Nellie Bly (fireboat)

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

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

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 Magnetewant 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 ft (15.85 m) long, and her single cylinder steam engine propelled her with a 5 ft (1.52 m) propeller.^[2]

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↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Chris Bateman. The nautical adventures of the Trillium ferry in Toronto, Blog TO, 2013. Retrieved on 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. }}
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 Astrid Taim (2007). Almaguin Chronicles: Memories of the Past. Dundurn Press, 107. ISBN 9781550027600.

[BlogTO2013-01-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Chris Bateman. The nautical adventures of the Trillium ferry in Toronto, Blog TO, 2013. Retrieved on 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. }}

[Almaguin-2] 2.0 ^2.1 Astrid Taim (2007). Almaguin Chronicles: Memories of the Past. Dundurn Press, 107. ISBN 9781550027600.

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