Nellie Bly (fireboat)

Nellie Bly was a steam-powered tugboat that served a number of roles in Ontario, Canada.

The Nellie Bly during her operation in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.[1]

She was operated in Toronto, performing regular harbour duties, and also serving as a fireboat.[1] She played a role in fighting an important fire in 1906.

Later she was owned by a series of timber companies, that used her to tow logs and scows of logging byproducts on the Magnetawan River and its tributaries.[2] She ran aground and was holed on a rock on Duck Lake, but was quickly repaired.

The Nellie Bly was 52 feet (16 m) long, and her single cylinder steam engine propelled her with a 5 feet (1.5 m) propeller.[2]

References
  1. Chris Bateman (2013). "The nautical adventures of the Trillium ferry in Toronto". Blog TO. Retrieved 2018-08-11. A second fire boat, the Nellie Bly, presumably named after the American journalist famous for her round-the-world trip and expose piece of US mental health practices, was also involved. 'Their combined efforts prevented the fire from spreading,' noted the Star.
  2. Astrid Taim (2007). Almaguin Chronicles: Memories of the Past. Dundurn Press. p. 107. ISBN 9781550027600.


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