Historia
This tanker was built in 1935 by Fenner & Hood Shipyards, Vancouver BC.
Notas históricas
In 1935 this vessel was built as a coastal tanker capacity 23,000 imperial gallons of gasoline or oil at Vancouver BC Canada. This vessel carried Home Oil products.
In 1987 this vessel was converted to a fishpacker. Lonnie Edward Berrow (British Columbia Nautical History Facebook Group 13/12/2018) states that "I think this vessel was wrecked or sank on the central coast in the early 1990s."
Propietarios y capitanes
In 1935-1942 she was owned by James McCulloch, Vancouver BC Canada.
In 1944-1959 she was owned by Home Oil Distributors Ltd. Vancouver BC Canada.
In 1959-1971 she was owned by William E. Cackette, Vancouver BC Canada.
In 1972-1974 she was owned by Dinamac Charters Ltd., Vancouver BC Canada.
In 1975-1977 she was owned by John Aubin, Campbell River BC Canada.
In 1978-1988 she was owned by Gulf Contractors Ltd., Burnaby BC Canada.
In 1989 she was owned by Ko-Da Transport Ltd., Vancouver BC Canada.
In 1990-1995 she was owned by Spirit Management Ltd., Vancouver BC Canada.
Capitanes
Captain J. McCulloch (1935); Captain William E. Cackette (1959-1971); Captain Rusty Murray (1961-1962);
Significado del nombre
Lea Edgar writes that "Dinamac is an acronym for Dina McCulloch and I am assuming she was the wife of James McCulloch, from whom Home Oil chartered the vessel in 1935."
Reconstrucciones
In 1978 she was rebuilt at Delta BC.
Remotorización
Repowered with a 150hp diesel Ruston-Hornsby Ltd., Lincoln UK engine 8kts (1943); In 1951 she was repowered with a 8DCMR2505 Buda diesel engine (1953);
Referencias
- Canada List of Shipping
- Email (Lea Edgar-Nauticapedia 18//01/2018)
- heritage.canadiana.ca ↗
- recherche-collection-search.bac-lac.gc.ca ↗ (website viewed 01/05/2026)
