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Above
is a picture of Island Tub 150, launched in 1965, which was
one of he early
"Robert Allan"
designs for Island Tug. These barges were
specifically designed for work up North, on the Mackenzie
River, Great Slave Lake, and the Beaufort Sea in the
Canadian Arctic. They were unique in that they
were all "Double Hull" designed and could work in very
shallow water. They could be used to transport
"Bulk Oil" (hence the reason for the double hull) or "Deck
Cargo"
We
were commissioned once again by
"Lindsey Model & Design Consultants Ltd.",
to work with Robert Allan, the Naval Architect in Vancouver,
and build this model in a scale of 1:100. The loading
doors on the Port side, and the stern, could be raised and
lowered on the model. Pictures below, show the doors in the raised position. We
had occasion to visit the Barge, when it was docked in
Richmond BC, to take pictures to assist in the
modeling. Our model was completed and delivered to
Lindsey Models, without a display case as I remember.
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