. Factory photo.
Sea trials in Owen Sound Bay, 1945. Factory photo.
The Gazette, Montreal, Quebec, 21 Feb 1946, Thu page 16.
(CROWN OWNED PROPERTY) War Assets Corporation offers for sale by tender a number of tugs whose descriptions and locations are shown below: "VILLE" CLASS TUGS-40'
Located at St. John's, Newfoundland. SPECIFICATIONS: Steel all-welded construction with displacement of 20 tons and eguipped with single Cummins Diesel Engine. DIMENSIONS: (Approximate) Length, 40'; Beam, 10' 6"; Draft, 5'. TENDER No. C-1-25.
R. H. Daughney model by Lorenz Schmuki. March 2019. 1:16.7, length 74 cm, 20 cm wide, weigth 3.145 Kg. Lorenz comments: "to build my Daughney I accidentally came across the Russel Brothers site and was looking for something to build as a relatively simple construction. I found the plan for Design 250 and so it started. The model took 5 months. The windows are made of real glass 0.6 mm. Since I do not have the model in original colors it got a different name and runs under Quack."
For more Russel exhibits visit Owen Sound Marine & Rail Museum 1165 1st Ave West, Owen Sound, ON N4K 4K8
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