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Dorlin II / Dorelin II

Canadian List of Shipping 1956: Dorlin II [C.194952] registered at Owen Sound; built at Owen Sound in 1952. 51'7 x 12'1 x 4'; 16 g.t.; 14 n.t.; 200 hp. Owned by George C. Wright, Britt, Ontario. Canadian List of Shipping 1970: Steel fishing tug Dorlin II [C.194952] registered at Owen Sound, Ontario. Built at Owen Sound in 1952. 52'; 16 g.t. Owned at Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario. Transport Canada List 2002: Built by Russel-Hipwell Engine Co., Owen Sound, Ont. Transport Canada List 2003: Owned by Harry Gamble, Port-Dover, ON. Letter from Capt. Buck Longhurst, Dec. 8, 1995. Dorelin II was owned in the 70's by a fellow named Collins here in the Soo. He was killed in a car crash in 1974-. Since then I cannot tell what happened to the tug. I know it was sold by the widow. RBF Notes: Still sitting in the Gamble Yard in Port Dover, ON as of 2004. Shaun Vary comments (April 2018): "originally named 'Dorlin II', but somehow over the years it was morphed into 'Dorelin II'."


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Sitting Harry Gamble Scrapyard (Port Dover, ON April 4, 2004)

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Shaun Vary comments (April 2016): "Dorelin II rests at the Gamble yard in Port Dover. Built by Russel Brothers of Owen Sound in 1952 as Dorlin II for George Wright of Britt, Ontario, her name somehow later morphed into Dorelin II. She has been in dry storage at this location for over 30 years."

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Harry Gamble Shipyard Cleanup (Port Dover, ON April 15, 2018). Shaun Vary comments: "Florence M. at left and Dorelin II at right. Nedelec is still in the water." Source: http://earlhartlen.com/wp

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Harry Gamble Shipyard Cleanup (Port Dover, ON April, 2018). Source: http://earlhartlen.com/wp

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