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Morrison, Daniel

1839–1901

Morrison, Daniel

Biography

(He was qualified as a Master Mariner.) He served as Master in the Isabel, Alida, North Pacific, Eliza Anderson, City of Kingston.

He moved to the Puget Sound in 1862 on the Eliza Anderson.

He commanded the Maude 1877-1879.

In 1881 he was appointed as a British Columbia Marine Pilot for the Nanaimo Pilot age District.

Vessels Owned / Designed

D.W. Gordon (part owner); Dawadeena (part owner)

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Anecdotes

He was suspended for stranding the steamer Mexico on the reef at the Belle Chain Islands (Gulf Islands) on 03/04/1887.

References

  • Wright, E.W. (ed.) (1895 reprinted 1967)
  • Wilson, Hill (2005)

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