The tug Glen class is a class of tugs from the Royal Canadian Navy built during the Second World War. There are three tugboat designs; two of hulled steel construction and the other is wood-hulled. Of the 20 built classes, 16 of these types of steel are hulled; 11 built by Russel Bros. from Owen Sound, Ontario and 5 by Canadian Dredge & amp; Dock Co., Kingston, Ontario. Of the four species of skinned wood; three built by McKenzie Barge and Derrick, Vancouver, British Columbia, and one by LeBlanc Shipbuilding, Weymouth, Nova Scotia. All but one - Glendyne - sold to commercial services after the war.
Video Glen-class tug (1943)
Design
Steel skinned
Toughened steel tugs all have the same design and hull dimensions, but of two types; Long House (Design A) and Short House (Design B).
The Long House type has a main deck house that extends above the engine room, with bulwark extending all over the hull. They are powered by an 8-cylinder diesel engine built by Vivian Engine Works, Vancouver.
The Short House type has a shorter short deck house with a trunk-style house above the engine room, with raised bulwarks forward and stern. They are powered by a 6-cylinder diesel engine built by Company & amp; Company Foundry, San Francisco.
Wood-hulled
Three wooden tugs were built by McKenzie Barge and Derrick of Vancouver, the Glendevon Glendon and Glenholme. . Glenholme was completed in 1945, but was never assigned to naval services.
The Glenwood , built by LeBlanc Shipbuilding, Weymouth, Nova Scotia, was incomplete when the war ended. He was sold to St. John Drydock & amp; Shipbuilding Co., finished and renamed Ocean Weka .
Maps Glen-class tug (1943)
Ship
- House Type Long steel-dredged
- M/V Glenada , launched November 23, 1943, sold postwar. Owned by Sandrin Bros., Sarnia, Ontario, until 1995, when it was acquired by Thunder Bay Tug Services, Thunder Bay, Ontario.
- Glendower , launched May 19, 1943, commissioned June 18, 1943. Sold in 1946. Renamed EA Rockett (1946-1976), then Paul E. No. 1 (1976-2007). Owned by LeBrun Constructors, Ltd., Thunder Bay, Ontario, since 1983.
- Glenora , launched September 18, 1943. Postwar sale. Renamed to Lotbiniere and then Glenshiel . Owned by Glenshiel Towing Co., Ltd., Vancouver until 2004.
- Glenmont , launched October 27, 1943. Sold to the Provincial Department of Public Works of Newfoundland in 1947. Sold in the mid-1980s. In 1997 it was owned by Shepherd Boats Ltd Rexdale, Ontario. Sale, rebuilt as a chartered boat and named it Carolina Borealis in 2002.
- Glenlea , launched July 20, 1943. Sold to the Maritime Foundation Ltd. in 1947 and renamed Bansaga . Sold to Pebbles & amp; Lake Services Ltd., Thunder Bay, Ontario, in 1964 and renamed George N. Carleton . It still operates in 2008.
- Harmed Short House Type of Steel
- Glenbrook , launched September 23, 1944, sold postwar. Rebuilt in 1980 when owned by McKeil Work Boats Ltd., Hamilton, Ontario. Sold in 2000.
- Glencove , launched June 10, 1944, commissioned July 7, 1944. Sold in 1946 to Anticosti Shipping Company, Montreal, and renamed Consol II . Sold to Canadian Dredge and Dock Co., Midland, Ontario, in 1953 and renamed Glen Rover . Sold 1986. The year 2006 is sold through Newcastle Boat Brokers Ltd., Nanaimo, British Columbia Currently owned and operated by Star Marine in Seattle Washington under the name Glen Cove.
- Glendyne was launched in 1945 to serve in Halifax. He drowned in 1957 when he docked the HMCS Magnificent aircraft carrier, but was resumed a few days later, returning to serve the navy until his retirement in 1979. The ship was then sunk as a training ground for divers. in East Passage, Bedford Basin, Halifax Harbor. The wheelhouse is stored and installed at the Maritime Museum of the Atlantic wharf where it provides a ticket counter for Bluenose II while he is at the harbor.
- Glenevis , was launched October 21, 1944 and sold postwar. In 1994 he was owned by McKeil Work Boats Ltd., Hamilton, Ontario. Sold in 2007.
- Glenlivet , was launched July 11, 1944, and was commissioned July 21, 1944. In 1947 he was loaned to the Canadian Ministry of Public Works, and was named Glenlivet II. He was returned to the Navy in December 1973. Sold in 1977 to Francisco Petroleum Enterprises Inc. and renamed Canadian Franco . Back to Glenlivet II in 1984, and owned by Nadro Marine, Port Dover, Ontario, since 2001.
- Glenside , launched August 22, 1944. Postwar sale, he obtained from Remorqueurs et Barges Montreal Ltd., Valleyfield, Quebec, by McKeil Marine Ltd. Rebuilt in 1979, it was sold in 1998, and renamed Tycoon working in Nassau, Bahamas.
Plus five built by Canadian Dredge & amp; Dock Co., type and name unknown.
- Wood-skinned type
- Glendevon , is currently under recovery.
- Glendon
- Glenholme
- Glenwood
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