Tugs
(W) Built During WWII
Most recent update: March 6, 2015.
Canadian shipyards lead the world in tug construction, building thousands of them for coastal service, especially in the lumber industry. As with minesweepers, most of which doubled as trawlers, the tugs built for the Canadian Navy during WWII were designed for post-war commercial use.
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| CN | O/N | Name | Originally | Builder | Location | Yard | Tons | Completed | Notes | |
| Glen-Class Tugs (Steel) | ||||||||||
| 452 | 177427 | Glendower | W-24 | Russel Bros. Ind. Ltd. | Owen Sound ON | 170 | 18 Jun 1943 | sold 1946 as W.A.C. No. 4, E. A. Rockett, Paul E. No. 1 | ||
| 453 | 177437 | Glenlea | W-25 | Russel Bros. Ind. Ltd. | Owen Sound ON | 170 | 16 Aug 1943 | sold 1947 as Bansaga, George N. Carleton | ||
| 532 | 176554 | Glenora | W-26 | Russel Bros. Ind. Ltd. | Owen Sound ON | 170 | 18 Sep 1943 | sold 1946 as Lotbiniere, then Glenshiel, sank 2007 | ||
| 533 | 178534 | Glenmont | W-27 | Russel Bros. Ind. Ltd. | Owen Sound ON | 170 | 27 Oct 1943 | sold 1947 as Glenmont, Carolina Borealis | ||
| 534 | 177886 | Glenada | W-30 | Russel Bros. Ind. Ltd. | Owen Sound ON | 170 | 23 Nov 1943 | sold 1947 as Glenada, sold 1956 | ||
| 632 | Glenfield | W-42 | Canadian Dredge & Dock Co. Ltd. | Kingston ON | 20 | 170 | 14 Nov 1944 | sold 1947 as Glenfield | ||
| 633 | 178704 | Glenvalley | W-44 | Canadian Dredge & Dock Co. Ltd. | Kingston ON | 21 | 170 | 4 Dec 1944 | sold 1947 as Glenvalley | |
| 634 | 177431 | Glenella | W-41 | Canadian Dredge & Dock Co. Ltd. | Kingston ON | 22 | 170 | 1 Apr 1945 | sold 1947 as Banswift, Bayport | |
| 795 | 176561 | Glencove | W-37 | Russel Bros. Ind. Ltd. | Owen Sound ON | 486 | 170 | 7 Jul 1944 | sold 1946 as Consol II, Glenrover | |
| 796 | 179531 | Glenlivet | W-43 | YTB-504 | Russel Bros. Ind. Ltd. | Owen Sound ON | 487 | 170 | 21 Jul 1944 | sold 1965 as Canadian Franko, Glenlivet II |
| 797 | Glenkeen | W-67 | Canadian Dredge & Dock Co. Ltd. | Kingston ON | 23 | 170 | 1 Apr 1945 | sold 1947 as Glenkeen | ||
| 798 | 177432 | Gleneagle | W-40 | Canadian Dredge & Dock Co. Ltd. | Kingston ON | 24 | 170 | 3 May 1945 | sold 1947 as Bansturdy, Robert John | |
| 888 | 371770 | Glenside | W-63 | YTB-500 | Russel Bros. Ind. Ltd. | Owen Sound ON | 488 | 170 | 22 Aug 1944 | sold 1947 as Glenside, Tycoon |
| 889 | 371769 | Glenbrook | W-64 | YTB-501 | Russel Bros. Ind. Ltd. | Owen Sound ON | 489 | 170 | 5 Oct 1944 | sold 1947 as Glenbrook |
| 890 | 371772 | Glenevis | W-65 | YTB-502 | Russel Bros. Ind. Ltd. | Owen Sound ON | 490 | 170 | 3 Nov 1944 | sold 1977 as Glenevis |
| 891 | Glendyne | W-68 | YTB-503 | Russel Bros. Ind. Ltd. | Owen Sound ON | 491 | 170 | 1 May 1945 | sank 1957, raised, scuttled 1978 | |
| Glen-Class Tugs (Wood) | ||||||||||
| 542 | 323227 | Glendevon | W-38 | YTB-505 | McKenzie Barge & Derrick Co. | Vancouver BC | 155 | 19 Jan 1945 | sold 1965 as Glendevon | |
| 622 | 323218 | Glendon | W-39 | YTB-506 | McKenzie Barge & Derrick Co. | Vancouver BC | 155 | 25 May 1945 | sold 1965 as North Arm Highlander, Golden Explorer, Timberwolf, Golden Explorer | |
