Canadian List of Shipping 1956: Glen Rover [C.176561] registered at Toronto; built at Owen Sound in 1944. 75� 9 x 20� 1 x 7� 6; 98 g.t.; 6 n.t.; 400 hp. Built at Owen Sound in 1944 as a] HMCS Glencove 76�; 98 g.t. Renamed b] Consol II, and c] Glen Rover.
Edison Horton notes: The Glencove was launched on June 10, 1944 at Owen Sound and commissioned on July 07, 1944.
HMCS Glencove was declared surplus and sold in 1946 to Anticosti Shipping Co. Ltd, Montreal and renamed Consol 11,
ca 1954 was sold to Canadian Dredge and Dock, Midland, Ont. renamed GlenRover.
1986: sold to Marlin Marine Ltd, Vancouver, B.C. name- GlenRover.
1988: Repowered with 1- Caterpillar 398 diesel, 855 hp.
1989: Sold to Nanaimo Towing Ltd, Qualicum, B.C. name- GlenRover
1996: Sold to Gemini Marine Services, Garden Bay, B.C., name GlenRover. Offical Registration No. 176561. At that time the tug was in receivership.
2006: Up for sale thru Newcastle Boat Brokers Ltd, Nanaimo, B.C.
In a letter that I had from Gemini Marine Services in 2001, they stated that her plaque read as follows:
CN 795
Glencove 1944
Length 80 1/2, Beam 20, Depth 10..
Also, I was told by a former tug captain that the bell from the Glencove was put on the Atomic, only to disappear off the Atomic, someone liked bells, I guess.
Laid down: 09 Feb 1944. Launched: 10 Jun 1944. Delivered to RCN: 07 Jul 1944.Removed from Service: Oct 1945. Fate: Sold to commercial use. Still in service as a tug for Stormaway Towing as of 2012. Glencove was built by Russel Bros. of Owen Sound, Ont. She was a steel hull, short house tug, Length: 80.5 ft; Beam: 20 ft 7 in; Draught 9 ft 8 in; Speed 10.5 kts. She was listed as a tender to the Naval base Chaleur, Quebec city. On 15 Sep 1945, Glencove, with the tug Glenora, towed 3 Fairmiles, Q104, Q105 and Q107 to the Arts and Trades School at Rimouski, Que. Removed from service in Oct 1945, she was sold to Anticosti Shipping, Co. Ltd., Montreal and renamed Consol II. In 1954 she was sold to Canadian Dredge and Dock Ltd., Midland, Ont and renamed Glen Rover. She was sold again in 1986, 1988, 1989 and 2000 but retained her name through these sales. She was photographed in 2012 and was owned by Stormaway Towing of Campbell River, BC.
Commanding Officers: Ch/Skpr Kenneth Lorne Lyons, RCNR - 15 May 1944 - unk.
Joe Fossey Collection.
From Nauticapedia: "Glencove (H.M.C.S.) Vessel image Photo: RCN Official Photo OS-0006-12_DHH. Owner(s) In 1943 she was built for the Royal Canadian Navy. In 1946 she was sold to Anticosti Shipping Co. Ltd. (a subsidiary of Consolidated Paper Corp.), Montreal QC. In 1952 she was sold to Bedford Construction Co. Ltd., Toronto ON. In 1971 she was sold to T.C. Gorman (Nova Scotia) Ltd., Toronto, ON. In 1986 she was owned by Coast Marine Towing. In 1987-1989 she was owned by Marlin Marine Ltd., North Vancouver BC. In 1990-1995 she was owned by Nanaimo Towing Ltd., Nanaimo BC. In 1996-2004 she was owned by Gemini Marine Services Ltd., Garden Bay BC. In 2006-2018 she was owned by Stormaway Towing Ltd., Campbell River BC.
Anecdotes: In 1944 she was based at HMCS Chaleur, Quebec QC. She was employed as a Harbour Tug at Quebec QC. As Consol II she towed barges of pulp logs from the mouth of the L'Assomption River at Charlamagne QC to the Consolidated Paper Corp. at Cap de la Madeleine QC."
Photo source http://www.nauticapedia.ca/dbase/Query/Shiplist5.php?id=44037
Ken Potter forwarded this facebook post from David Murray, Jan. 1, 2019: "Cleaning up after Christmas and found this old card from the Canadian Dredge and Dock Company in Kingston. From the late 50�s or early 60�s. The tugs are from left to right the Traveller built in 1941 and scrapped in 1995, GW Rogers built in England in 1919 and sank in 1987, Glen Rover built in Owen Sound in 1944 and still in service on Campbell River BC, and the JA Cornett built in 1937 at CD&D in Kingston and now out of commission."
Canadian Dredge & Dock Ltd.
The former Canadian Dredge & Dock Ltd. located on Wellington Street.
MetalCraft Fastboats would now be in the building on the right and Kingston Marina on the left.
Note Fort Henry in the distance and the four 'Hall' ships tied up on the quay in the inner harbour.
The Canadian Coast Guard buoy tender "Kenoki" has just been fitted with a completely new bow. Photograph taken by Stefan Nybom (somewhere around 1972-1973). https://flic.kr/p/8KUDPP Second photo: Canadian Dredge & Dock Ltd. and oil storage tanks
The former Canadian Dredge & Dock Ltd. located on Wellington Street.
Kingston Marina and some of MetalCraft Fastboats fabrication departments reside here now.
The Kenoki lays in the drydock with the new bow just about fabricated.
In the background you can see the fuel storage tanks belonging to S. Anglin Fuels on the left and ESSO on the right.
On the left there is now an apartment building and on the right is the new(er) Rideaucrest Home for older folks.
The gray stone building to the right below the oil tanks is the controversial building that is under scrutiny whether or not to restore. It is currently fenced off awaiting a fate.
