Ship Details

Tropic Sea

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Registry #1 220957 (US) Registry #2 143436 (Canada) Registry #3 W.08 (RN)
IMO# 5369372 MMSI# VRN#
 
Name 1 1919 St. Heliers (H.M.S.) Name 6
Name 2 1920 St. Heliers Name 7
Name 3 1961 Tropic Sea Name 8
Name 4 Name 9
Name 5 Name 10
 
Year Built 1919 Place Port Glasgow Area Scotland Country UK
 
Designer (nk) Measurement (imp) 135.4' x 29.0' x 13.6'
Builder Ferguson Brothers Ltd., Port Glasgow UK Measurement (metric) ?m x ?m x ?m
Hull Steel Displacement
Gross Tonnage 458 Type 1 Rescue Tug (Saint-class)
Registered Tonnage Type 2
Engine 123nhp triple expansion steam engine Engine Manufacture Ferguson Bros. Ltd., Port Glasgow UK
Repower Propulsion Screw
Rebuilds In 1935 she was lengthened to 190.3 ft and apparently rebuilt as a lighthouse tender. Call Sign MCHB; HONH
Pendant  # W.08 Masters
 
Owner(s)
In 1919 she was owned by the Royal Navy. In 1920-1923 she was owned by Crichton Thompson. In 1923-1935 she was owned by Huasteca Petroleum Co., Los Angeles CA USA. In 1935-1945 she was owned by the Canada Department of Marine & Fisheries, Ottawa ON Canada. In 1945-1961 she was owned by the Canada Department of Transport, Ottawa ON Canada. In 1961 she was owned by Cia. De Nav. Tropicana, Panama.
 
Fate Registry closed Date 0000-00-00
 
Named Features
Significance of Name
 
Anecdotes
As rescue tug, this vessel was to be equipped with wireless, smoke-generating apparatus and hydrophones, but was probably not. In 1930 this vessel was registered in Canada. In 1961 this vessel was registered in Panama.
 
References
Lloyd's Register Vol. 1 1926-1927; George Schneider (Email to Nauticapedia 04/04/2023); https://www.naval-history.net/WW1NavyBritishShips-Dittmar5Support.htm#34 (website viewed 04/04/2023);
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