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Canadian List of Shipping 1970: Steel tug Tay [C.313133] registered at Ottawa. Built at Owen Sound in 1956. 38'; 12 g.t. Canadian List of Ships 1997: Owned by The Minister of Transport, Ottawa. GAO Notes 2000: Micheal Guy of Torville says Tay is Hull No. 1121 and operates on the Rideau Canal. Transport Canada List 2002: Built by Russel-Hipwell Engine Co., Owen Sound, Ont. Transport Canada List 2003: Owned by The Minister of Transport, Ottawa.
Torville (Hull 1120) is sister ship to Tay (Hull 1121) used on Rideau Canal by Parks Canada. Michael Guy noted in 2007: "The Rideau canal system tug TAY, hull number 1121, is identical, down to the last nut and bolt, to Torville the day we bought her." |
Historical Collections of the Great Lakes
Great Lakes Vessels Online Index
Photo source http://ul.bgsu.edu/cgi-bin/xvsl2.cgi Item 006937 |
TAY in the Hartwell Lock, Rideau canal, Ottawa area on July 18, 1992. Photo by Geo. Ayoub, courtesy Rene Beauchamp. |
Photo by Ken Watson, 2001.
source: http://www.rideau-info.com/canal/images/places/img-tugtay.html
The workhorse of the Rideau, the tug Tay with its powerful engines hauls barges back and forth along the Rideau, bringing materials and supplies to the lockstations.
Tay was built in Owen Sound, Ontario, by Russel Brothers, in 1956. It is about 40 feet long with a 10' 5" beam and a 5 foot draft. Russel Brothers' shipyard built hundreds of heavy-steel full displacement vessels. Russel tugs are still considered among the toughest, best-built tugs in the world. Properly maintained, Tay should have a very long life ahead. (Information supplied by Doug Coupar, Authetic Yacht Brokerage).  |
Tay in the early 2000s, photos courtesy Roger Read. Roger Read and Michael Guy renovated Torville during that time. Torville (Hull 1120) is sister ship to Tay (Hull 1121) used on Rideau Canal by Parks Canada. Michael Guy noted in 2007: "The Rideau canal system tug TAY, hull number 1121, is identical, down to the last nut and bolt, to Torville the day we bought her." Click to enlarge to 3480 pixels.
Randy Patterson notes (Jan. 2006): shots of the TAY taken at Merrickville ON while
she waited on a crew change at the Hydo Generating Station. Notice the solid
hardwood fenders, her stove pipe stack, and Dutchmans bar.
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January 4, 2006.The tugboat Tay dry-docked for the winter in the basin above the lock. Photo by Jack Arnold via flickr. Click to enlarge.
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November 8, 2008. Rideau Canal Tugboat. Photo by emmbeedee via flickr. Click to enlarge.
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October 8, 2009. At the Beveridges Locks, joining the Tay River and the Rideau Canal. Photo by cosmogarden via flickr. Click to enlarge.
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October 8, 2009. Tay in the Upper Beveridge Lock. Photo by Jen D. via flickr. Click to enlarge.
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October 8, 2009. Tay in the Upper Beveridge Lock. Photo by Jen D. via flickr. Click to enlarge.
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October 9, 2009. Christopher Howitt photo.
"Tay" - the tug used with a dredger to maintain the channels of the Rideau system.
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July 2, 2011.The tugboat Tay moored at the Upper Beveridges of the Tay Canal on the Rideau Canal. Photos by Hans Raffelt via flickr. Click to enlarge.
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Tugboat Tay, owned by Parks Canada, at Upper Beveridges Lock, Tay Canal.
The Tay Canal is the portion of the Tay River in the Eastern region of Southern Ontario, providing a connection between the town of Perth and the Rideau Canal at Beveridge Bay on Lower Rideau Lake. The canal is 9.8 km (6.1 mi) in length and is operated today by Parks Canada as part of their Rideau Canal operations. At the entrance to the Tay Canal are two locks, Upper and Lower Beveridges which provide a total lift of 7.6 m (25 ft.). Tugboat Tay, Tay Canal, Ontario, Canada, 7 August 2011. Photo by D. Gordon E. Robertson.
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source: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tay_Canal
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September 3, 2015. At the Beveridges Locks. Photo by Christopher Howitt via flickr. Click to enlarge.
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September 3, 2015. At the Beveridges Locks. Photo by Christopher Howitt via flickr. Click to enlarge.
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Jan. 16th, 2016. Tay in the Upper Beveridge Lock. Photo by The Passionate Hiker. Click to enlarge.
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Tay, July 30th, 2017. Photo by Mike Downey. Click to enlarge.
Tay, in the Rideau Canal, May 30th, 2018. William Scott coments: "Hasn't been in service for years as you can see by the original "British" certificate of registry. I am amazed she hasnt been vandalized. Everything seems original!" Photo by William Scott. Click to enlarge.
Tay interior shots by William Scott, May 30th, 2018. Click to enlarge.
Tay builder's plate, May 30th, 2018. Photo
by William Scott. Click to enlarge.
Winter storage: Rideau Ferry Harbour
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