Photograph taken by Stefan Nybom (somewhere around 1972 - 1973). https://flic.kr/p/8Moknp
GLEN ROVER at Kingston July 23, 1977. Photo by Rene Beauchamp.
Photo Date: 1985/04/17 Photo and tables below courtesy Great Lakes Vessels Index, Historical Collections of the Great Lakes, Bowling Green State University
Edison Horton supplies the information that he has on the GlenRover, ex HMCS Glencove:
H.M.C.S. GLENCOVE (Tug)
Programme Year- 1943-44.
Navy Pennant Number: War Time- W 37 07 July to October, 1945.
Builder: Russel Bros., Owen Sound, Ontario. Yard w/o # 486.
RCN Order Number: CN 795.
Laid down on 09 February, 1944.
Launched on 10 June, 1944.
Commissioned on 07 July, 1944.
Displacement: 170 tons.
Length 80' 6" x beam 20' 7" x darught 9' 8". Steel Hull, short house.
Power: I Enterprise diesel, 6 cylinders (12" x 15"), 400 hp @ 400 rpm.
Speed 10.5 kts. Fuel Stowage (fuel oil) - 30 tons.
The GLENCOVE was a tender to Naval Base Chaleur, Qu�bec City, Que.
Naval Skipper: Lt. Kenneth L.Lyons RCNR (15.5.44)
On 15 September, 1945 the GLENCOVE along with the
GLENORA towed 3 Fairmiles (Q 104, Q 105 and Q 107)
to Rimouski, Que. for the Arts and Trades School.
Owners and renaming after been released from Naval Service.
1946: CONSOL 11, Anticosti Shipping Co. Ltd., Montreal, Que.
1954: GLEN ROVER, Canadian Dredge and Dock Ltd., Midland, Ont.
1986: GLEN ROVER, Marlin Marine Ltd., Vancouver, B.C.
1988: Repowered with 1 Caterpillar Model 398 diesel, 855 hp.
1989: GLEN ROVER: Nanaimo Towing Ltd., Qualicum, B.C.
2000: GLEN ROVER: Gemini Marine Services, Garden Bay, B.C.
Modifications: Changes to mess and crews quarters,
added a bow thruster and new bulwarks.
Offical Registration No. 176561. SIS.
March 2001. Ref.
Canadian War Vessels C.B. (Can) 0809 (July 1944)
Canadian Navy Lists (March 1945) O.U.(CAN) 1250(3) 45.
Information letter from Gemini Services Ltd.
Vessel Registration, Transport Canada.
Glen Rover in Kingston. Photo courtesy Gary Kleaman.
Rod Morrison notes: These were taken by me here in Kingston. Not sure what year.
George Lee notes (July 25, 2017): Glen Rover laid up at Port Lambton early 1980s.
North arm of the Fraser River. Photo courtesy Gary Kleaman.
Glen Rover for sale. Clipping courtesy Gary Kleaman.
Glen Rover ex- Consol II, operated by Stormaway Towing in Campbell River, owner (Jim Brandon, centre in photo below) This photo was taken Dec. 2005 and supplied by Rob Morris is editor of Western Mariner Magazine.
The Tug Glen Rover Moving Camp. Published on 15 Jan 2012.
Glen Rover Jan. 23, 2012. This is the Glen Rover, moored in the Powell River South Harbour. She was built for the Canadian Navy during WWII in Owen Sound ON as the Glencove, one of the 16 Glen-class tugs commissioned during the war. Sold in 1946 and re-named Consol II, sold again in 1953 and renamed Glen Rover. And since 1986 a Stormaway Towing boat, though I understand she is for sale again. Length: 23.13m Breadth: 6.13m Draft: 2.32m Power: 400 BHP Year Built: 1944. http://prtugboats.blogspot.ca/2013/03/glen-rover.html
Laid down: 09 Feb 1944
Launched: 10 Jun 1944
Delivered to RCN: 07 Jul 1944
Removed from Service: Oct 1945
Fate: Sold to commercial use. Still in service as a tug for Stormaway Towing as of 2012. Glencove was built by Russel Bros of Owen Sound, Ont. She was a steel hull, short house tug, Length: 80.5 ft; Beam: 20 ft 7 in; Draught 9 ft 8 in; Speed 10.5 kts. She was listed as a tender to the Naval base Chaleur, Quebec city. On 15 Sep 1945, Glencove, with the tug Glenora, towed 3 Fairmiles, Q104, Q105 and Q107 to the Arts and Trades School at Rimouski, Que. Removed from service in Oct 1945, she was sold to Anticosti Shipping, Co. Ltd., Montreal and renamed Consol II. In 1954 she was sold to Canadian Dredge and Dock Ltd., Midland, Ont and renamed Glen Rover. She was sold again in 1986, 1988, 1989 and 2000 but retained her name through these sales. She was photographed in 2012 and was owned by Stormaway Towing of Campbell River, BC.
Tug Glen Rover (former Glencove), Campbell River, BC, Stormaway Towing, 29 Feb 2012
Photographer: Dirk Septer
Glen Rover, Vancouver Sept. 28, 2019. Shelter Island shipyard...wheel and shaft still out. Photo by Simon Bancroft.
Glenrover/Glencove Reg #176561
Sept 30, 2019,
Shelter Island Marina,
Richmond BC.
On the south arm of the Fraser River.
Photos by Leigh Cossey.
After seeing the photo posted by our new group member Simon Bancroft I went to see the Glenrover which I have been trying to catch up to for about 2 years. I met Simon who is working on his tug right beside the Glenrover. Simon introduced me to Jim Brandon of Stormaway Towing who owns the Glenrover and we went for a tour. Jim takes pride in his tugs and she couldn't have found a better owner.
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