Now called BANSWIFT she was put to work in Halifax Harbour and for the next 15 years, she was a tow truck of the waterways, pulling disabled vessels, maneuvering large boats in and out tight spaces and guiding ships through dangerous or busy sections of the harbour.Ĭanada Steamship Lines Ltd took over her registration in 1962, and then renamed her The BAYPORT. She had the first of two lifetime name changes. In 1947 Maritime Towing & Salvage assumed ownership of H.M.C.S GLENELLA. They were re-assigned to the auxiliary fleet and staffed by civilians under the control of the Queen’s Harbour Master whose official duty was to keep ports secured for both the military and civilian shipping. The hull is from the H.M.C.S GLENELLA, one of three Glen Class tugs built by Canadian Dredge & Dock Company of Kingston, Ontario for the Royal Canadian Navy (R.C.N) in 1944.The war was over before she was to enter service and by that time most R.C.N vessels (tugs too) were decommissioned. I found out this little tug is a bit of a Frankenstein, meaning she’s two ships melded into one. Please forgive me for wondering if this little tug was something special aside from letting kids, run, jump, and play on her deck and in her pilothouse. As far as I can tell it doesn’t have an official name but as you’re walking along the Pier 4 walkway, you’ll come across a red & white tugboat with a big blue 4 painted on her stack.
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