Russel Brothers Limited   OWEN SOUND, ONTARIO   Steelcraft Boat Builders
 
The OSMRM Collection
A sampling of original Russel Bros. factory photos, including boats, mining
equipment other products, from the museum collection.

 
Allagash   1941
Renamed Le Sapin Comeau

Design #231. Hull #388. 60' x 14' 6" Harbour Tug.
Twin Cummins K0M-603 diesels.
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Arbee II   1946

Design #307. Hull #607. 52' x 14' De Luxe Cruiser.
Power: Cummins 200 hp diesel engine.
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Atomic   1945 or 1946

Design #273. Hull #562. 80' x 20' Icebreaker and Harbour Tug.
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Brompton Duchess   1947   Renamed Mink Isle

Design #333, Hull #727. 50' x 13'6" Harbour Tug. 150 hp Kahlenberg diesel.

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Chipewyan   1940

Design #308. Hull #692. 40' x 11' Indian Agents Launch.
Cummins 150 hp diesel marine engine.
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CT 49 & 50   1943

60' Tanac class Navy Tugs.
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Decelles   1941

Design #237. Hull #420. 55' x 13' 6" Warping Tug.
Power: One Cummins K0M 603.
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HMCS Glenside   1944

Design #251. Hull #486. 80' x 20' "Glen" class Harbour Tug. Power: 400 hp Enterprise engine. Royal Canadian Navy.
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Goki   1940

Hull #358. 49'3 x 12'8 x 6'2; 24 g.t.; 16 n.t.; 250 hp.
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Hallett   1940

Hull #358. 49'3 x 12'8 x 6'2; 24 g.t.; 16 n.t.; 250 hp.
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Jose D.   1947

Design #240. Hull #661. 45' x 12' 10" Warping Tug.
200 hp supercharged Cummins diesel.
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Kayvee   1946

Design #270. Hull #548. 50' x 13' 6" Warping Tug.
Twin 150 hp Cummins diesels.
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Lynn B.   c. 1940

Design #210. Hull #359. 65' x 17' Steam Tug.
Boone Dredging Co., Toronto ON.
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Malden   1946

Design #273. Hull #568. 150' x 42' Decked Scow.
Built for McQueen Salvage, Amherstberg, ON.
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Mark Whitman   1945

A standard 40 foot warping tug design.
Cummins HM-600. Built for the Marathon Co. of Port Arthur.
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Pijitic   1946

Design #284. Hull #609. 35' x 11' Twin Cabin Cruiser.
130 hp Chrysler Royal gasoline marine engine.
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Pilot II   1947

Design #319. Hull #693. 60' x 15' Buoy Maintenance Vessel.
Twin Chrysler Royal engines.
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Quinte   1939

Design #149. Hull #319. 70' x 32' Car Ferry.
Cummins diesel driving fore and aft propellors.
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Radium Express   1939

Design #168. Hull #324. 60' x 15' Shallow Draft Tug.
Power: Twin Vivian diesel engines.
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Rae II   1937

Design #130. 35' x 9' 6" Cabin Launch.
Built for Abitibi Power & Paper.
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Ranger V   ????

30' x 8' Cabin Launch.
Can be powered by either gasoline or diesel engines.
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R. H. Daughney   1945
Renamed J. P. P. No. 7

Design #250. Hull #512. 40' x 10' 6" General Tug.
"Ville" class. Power: 150hp Cummins diesel.
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Rioux   1948

Hull #776. 50' x 16' Decked Scow.
Built for the Canadian International Paper Company.
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T. Gibbens   1946

Design #264. Dimensions: 81.8 x 18.2 x 6.2; 103 g.t; 32 n.t.
150 hp Fairbanks Morse diesel. Hull 615.
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Warper No. 1   ????

Standard 26' Winch Boat.
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Watch   1942
Renamed Cap Petit Méchins

55'5 x 14'5 x 5'2; 37 g.t.; 22 n.t.; 400 hp.
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Unidentified Boats
22 Foot Boom Pointer   ????
22' x 6'6" Boom Pointer. Powered with a Russel 10 hp Heavy Duty engine.
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35 Foot Tug   ????

35' x 9' 6" tug. Cummins Diesel Marine engine.
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40 Foot Standard Barge   ????

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Forest Patrol Launch   ????

Design #293. Hull #667. 28' x 8'. Power: 100 hp Cummins diesel marine engine. Department of Lands and Forests, Lowbush, ON.
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General Tug   ????

Design #300. Hull #606. 35' x 9'6" General Tug with Pusher Frame. Power: 150 hp Cummins. C. A. Pitts Contractors, St. Catherines.
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Pile Driver Scow   c. 1940

Design #205. Hull #350. 25' x 13'.
Built for Mrs. Girardin of Leamington, ON.
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Pointer Boat   c. 1940

Design #216. Hull #364. 30' x 7' Std. or Shallow Draft.
10hp Russel engine. For a Std. draft example see Wm Clauson.
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River Tug   ????
45' x 12'6". Made for the French Government of Indo China.
Power: 120 hp Vivian and Buda Diesels. Example: Trent
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Standard Fish Boat   1947

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Standard Sweeper   1948

Hull #760. Power: Russel 10hp gasoline engine.
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Utility Boat   ????

Design #256. 30' x 8' 6" Utility Boat. Hull #652 (Open) or Hull #616 (Cabin).
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Utility Launch   ????

Design #222. Hull #418. 30' x 8'. Power: 75 hp Russel Express gasoline engine.
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Utility Launch   ????

Design #329. Hull #745. 30' x 9'. Grey 93 hp V-drive engine. Built for Canadian International Paper, Angliers, QC.
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Utility Runabout   ????

Design #330. Hull #697. Chrysler Royal gasoline marine engine. Built for Ontario - Minnesota Pulp & Paper, Fort Frances, ON.
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Miscellaneous Photos
Propellor Guard

(from Warper No. 1)
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