RUSSELL (1896, Tug (Towboat))

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
RUSSELL
Also known as:
SIDNEY MAC;RC CO. TUG NO. 5;RCL TUG NO. 5
Year of Build:
1896
Official Number:
103848
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Rockland, ONT
Vessel Type:
Tug (Towboat)
Hull Materials:
Steel
Builder Name:
Weir Brothers
Power
Propulsion:
Screw
Engine Type:
Low Pressure
# Cylinders:
2
# Boilers:
1
Propulsion Notes:
16 x 16 x 10", 85hp, J. and R. Weir Co., Montreal, QUE (1894)
Hull Dimensions
Length:
79.8'
Beam:
17'
Depth:
7'
Tonnage (gross):
76
Tonnage (net):
45
History
Chronology:

1899 Owned Edwards and Co., Ottawa, ONT.

1912 One Fitzgibbon steam boiler 5' 10" @ 125# steam, Ottawa Boiler Works, Ottawa, ONT (1912)

1930 Owned W. C. Edwards and Co., Rockland, ONT.

1966 Dismantled, Belle River, ONT; hull laid up LaSalle, ONT.

Notes
From the Collection of:
C. Patrick Labadie
Contact
Contact
Alpena County George N. Fletcher Public Library
Email:specialcollections@alpenalibrary.org
Website:
https://www.alpenalibrary.org

Agency street/mail address:
211 N. First Ave.
Alpena, Michigan 49707
USA
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