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At the entrance to the Churchill River, the pilot came aboard from the Canadian Government's tug, the Graham Bell. The tug is a vessel of 250 tons gross, registered at Quebec, and has a length of 100 feet and a beam of 26
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was brought to Churchill specifically to aid in the construction of port facilities. Operating out of Churchill,
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July 19, 1929 saw OCEANEAGLE leave Quebec carrying 325 tons of cargo and towing the new tug GRAHAM BELL
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for towing duties. The tugboat returned to Churchill following the war. where she was grounded.
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after being loaned by the government to assist in towing duties along the
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Steamboat Bill: Journal of the Steamship Historical Society of America
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A Bridge of Ships: Canadian Shipbuilding During the Second World War
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left Churchill, when the vessel was pressed into service on the
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During the winter of 1928–29 an additional tug, now called the
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that was wrecked, and beached, while operating out of
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Graham Bell

Alexander Graham Bell
Tugboat
GRT
tugboat
Churchill, Manitoba
Second World War
East Coast of Canada
gross register tons
Davie Shipbuilding
yard number
launched
Levis, Quebec
Churchill, Manitoba
Ocean Eagle
pilot
Pennyworth
Second World War
East Coast of Canada
Canadian Government Ship


"Conditions at Churchill"
The Engineering Journal
"Saint-Class Tugs Under the Canadian Flag"
Steamboat Bill: Journal of the Steamship Historical Society of America


"Canada's Prairie Port"

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