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Featuring the Tug Ned Hanlan

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Joanne Doucette

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1950s video of Ned Hanlan tug in winter delivering people and goods to the Toronto Islands

Ned Hanlan is a steam-powered tugboat that operated in Toronto Harbour in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The tugboat entered service in 1932 and was retired in 1967. She was then put on display at Exhibition Place. She was moved in 2012 to Hanlan’s Point on the Toronto Islands; she is named after champion rower Ned Hanlan. From Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ned_Hanlan_(tugboat)

To launch new Tug. The new tug; built by the Toronto Dry Dock Co. September 16, 1932 TPL
Ned Hanlan tug - September 16, 1932
Ned Hanlan tug – September 16, 1932
Ned Hanlan tug – in dry dock, September 16, 1932

Ned Hanlan was built in 1932. She was designed by naval architect John Stephen for the City of Toronto Works Department. She was constructed in Toronto, in the Portlands district. Ned Hanlan was named after Ned Hanlan, a 19th-century Toronto resident, and world champion rower. She served as a tug for lake steamers, assisted in works project and acted as a backup island ferry between the island airport and the mainland.[1] From Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ned_Hanlan_(tugboat)

Ned Hanlan Tug breaking ice – March 14, 1934
Ned Hanlan Tug breaking ice – March 14, 1934
Ned Hanlan, steam tug, winter ferry to Toronto Islands, approaching Canada Steamship Lines terminals, foot of Bay St, Feb. 20, 1952, TPL
Ned Hanlan, steam tug, at Canada Steamship Lines terminals, Queen’s Quay, foot of Bay St, March 1954, TPL
Ned Hanlan, steam tug, at City Marine Yards, foot of Rees St., Toronto, March 1957, TPL
Ned Hanlan, steam tug, at City Marine Yards, foot of Rees St., Toronto, March 14, 1957 TPL
Waiting for the tug to take them to the city and their jobs January 7, 1960 by Reg Innell, Toronto Star
Tug service in winter , Toronto Star, January 8, 1960
Festooned with ice, The Ned Hanlan ties up in Toronto, Wind-whipped spray freezes on the tug as it moves about the harbor, Jan. 11, 1962 TPL

Specifications

  • Owner: Toronto Transportation Commission., 1932, Canada
  • Builder: Toronto Dry Dock Co., 1932, Canada, Ontario, Toronto
  • Engine Builder: John Inglis, 1932
  • Year Built: 1932
  • Year Engine Built: 1932
  • Final Disposition: Exhibit ship in Toronto.
  • Registry Number: C. 157362
  • Hull Number: None
  • Vessel Type: Tug and Ferry
  • Length: 74.8 feet (22.8 m)
  • Width: 19.1 feet (5.8 m).
  • Height: 9 feet (2.7 m)
  • Gross Tonnage: 105 tonnes (105,000 kg)
  • Net Tonnage: 64 tonnes (64,000 kg)
  • Materials: Steel
  • Engine Type: Fore and Aft
  • Piston #1: 13 inches (33 cm)
  • Piston #2: 26 inches (66 cm)
  • Stroke Length: 18 inches (46 cm)

From Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ned_Hanlan_(tugboat)

Tug boat Ned Hanlan, outbound
Tug boat, Ned Hanlan winter island ferry, inbound
Tug boat Ned Hanlan, wheelhouse
ug boat Ned Hanlan, wharfing

Ned Hanlan was retired in 1967 and remained moored in Toronto Harbour until 1971, when she was moved for a static display next to the Toronto Maritime Museum housed in the old Stanley Barracks‘ Officers’ Quarters at Exhibition Place. In June 2012, the tugboat was moved to a new home on Hanlan’s Point on the Toronto Islands.[1]

Ned Hanlan is in reasonably[clarification needed] good shape, with little rust, and a slight dent in her port gunwale just fore of the wheelhouse. The screw and rudder have been removed.[citation needed]From Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ned_Hanlan_(tugboat)

The steam powered tug Ned Hanlan is retired now, but she’s not forgotten, Feb. 9, 1971 TPL
Ned Hanlan towed to CNE, October 29, 1971 TPL
Toronto Island tug Ned Hanlan sits high and dry undergoing winter maintenance work at drydock on Queen’s Quay, January 14, 1972 TPL
Old Ned Hanlan grounded, April 19, 1972 TPL
Front view of the ship “Ned Hanlan” at the CNE, Creator: Harvey R. Naylor Date: August 20, 1972
At The CNE Grounds. – [between 1977 and 1998]

From 1971, the retired Ned Hanlan tugboat was displayed outside the Maritime Museum at the Canadian National Exhibition. In 2012, it was moved to Toronto Island where it is now located at the Hanlan’s Point ferry dock.

Ned Hanlan II

Another tug in Toronto operates as Ned Hanlan. The tug Ned Hanlan II is a Toronto Works Department tug. This boat was originally owned by Toronto Police Service. From Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ned_Hanlan_(tugboat)

For more about the Tug Ned Hanlan:

Ned Hanlan
The Ned Hanlan Restoration Project
https://torontosun.com/2012/05/12/torontos-iconic-tug-off-to-new-home-on-hanlans-point

https://torontosun.com/2013/06/22/tugboat-gets-new-home-near-namesake-statue-of-sculler-ned-hanlan

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