Russel Brothers Limited OWEN SOUND, ONTARIO Steelcraft Boat Builders
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Steel tug [C.169974] built by Russel Bros. at Owen Sound in 1943 as a] Ottawa 1943 - 1957; for the Royal Canadian Navy. She crossed the Atlantic under her own power and worked at various English ports during WW II. She returned to Canada as deck cargo on a frieghter and was acquired by Oka Sand and Gravel Co. Inc 1957 - 1961 and was renamed b) Lac Ottawa 1957 - 1966. Sold to Miron Company Ltd. 1961 - 1966; Waterman's Services in 1966 - present, and renamed c] Colinette 1966 - present. The 650 Hp tug was named for Colin and Janette Scott. In commission. See also Anglo Duchess and Yankee Lady III clipping files for pics. Transport Canada List 2003: Owned by McKeil Work Boats Ltd., Hamilton, Ontario. In Nov. 2017 registered as NOMADA (O.N. 169974) PLEASURE CRAFT
Gross Tonnage 54.51
Net Tonnage 40.88
Vessel Length (m) 18.56
Vessel Breadth (m) 5.06
Vessel Depth (m) 2.38 DIESEL
Number of Engines 1
Propulsion Type SELF-PROPELLED
Speed (knots) 9.0
Propulsion Method SINGLE SCREW
Propulsion Power 224
Unit of Power KILOWATTS Owners NOMADA CHARTERS INC. http://nomadacharters.com/
Address 57 RIVER DR
PORT DOVER
CANADA
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Gerry Ouderkirk archive. Oct. 7th, 1968.
March 28, 1969. First ship movement of spring begin along Toronto's waterfront as Raymond Callaghan and his 3-year-old son; Stephen; sit by the shoreline watching the tug Colinette jockey the Montreal freighter Cape Transport in the turning basin. A total of 45 ships wintered along Toronto's 12 miles of berthage and now that spring is here, the giant hulks are beginning to stir into life again.
The tug sank a couple of months later.
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May 17, 1969 � The tug COLINETTE sank in Toronto Bay after the hull was punctured while docking the freighter ATLANTIC HOPE at Pier 35. All on board were saved and the vessel was raised and repaired.
Wintering ships huddle together in port. Locked in the icy grip of winter; ships berthed at the foot of Yonge St. for the season look as though they're huddling together to keep warm. Two little tugs are also taking a long rest as the current cold weather coats the city's harbor with ice. They belong to Waterman Services; which uses the former fishing vessel Avalon Voyager as an office. The lakers at the back are loaded with storage grain.
Doug Griffin
photo, 1974. Toronto Star archives. Note the AVALON VOYAGER at left.
https://www.torontopubliclibrary.ca/detail.jsp?Entt=RDMDC-TSPA_0112727F&R=DC-TSPA_0112727F&searchPageType=vrl
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Toronto Telegram photo by Dick Loek, published 1971/02/06.
Image of two large ships, one with "Imperial" painted on it; a tugboat is close by with "Colinette" painted near the stern.
https://digital.library.yorku.ca/yul-88894/shipping-miscellaneous-tugs-winter-colinette-and-queen-city |
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Toronto Telegram photo by Dick Loek, published 1971/02/06.
Image of side of large ship; tugboat passing by; dock covered with ice.
https://digital.library.yorku.ca/yul-88640/shipping-miscellaneous-tugs-winter-colinette-and-queen-city |
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Toronto Telegram photo by Dick Loek, published 1971/02/06.
Image of galley or dining room of boat where several men in work clothes are eating; cook putting item on the table.
https://digital.library.yorku.ca/yul-88504/shipping-miscellaneous-tugs-winter-colinette-and-queen-city |
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Toronto Telegram photo by Dick Loek, published 1971/02/06.
Image of black labrador retriever with paws up on barrel looking over side of ship or boat, tugboat at dock with a few men on deck.
https://digital.library.yorku.ca/yul-88778/shipping-miscellaneous-tugs-winter-colinette-and-queen-city |
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Toronto Telegram photo by Dick Loek, published 1971/02/06.
Image of two large ships, one with "Imperial Windsor" painted on it; a tugboat is close by with "Colinette" painted on the bow.
https://digital.library.yorku.ca/yul-88894/shipping-miscellaneous-tugs-winter-colinette-and-queen-city |
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Toronto Telegram photo by Dick Loek, published 1971/02/06.
Image of tugboat with "Colinette" painted on it slicing through icy water near dock.
https://digital.library.yorku.ca/yul-88313/shipping-miscellaneous-tugs-winter-colinette-and-queen-city |
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Toronto Telegram photo by Dick Loek, published 1971/02/06.
Image of man adjusting engine speed, adjustable needle is pointing to "slow".
https://digital.library.yorku.ca/yul-88385/shipping-miscellaneous-tugs-winter-colinette-and-queen-city |
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Toronto Telegram photo by Dick Loek, published 1971/02/06.