| 892 | Glenwood | W-45 | LeBlanc Shipbuilding Co., J. H. | Weymouth NS | 155 | cancelled but completed and sold as Ocean Weka | ||||
| 907 | 176898 | Glenholme | W-28 | McKenzie Barge & Derrick Co. | Vancouver BC | 155 | 1945 | sold 1946 as M. J. Scanlon, C. P. Yorke, Trojan, Glenholme | ||
| Ville-Class tugboats | ||||||||||
| 446 | Haysville | W-18 | Russel Bros. Ind. Ltd. | Owen Sound ON | 11 | 1942 | sold 1946 | |||
| 447 | Kingsville | W-19 | Russel Bros. Ind. Ltd. | Owen Sound ON | 11 | 1942 | sold 1946 as Consol I | |||
| 448 | Grenville | W-20 | Russel Bros. Ind. Ltd. | Owen Sound ON | 11 | 1942 | sold 1946 as Eileen G | |||
| 449 | Lakeville | W-21 | Russel Bros. Ind. Ltd. | Owen Sound ON | 11 | 1942 | sold 1946 as Gillboy | |||
| 799 | Lawrenceville | YTS-584 | Russel Bros. Ind. Ltd. | Owen Sound ON | 11 | 1944 | later HMCS Chippewa | |||
| 800 | Adamsville | YTS-582 | Russel Bros. Ind. Ltd. | Owen Sound ON | 11 | 1944 | later HMCS Burrard | |||
| 801 | Beamsville | YTS-583 | Russel Bros. Ind. Ltd. | Owen Sound ON | 11 | 1944 | ||||
| 802 | Marysville | YTS-585 | Russel Bros. Ind. Ltd. | Owen Sound ON | 11 | 1944 | ||||
| 803 | 177428 | Auburnville | W-50 | Russel Bros. Ind. Ltd. | Owen Sound ON | 11 | 1944 | sold 1946 as W.A.C. No. 5 | ||
| 804 | Parksville | W-49 | YTS-579 | Russel Bros. Ind. Ltd. | Owen Sound ON | 11 | 1944 | |||
| 805 | 326084 | Otterville | W-32 | YTS-590 | Russel Bros. Ind. Ltd. | Owen Sound ON | 11 | 1944 | sold 1964 | |
| 806 | 177649 | Radville | W-52 | Russel Bros. Ind. Ltd. | Owen Sound ON | 11 | 1944 | sold 1946 as Radville | ||
| 807 | 179024 | Hodgeville | W-53 | Russel Bros. Ind. Ltd. | Owen Sound ON | 11 | 1944 | sold 1946 as Hodgeville | ||
| 837 | 178702 | Streetsville | W-55 | Russel Bros. Ind. Ltd. | Owen Sound ON | 478 | 11 | 1944 | sold 1946 as Streetsville | |
| 838 | 170298 | Blissville | W-56 | Russel Bros. Ind. Ltd. | Owen Sound ON | 479 | 11 | 1944 | to DoPW 1947 as Blissville, sank 1972 | |
| 839 | Eckville | W-58 | YTS-580 | Russel Bros. Ind. Ltd. | Owen Sound ON | 480 | 11 | 1944 | sold 1964 as Gulf Mist | |
| 840 | Mannville | W-57 | YTS-577 | Russel Bros. Ind. Ltd. | Owen Sound ON | 481 | 11 | 1944 | ||
| 841 | Shawville | Russel Bros. Ind. Ltd. | Owen Sound ON | 482 | 11 | 1944 | to NHB 1946 as NHB Patrol No. 1, Brockton II | |||
| 842 | Roseville | Russel Bros. Ind. Ltd. | Owen Sound ON | 483 | 11 | 1944 | sold 1946 as Boomalong | |||
| 843 | Colville | YTS-576 | Russel Bros. Ind. Ltd. | Owen Sound ON | 484 | 11 | 1944 | sold 1964 as Gulf Wave | ||
| 844 | Luceville | Russel Bros. Ind. Ltd. | Owen Sound ON | 485 | 11 | 1944 | sold 1946 as W.A.C. No. 6 | |||
| 875 | 825584 | Listerville | YTS-578 | Russel Bros. Ind. Ltd. | Owen Sound ON | 491 | 11 | 1944 | sold as Cavalier, yacht Hercules | |
| 876 | 178934 | Martinville | W-61 | Russel Bros. Ind. Ltd. | Owen Sound ON | 492 | 11 | 1944 | sold 1946 as Foundation Joan, Florence M, Ruffy | |
| 877 | 173541 | Neville | Russel Bros. Ind. Ltd. | Owen Sound ON | 493 | 11 | 1944 | sold 1946 as Boomalong | ||
