Ned Hanlan (tugboat)

Ned Hanlan (tugboat)
Ned Hanlan 2.jpg
Career (Canada)
Name: Ned Hanlan
Owner: Toronto Transportation Commission
Builder: Toronto Dry Dock Company, 1932, Canada, Ontario, Toronto
Laid down: 1932
Commissioned: as Ned Hanlan
Fate: Museum Ship, Toronto
Notes: Steam-powered tugboat
General characteristics
Tons burthen: 105 t.
Length: 74.8 ft.
Beam: 19.1 ft.
Height: 9 ft.
Notes: Now a museum ship on the grounds of the Canadian National Exhibition in Toronto, Ontario Canada.

The Ned Hanlan is a steam-powered tugboat that spent her career in Toronto, Ontario. She displaces approximately 200 tons, and is currently mounted beside a former nautical museum housed in the old Stanley Barracks on the grounds of the Canadian National Exhibition in Toronto. The boat is not open to the public.

The Ned Hanlan is in reasonably 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.

The tugboat is named after Ned Hanlan, a 19th century Toronto resident, and world champion rower.


Ned Hanlan stern view

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Specifications

  • Owner: Toronto Transportation Commission., 1932, Canada
  • Builder: Toronto Dry Dock Co., 1932, Canada, Ontario, Toronto
  • Engine Builder: J. 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 ft.
  • Width: 19.1 ft.
  • Height: 9 ft.
  • Gross Tonnage: 105 t.
  • Net Tonnage: 64 t.
  • Materials: Steel
  • Engine Type: Fore and Aft
  • Piston #1: 13 in.
  • Piston #2: 26 in.
  • Stroke Length: 18 in

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.

See also

References

v · d · eLife cycle of a Navy ship
Service life
After decommissioning

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