Ship Details
Robert Preston Photo Credit: John Henderson

 

Registry #1	150873 (Canada)	Registry #2		Registry #3
IMO#		MMSI#		VRN#

 

Name 1	1923	Robert Preston	Name 6
Name 2	1949	Johnstone Straits (I)	Name 7
Name 3	1954	Prestige II (I)	Name 8
Name 4	1955	Prestige (I)	Name 9
Name 5			Name 10

 

Year Built	1923	Place	New Westminster	Area	BC	Country	Canada

 

Designer	Samuel Dawe Sr.	Measurement (imp)	99.8' x 24' x 14.1'
Builder	Westminster Marine Railway Co. Ltd.	Measurement (metric)	?m x ?m x ?m
Hull	Wood	Displacement
Gross Tonnage	236	Type 1	Tug
Registered Tonnage		Type 2	Yacht, power-cruiser
Engine	51nhp 3-cylinder Triple expansion steam engine surface condensing	Engine Manufacture	McKie & Baxter, Glasgow Scotland UK
Repower	500hp engine (1961c); In 1972 re-engined with two Cummins diesel engines.	Propulsion	Screw
Rebuilds		Call Sign	VGLJ
Pendant  #	V0188A	Masters	Captain W.A. Ballagh (1927); Captain Ellice Cavin (1942); Captain Steve Fairhurst; Captain Martin Higgs (1970);

 

Owner(s)

In 1923-1940 she was owned by Preston - Mann Towing Co. Ltd., New Westminster BC (G.F. Mann, Manager). In 1942-1954 she was owned by Straits Towing Co., Vancouver BC Canada. In 1942 she was chartered to the United States Army Transportation Corps for service in the Aleutian Islands. She was laid up at Coal Harbour BC Canada. In 1949-1959 she was owned by Straits Towing & Salvage Co. Ltd., Victoria BC Canada. She was used in towing barges from Squamish to Puget Sound for Island Tug & Barge Co. Ltd. In 1959-1971 she was owned by Dola Towing Co. Ltd., Vancouver BC Canada. She served in railway barge service for the Canadian Pacific Railway to Vancouver Island. In 1970 she was owned by Martin Higgs and Ken Turner, Gibsons BC Canada. In 1971-1972 she was owned by John Hauff, Bainbridge Island WA USA. In 1983 she was laid up in Bellingham WA. She was owned by Hosea Phillips of Ferndale WA and towed to Blaine WA.

 

Fate	Registry closed	Date	1971-12-15

 

Named Features
Significance of Name

 

Anecdotes
In 1983 this vessel was derelict at Bellingham WA. In 1988 this vessel sank at anchor in Drayton Harbour WA USA.

 

References
Canada List of Shipping; http://heritage.canadiana.ca/view/oocihm.lac_reel_t11930/1030?r=0&s=4 ;
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