Image of tugboat at dock; several men are moving boxes between a pickup truck on dock and tugboat.
https://digital.library.yorku.ca/yul-88667/shipping-miscellaneous-tugs-winter-colinette-and-queen-city |
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Toronto Telegram photo by Dick Loek, published 1971/02/06.
Image of two men, both wearing winter jackets are inside ship's cabin; one smokes a pipe and the other one steers the ship with the wheel.
https://digital.library.yorku.ca/yul-88703/shipping-miscellaneous-tugs-winter-colinette-and-queen-city |
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Toronto Telegram photo by Dick Loek, published 1971/02/06.
Image of two men inside control room of boat in Toronto; both wear jackets, one wears a toque and smokes a pipe.
https://digital.library.yorku.ca/yul-88595/shipping-miscellaneous-tugs-winter-colinette-and-queen-city |
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Toronto Telegram photo by Dick Loek, published 1971/02/06.
Image of two large ships, one with "Imperial" painted on it; a tugboat is close by with "Colinette" painted near the stern.
https://digital.library.yorku.ca/yul-88410/shipping-miscellaneous-tugs-winter-colinette-and-queen-city |
Mid 70s... MAY 12: A shakedown cruise for the newly renovated ferry boat Trillium ended in a shake-up today when two loud explosions were heard and clouds of smoke billowed from the 66-year-old boat's stack. No one was injured in the blasts and there was no fire; but the Toronto fireboat stood by the old paddle-wheeler just in case. Here; the tug Colinette prepares to tow the Trillium back to the safety of her berth. (Photo by John Mahler/Toronto Star via Getty Images).
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SV notes: Colinette as a tug, alongside Duchess V, in Toronto harbour.
It is a Bill Moran photo.
Getting set for a tug o' boat; Two teams from the Metro police force and Toronto fire department are in the process of muscling up for Toronto's first official tugboat pull next Wednesday at Harbourfront. To get a feet for the experience; Participation staffers organizing the event gave it a preliminary try yesterday. The pull is part of a day-long Crown Life Participation challenge between Montreal and Toronto.
Ron Bull photo, 1987.
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GAO Notes: Toronto Sun. March 6, 1992.
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GAO notes: Colinette Aug. 14th 1994 in Toronto.
GAO notes: Colinette May 1, 1997 in Toronto.
Jason LaDue photo, Colinette back in November 1999.
GAO notes: Colinette Dec. 20, 2001 in Port Dover.
GAO notes: Colinette Jan. 24, 2002 in Port Dover.
RBF notes: Being rebuilt by Mathews Marine (Port Dover, ON April 4, 2004)
SV notes: Colinette at Nadrofsky's in Port Dover. She was being
reconditioned as a tug, but plans changed......see next! George Lee noted on boatnerd (12/18/04): "The plan is for her to become a charter vessel in the south. One rebuilt 12-71 was installed. Even with the Cats, she was single screw. The owners were originally going to convert her to a twin screw tug. The bow was re-conformed for ice breaking. She is the same class hull as the Lac Manitoba, Lac Como, etc. The new house is patterned from the beautiful 90 foot research vessel Annandale."
SV notes: Andy Nadrofsky's "dream project". He and his wife are converting her to a trawler style cruiser for summer use on the Great Lakes and winter use on the Caribbean.
SV notes: docked at Nadro's, Feb. 23, 2006. She will reportedly be used for cruising,
possibly in warmer climates during the winter months.
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Aug. 18th, 2006, Port Dover. From the Gerry Ouderkirk Collection
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Aug. 18th, 2006, Port Dover. From the Gerry Ouderkirk Collection
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Nomada (ex Colinette) in Port Colborne, summer 2008. Photo by Shaun Vary. |
Nomada 4/26/13. Photo by Mark Bowerman.
Mark Bowerman comments 4/26/13):"Nomada is a steel tug hull with the superstructure added. I believe the house is aluminum if I remember correctly. She was the cover shot of a Passage Maker not long ago. You have to appreciate those North Sea lines." source: http://www.trawlerforum.com/forums/s36/underway-today-8298-41.html
Nomada, May 3, 2013, New York. Photos by Will Van Dorp tugster.wordpress.com
Will Van Dorp comments 05/03/13):"...two, three, four decades ago she was an austere tugboat called Colinette working in Canada. See addition at the end of this post. Six and seven decades ago she was a Royal Canadian Navy tug that crossed the Atlantic to operate out of unidentified ports in the UK. An hour and some after dawn yesterday I caught these photos, and imagined she was a rough-cut Krogen type trawler, a scaled-down coastal freighter replica, or some hybrid thereof. Who would think she started life 70 years ago on Owen Sound.
Nomada in Port Dover, photos by Helen Bingleman.
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Nomada at Tugfest Georgian Bay
Aug 17-18, 2019.
Nomada at Tugfest Georgian Bay in Midland, ON, Aug. 18, 2019. Photo by Mike Cunningham.
Nomada at Tugfest Georgian Bay in Midland, ON, Aug. 18, 2019. Photos by Darren Lortie.
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