Maritime History of the Great Lakes

Detroit Marine Historian, v. 44, n. 3 (November 1990), p. 4

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TILLY Detroit River (Hull#3153) for the Defense Plant Corporation as a) DI August 23, 1990 Steel tug (U.S.244276) built in 1943 at Morris Hetonts, ner evar oy von leg Shipbuilding ama ed b photo by Mike Nicholls ross tons. Renam LEWIS NO 8 in 1947, c.) TIPPERARY in 1981 and d.) TLE jn 1990. Shown leaving Detroit on her delivery trip to New York under new ownership. aly THE LOG In recent developments at Gaelic Tug Boat Company, their 1920-built tug WM. A. WHITNEY has been chartered to Hannah Marine Corporation, and departed Nicholson's on July 28 with the barge HANNAH 2902. Gaelic’s TIPERARY was sold to C. R. Harbor Towing of New York, and departed Detroit on August 23 after being renamed TILLY. *** McKeil Work Boats Ltd. of Hamilton recently purchased the former Windsor-Detroit Barge Line tug MANCO. On September 3, McKeil's W. N. TWOLAN was downbound in the Welland Canal delivering MANCO to her new owners in Hamilton, where she will be refurbished before reentering service. *** Canada Steamship Lines ATLANTIC HURON a). PRAIRIE HARVEST has been flagged out of Canadian registry. On 44-3-4 September 9, she was observed at Halifax, Nova Scotia flying the flag of the Bahamas and registered in Nassau. *** J. W. Purvis Marine Ltd. of Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario has purchased the former Abitibi Power & Paper Company Ltd. tug ORIENT BAY. She is a near sister to Purvis’ W. J. IVAN PURVIS a). MAGPIE, which was built with the ORIENT BAY at Sorel in 1938 as part of a five-tug order for Abitibi. ORIENT BAY has been operating as b). GUY M. NO. 1 by Kimberly-Clark of Canada Ltd. on Long Lake transporting log booms between Longlac and Chorus Landing. Her delivery trip to the Soo was quite eventful, including a 50 mile trip overland from Long Lake to Jackfish utilizing two large trailers with over 100 wheels. Details of this unique trip, along with accompanying photographs, will be featured in an upcoming HISTORIAN. GUY M. NO. 1 arrived at Soo, Ontario on September 10 under tow of Purvis’ ANGLIAN LADY, where she will be refurbished and renamed before joining W. J. IVAN PURVIS in Thunder Bay. *** Arriving in Cleveland on September 16 was Goodtime a az

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