| 878 | 179027 | Bonnyville | Russel Bros. Ind. Ltd. | Owen Sound ON | 494 | 11 | 1944 | sold 1946 as Bonnyville | ||
| 879 | Merrickville | Russel Bros. Ind. Ltd. | Owen Sound ON | 495 | 11 | 1944 | sold 1946 as Ann Marie, sank 1987 | |||
| 880 | Johnville | Russel Bros. Ind. Ltd. | Owen Sound ON | 496 | 11 | 1944 | to DoPW 1946, K. M. Cameron | |||
| 881 | Plainsville | W-01 | YTS-587 | Russel Bros. Ind. Ltd. | Owen Sound ON | 497 | 11 | 1944 | ||
| 882 | Hartville | Russel Bros. Ind. Ltd. | Owen Sound ON | 498 | 11 | 1944 | sold 1946 as David Straits, Navvy Jack | |||
| 883 | 176576 | Innisville | Russel Bros. Ind. Ltd. | Owen Sound ON | 499 | 11 | 1944 | sold 1946 as Innisville | ||
| 884 | Jamesville | Russel Bros. Ind. Ltd. | Owen Sound ON | 500 | 11 | 1944 | sold 1946 as Terralong | |||
| 885 | 814269 | Queensville | YTS-586 | Russel Bros. Ind. Ltd. | Owen Sound ON | 501 | 11 | 1944 | sank 1952 | |
| 886 | Kayville | Russel Bros. Ind. Ltd. | Owen Sound ON | 502 | 11 | 1944 | sold 1946 as W.A.C. No. 2 | |||
| 887 | 815591 | Youville | YTS-588 | Russel Bros. Ind. Ltd. | Owen Sound ON | 503 | 11 | 1944 | ||
| 992 | Pierreville | Russel Bros. Ind. Ltd. | Owen Sound ON | 11 | 1945 | to DoT 1946 as J. D. Weir | ||||
| 993 | Loganville | YTS-589 | Russel Bros. Ind. Ltd. | Owen Sound ON | 11 | 1945 | ||||
| 994 | 179092 | barkerville | Russel Bros. Ind. Ltd. | Owen Sound ON | 11 | 1944 | sold 1946 as Sylvia King | |||
| Norton-Class tugboats | ||||||||||
| 537 | 368343 | Heatherton | W-22 | ATA-527 | Montreal Drydocks Ltd. | Montreal QC | 4 | 1 Jun 1944 | sold as Robert H | |
| 538 | Beaverton | W-23 | Montreal Drydocks Ltd. | Montreal QC | 5 | 27 May 1944 | collision and sank 1947 | |||
| 539 | 175492 | Norton | W-31 | Montreal Drydocks Ltd. | Montreal QC | 6 | 1944 | sold 1945 as W.A.C. No. 1, Peninsula | ||
| 540 | 172246 | Alberton | W-48 | Montreal Drydocks Ltd. | Montreal QC | 7 | 3 Oct 1944 | sold 1947 as Alberton, Averio | ||
| 541 | 172245 | Birchton | W-35 | Montreal Drydocks Ltd. | Montreal QC | 8 | 4 Nov 1944 | sold 1947 as Capitain Simard | ||
| 762 | Riverton | W-47 | ATA-528 | Canadian Bridge Co. | Walkerville ON | 762 | 5 Aug 1944 | sold | ||
| 763 | Maxwellton | W-46 | Canadian Bridge Co. | Walkerville ON | 763 | 20 Oct 1944 | sold 1947 as Hugh Jones | |||
| 764 | Clifton | W-36 | ATA-529 | Canadian Bridge Co. | Walkerville ON | 764 | 21 Nov 1944 | sold as Clifton | ||
| Fire Tugs (FT) | ||||||||||
| 1044 | Central Bridge Co. Ltd. | Trenton ON | 156 | cancelled but completed for Mexican Navy as Rio Blanco | ||||||
| 1045 | Central Bridge Co. Ltd. | Trenton ON | 157 | cancelled but completed and sold | ||||||
| 1046 | FT-1 | YTM-556 | Central Bridge Co. Ltd. | Trenton ON | 158 | 1945 | ||||
| 1047 | 323459 | FT-3 | YTM-558 | Central Bridge Co. Ltd. | Trenton ON | 159 | 1945 | sold 1964 as St. John's fireboat | ||
| 1048 | Central Bridge Co. Ltd. | Trenton ON | 160 | cancelled but completed and sold | ||||||
| 1049 | FT-2 | YTM-557 | Central Bridge Co. Ltd. | Trenton ON | 161 | 1946 | ||||
| 1050 | Central Bridge Co. Ltd. | Trenton ON | 162 | cancelled but completed and sold | ||||||