20198143 (2)-very_compressed-scale-3_00x-gigapixel-SharpenAI-Focus.jpg The Tugs of Thunder Bay Harbour
George N. Carleton - notice the CCGS Griffon in the distance
The local tugs managed through the heavy Ice to assist the Freighters into the Elevators. Using the passages cut by the Ice Breakers.
This classic tugboat was built in 1943 by Russel Brothers of Owen Sound, ON as the HMCS Glenlea for the Royal Canadian Navy. In 1947 she was sold civilian to Foundation Maritime and renamed Bansaga. In 1964 she was acquired by Lakehead Tugboats Inc. of Thunder Bay, ON, where she was repowered and renamed George N. Carleton. She is busy in the ship assist trade in Thunder Bay.
Type: Single Screw Tugboat
Year Built: 1943
Builder: Russel Bros., Owen Sound, ON
Engines: 1 EMD 12-567C
Horsepower: 1,250 bhp
Length: 82′ 00″
Breadth: 21′ 00″
Depth: 11′ 00″
Port of Registry: Thunder Bay, ON
GROSS TONAGE: 97.33T
NET TONAGE: 27.56T
20198143 (2)-very_compressed-scale-3_00x-gigapixel-SharpenAI-Focus.jpg The Tugs of Thunder Bay Harbour
George N. Carleton - notice the CCGS Griffon in the distance
The local tugs managed through the heavy Ice to assist the Freighters into the Elevators. Using the passages cut by the Ice Breakers.
This classic tugboat was built in 1943 by Russel Brothers of Owen Sound, ON as the HMCS Glenlea for the Royal Canadian Navy. In 1947 she was sold civilian to Foundation Maritime and renamed Bansaga. In 1964 she was acquired by Lakehead Tugboats Inc. of Thunder Bay, ON, where she was repowered and renamed George N. Carleton. She is busy in the ship assist trade in Thunder Bay.
Type: Single Screw Tugboat
Year Built: 1943
Builder: Russel Bros., Owen Sound, ON
Engines: 1 EMD 12-567C
Horsepower: 1,250 bhp
Length: 82′ 00″
Breadth: 21′ 00″
Depth: 11′ 00″
Port of Registry: Thunder Bay, ON
GROSS TONAGE: 97.33T
NET TONAGE: 27.56T