Ville class tugs

Ville class tugs

The Canadian Armed Forces' Maritime Command operates five Ville class harbour tugs.cite news
url=http://www.navy.dnd.ca/marpac/harbour/marpac_harbour_e.asp?category=95&title=904
title=Esquimalt Harbour
page=
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publisher=Canadian Department of National Defence
author=
date=July 16 2007
accessdate=2008-02-13
quote=Two VILLE (YTL) Class tugs - LAWRENCEVILLE and PARKSVILLE - 45 gross tons, fitted with steerable Kort Nozzle. Maximum bollard pull 7.5 tons.
] cite news
url=http://www.sfu.ca/casr/101-navy-aux-ytl-ville.htm
title=Canadian Forces Small Ships — the Ville class YTL Harbour Tug
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publisher=Canadian American Strategic Review
author=
date=
accessdate=2008-02-13
quote=
] The five vessels are the CFAV "Lawrenceville" (YTL 590),
CFAV "Parksville" (YTL 591),
CFAV "Listerville" (YTL 592),
CFAV "Merrickville" (YTL 593) and
CFAV "Marysville" (YTL 594)."Listerville, Merrickville" and "Maryville" are based in CFB Halifax, on Canada's East Coast."Lawrenceville" and "Parksville" are based in CFB Esquimalt.

The Canadian Armed Forces operates six other, larger tugboats, the 140 ton CFAV Tillicum, and five 250 ton Glen class tugs, and two 140 ton Fire class fireboats.cite news
url=http://www.sfu.ca/casr/101-navy-aux-ytb-glen.htm
title=Canadian Forces Small Ships — the Glen class YTB Tractor Tug
page=
pages=
publisher=Canadian American Strategic Review
author=
date=
accessdate=2008-02-13
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] cite news
url=http://www.sfu.ca/casr/101-navy-aux-ytr-fire.htm
title=Canadian Forces Small Ships — the Fire class YTR Rescue Boats
page=
pages=
publisher=Canadian American Strategic Review
author=
date=
accessdate=2008-02-13
quote=
] The larger tugs are also split between both coasts.

Canada operated a fleet of 17 ton tugs, built during World War 2, which were also called the Ville class.The current vessels are named after the World War 2 vessels.cite news
url=http://stevebriggs.netfirms.com/osmrm/xmerrickville.html
title=Merrickville / Ann Marie
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publisher=Russel Brothers Limited
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date=
accessdate=2008-02-13
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] These vessels were based on the British Pup class tugs.

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