Russel Brothers Limited OWEN SOUND, ONTARIO Steelcraft Boat Builders
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Hull 989. Canadian List of Shipping 1952, Supplement 3: Registers Opened. Same info as follows: Canadian List of Shipping 1956: B.J. & C.J. [C.194956] registered at Owen Sound; built at Owen Sound in 1952. 42' 5 x 12' x 3' 5; 12 g.t.; 10 n.t.; 141 hp. Owned by James T. Lowe, Killarney Ontario. Canadian List of Shipping 1970: Steel fishing tug B.J. & C.J. [C.194956] registered at Owen Sound; built at Owen Sound in 1952. 43'; 12 g.t. Owned by James Lowe, Killarney, Ontario. Transport Canada List 2002: Built by Russel-Hipwell Engine Co., Owen Sound, Ont. Transport Canada List 2003: B.J. & C.J. Owned by Fitz Sustainable Forestry Management Ltd., Sarasota Springs, N.Y.
This small tug was built in 1952 as the fish tug B.J. & C.J. for James T. Lowe. She was later sold to Gerald Murphy, and then to Ross Herbert Fisheries. In 2000, she was purchased by Fitz Sustainable Forestry Management of Manitowaning, ON and converted to a tugboat in 2005.
Type: Single Screw Tugboat
Year Built: 1952
Builder: Russel Bros. Ltd., Owen Sound, ON
Hull No.: 980
Horsepower: 141 bhp
Length: 42' 06
Breadth: 12' 00
Depth: 3' 06
Port of Registry: Owen Sound, ON. |
Shaun Vary notes: This is the B.J. and C.J. at Killarney in 2001.
She was fished by the Lowe family there for many years.
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B.J. & C.J. builder's plate. Hull 989, 1952. Photo courtesy Phil LeBrocq. |
Paul Capel notes: "This boat was built for James Low of Killarney and Owen Sound. Jim told me that the hull was built from a 'carved wooden block' that he and his brother Reg of Killarney designed. Original power was Chrysler Royal straight 8 - later a Detroit 6-71 GM diesel."
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| Phil LeBrocq comments (April 25, 2020): "Tom Gardner, the owner OF Fitz Forestry, bought the tug in 2000. We started the transformation in 2005 and finished it in 2006. We are a logging and tug company called Fitz Sustainable Forestry and we work in northern Lake Huron and on Fitzwilliam Island." Details for registered vessel B.J. & C.J. (O.N. 194956) Owners
FITZ SUSTAINABLE FORESTRY MANAGEMENT LTD.
Address 480 BROADWAY - SUITE C
BOX 403
City SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY
Country UNITED STATES
Postal Code 12866-0403 |
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Rod Morrison notes: B.J. & C.J. Hull # 989. 45 x12x3.6.
Fish tug built for Jim Low of Killarney. Built at Owen Sound in 1952.
Sold to Gerald Murphy of Killarney, year unknown
Sold to Ross Herbert Fisheries Killarney, year unknown .
Sold to ------ Gardiner, year unknown.
My brother lives in SBM during the summer and got the info from the
builders plate and from some fishermen in Killarney that knew of this boat.
B.J. & C.J. cabin. Photo courtesy Phil LeBrocq.
(South Baymouth, ON Aug 27, 2005) Rob Farrow notes: At South Baymouth. The hull
seems to match up with Shaun Vary's shot of it in 2001.
For more Russel exhibits visit Owen Sound Marine & Rail Museum 1165 1st Ave West, Owen Sound, ON N4K 4K8
(519) 371-3333  http://marinerail.com |
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