Others Names #
- IVERYROSE – 1947
- BROWN BROTHERS – 1940
Site Description #
- Fish Tug
- 120ffw 35m
- 75ft Length
- Long Point, Lake Erie
- N 42 37.647 W 080 00.912
History #
The Brown Brothers, originally built as the Brown Bros. in 1915, was a wooden tugboat registered under the Canadian flag with the official number 133792. It had a length of 75.16 feet, a width of 16.42 feet, and a depth of 7.58 feet. The tug had a gross tonnage of 64.00.
Over the years, the vessel underwent some changes. In the late 1940s, it was converted to diesel power. It also had a name change and was briefly known as the Iveyrose from 1947 to 1951 before reverting back to the Brown Brothers.
On October 28, 1959, the Brown Brothers foundered and sank approximately 5.7 miles off the Long Point light in Lake Erie, Ontario, Canada. The sinking occurred during a gale. Fortunately, no lives were lost in the incident. The tug was in tow of the tugboat LUKE at the time of its sinking.
Throughout its history, the ownership of the Brown Brothers changed hands. It was initially owned by A.C. and C.E. Brown of Port Stanley. Subsequently, it was owned by A.C. Brown and C.A. McCorkell of St. Thomas, Ontario, and later by Albert Henning of Port Burwell. By 1945, the tugboat was owned by T.A. Ivey & Sons of Port Dover. At the time of its sinking, it was owned by Harry Gambel.
