Great Lakes Art Database

Two tugboats and a barge

Description
Mystery Question
What is the name of the second tug and what were they working on?
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Item Type
Photographs
Description
A photograph of the tugboat RESCUE, a second tug and a barge anchored in a bay or river. There were three late nineteenth century tugs named RESCUE. This one has ownership markings on the bow that appear to reference "Deseronto". A 62 foot tug was built in Deseronto in 1885 for the Deseronto Navigation Company (in turn controlled by the great lumbering interests of the Rathbun Company which effectively owned the community of Deseronto). The company acquired a fleet of tugs in the 1880s, a number of which might be the second vessel. They were particularly active on the Bay of Quinte which might be the body of water here.
Dimensions
Width: 15.1 cm
Height: 17.7 cm
Image Dimensions
Image Width: 9.5cm
Image Height: 11.8cm
Subject(s)
Barges
Salvage
Tugboats
Rescue (tugboat)
Local identifier
66
Language of Item
English
Geographic Coverage
  • Bay of Quinte
    Ontario, Canada
    Latitude: 44.143611 Longitude: -77.255833
Copyright Statement
Copyright status unknown. Responsibility for determining the copyright status and any use rests exclusively with the user.
Contact
Maritime History of the Great Lakes
Email:walter@maritimehistoryofthegreatlakes.ca
Website:
https://www.MaritimeHistoryOfTheGreatLakes.ca/

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Two tugboats and a barge


A photograph of the tugboat RESCUE, a second tug and a barge anchored in a bay or river. There were three late nineteenth century tugs named RESCUE. This one has ownership markings on the bow that appear to reference "Deseronto". A 62 foot tug was built in Deseronto in 1885 for the Deseronto Navigation Company (in turn controlled by the great lumbering interests of the Rathbun Company which effectively owned the community of Deseronto). The company acquired a fleet of tugs in the 1880s, a number of which might be the second vessel. They were particularly active on the Bay of Quinte which might be the body of water here.