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Hull 836. Canadian List of Shipping 1956: Moor Lake [C.190477] registered at Montreal; built at Owen Sound in 1949. 24'8 x 7'5 x 2'9' 4 g.t.; 3 n.t.; 20 hp. Owned by Consolidated Paper Corp. Ltd., Montreal. Canadian List of Shipping 1970: Steel tug Moor Lake [C.190477] registered at Ottawa. Built at Owen Sound in 1949. 25'; 4 g.t. Canadian List of Ships 1997: Owned by Upper Ottawa Improvement Co. Ottawa, Ontario. Details for registered vessel MOOR LAKE (O.N. 190477) This vessel is no longer registered in Canada. Date of closing: 1999-08-23.

Photo courtesy Tracey Snarr of Driftwood Provincial Park, 02/21/06. The Moor Lake is behind the Park Office. The Park has plans to eventually restore and display her.

The Moor Lake, a Russel tug at Driftwood Provincial Park. Photo by Bob McElroy 2010-10-22.
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A Russel tug, the Moor Lake (hull 836) hides in the bushes near the entrance to Driftwood Park. Photo by Bob McElroy 2010-10-22.
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Photos by Bob McElroy 2010-10-22. Bob McElroy sends over 24 photos taken in Oct. 2010 of the MOOR LAKE, the winch boat sitting in Driftwood Provincial Park near Stonecliffe. Driftwood Provincial Park is a provincial park on the south shore of the Ottawa River, about 40 kilometres west of Deep River, Ontario. Bob says (Nov. 2018): "I have not been up to Driftwood Park for several years, but I have no reason to believe it is not still there. My understanding is that the park wants to fix the boat up and put it on proper display, but so far is lacking the necessary funds."

 

Moor Lake builder's plate photographed by Joan Kalechstein, Mar. 21, 2001.

 

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