Bagotville (tugboat)

Bagotville assisting the George M. Carl.

The Bagotville is a tugboat built in Quebec in 1964.[1][2] [3]

The Bagotville was one of the tugs that helped install the pipes for Toronto's deep lake water cooling project.[4]

The Bagotville was one of the tugs that attempted to free the lake freighter George M. Carl, when she ran aground off the Humber River, in October 1975.[5]

specifications[2]
built1964
gross tonnage65.20 tons
length18.38 metres (60.3 ft)
beam5.64 metres (18.5 ft)
draft2.53 metres (8.3 ft)
speed10.0 knots
builderVerrault Navigation, Les Mechins, Quebec
ownerMcNally Construction

References

  1. ↑ "Lifting of the 100 ton Tugboat "Bagotville"". Unirope. 2010. Archived from the original on 2012-04-26. Retrieved 2012-01-03.
  2. 1 2 "BAGOTVILLE (O.N. 322312)". Transport Canada. 2011-12-21. Retrieved 2012-01-03.
  3. ↑ "The Bagotville". Saugeen Times. Retrieved 2012-01-03.
  4. ↑ "Enwave Cooling Water Intake Pipe" (PDF). McNally Corporation. 2003. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-11-16. Retrieved 2012-01-03.
  5. ↑ "Tugs Lac Como, William Rest, G.W. Rogers and Bagotville tried to free George M. Carl". Maritime history of the Great Lakes. 1975-12-27. Archived from the original on 2012-12-11. Retrieved 2012-01-02.


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