Russel Brothers Limited OWEN SOUND, ONTARIO Steelcraft Boat Builders
| Montmagny
Canadian List of Shipping 1970: Steel diesel Canadian Coast Guard supply vessel Montmagny [C.318536] launched in Oct. 1962 as Hull No. 1200 by Russel Bros. Registered at Ottawa. She measured 137'; 497 tons. See Russel Bros. Shipyard clipping file details and Pic. Canadian Shipping and Marine Engineering News, October 1963: Photo with Steelcraft Hull No. 1200 (in Marine Museum of the Great Lakes at Kingston Russel Brothers clipping file). Transport Canada List 2002: 1999-01 [C.318536] ex- Montmagny. Transport Canada List 2003: Owned at Chateau Richer, Québec. |
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Montmagny Launch. Photo courtesy David Low.
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Montmagny Launch. Photo courtesy Don Moon.
Montmagny clippings from newspapers.com.
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Tues. Oct. 16, 1962, Page 2 - The Ottawa Citizen: Ship christened
OWEN SOUND (CP) - The coast guard ship Montmagny was christened here Monday by Mrs. Percy Noble, wife of Percy Noble, Progressive Conservative member of Parliament for Grey North. The 148-foot ship will go into operation on the St. Lawrence Seaway for the department of transport.
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Montmagny Trials. Photo courtesy David Low.
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Clipping courtesy Joe Fossey. |
 Image souce: http://www.ccg-gcc.gc.ca/usque-ad-mare/details_e.asp?Name=Montmagny+%282%29 |
 Image souce: http://www.ccg-gcc.gc.ca/usque-ad-mare/details_e.asp?Name=Montmagny+%282%29 |
Owen Sound SunTimes, June 15th, 1963
 
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Montmagny in 1974, St. Lawrence Seaway. Rene Beauchamp collection.
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Canadian Coast Guard buoy tender MONTMAGNY as shown while upbound ont he St.Lawrence River off Verchères on a bitterly cold December 11, 1988. Marc Piché photo.
http://www.shipspotting.com/gallery/photo.php?lid=180385
Light buoy tender seen in front of îles de grace near Ste-Anne de Sorel.
http://www.shipspotting.com/gallery/photo.php?lid=109874
Official name (as on bow) has been "1999-01" since the sale by the Canadian Coast Guard in Nov. 1999. Subsequent owners:
1999: Navigation Saint-Laurent Inc, Chateau-Richer QC.
2005: Verreault Navigation Inc, Les Mechins QC. This vessel was in Canadian Coast Guard service.
They defined her as "Multi-Tasked Vessel"
Built at Russel Brothers Ltd, Owen Sound, Ontario in 1963. Decommissioned and sold in 1999
Official Number: 318536
Call Sign: CG2227
Length: 45.0 m
Breadth: 8.8 m
Draft: 2.6 m
Gross Tonnage: 497.0 t
Net Tonnage: 195.0 t
Power: 782kw.
Propellers: (2) x Fixed Pitch
Crane SWL: 7.0 t
Recourse: CCG.
Jan. 17, 2004, Méchins, QC. Michel Tremblay Collection.
Jan. 17, 2004, Méchins, QC. Michel Tremblay Collection.
Jan. 17, 2004, Méchins, QC. Michel Tremblay Collection.
May 28, 2004, alongside 1999-01 (ex Montmagny). Michel Tremblay Collection. 
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May 28, 2004, alongside 1999-01 (ex Montmagny). Michel Tremblay Collection.
2005: sold to VERREAULT NAVIGATION INC.
Details for registered vessel 1999-01 (O.N. 318536): Official Number 318536
Vessel Name 1999-01
Former Vessel Name MONTMAGNY
IMO Number 5241063
Registry Date 1963-07-04
Certificate Expires 2020-01-31 Owners
Name VERREAULT NAVIGATION INC.
Address 146 RUE PRINCIPALE
City LES MECHINS QC
Country CANADA
Postal Code G0J 1T0
June 2006, Méchins, QC. Michel Tremblay Collection.
July 8, 2006, Méchins, QC. Michel Tremblay Collection.
MONTMAGNY Mar. 6, 2009 on the beach of Les Méchins near the
Verreault Navigation Shipyard. Michel Tremblay Collection.
Various photos from http://www.shipspotting.com/ships/ship.php?imo=5241063
1999 01 (ex Montmagny, until Nov. 1999). Photographer: Vladimir Knyaz. June 13 - 15, 2018. Verreault Navigation, Les Méchins, QC, Canada.
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