Histoire
This fireboat was built in 1902 by U.S. Navy Shipyard (Mare Island CA) in Vallejo, CA.
Notes historiques
This vessel served as a dredge tender as the Deldreco. While being used as a houseboat this vessel broke loose from her moorings in Sept. 1997 and struck the Pitt River Railway Bridge.
She sank and was hauled ashore and burned. George Schneider (Email to Nauticapedia 07/12/2021) stated "Also in the museum were many photos on the walls and in displays, a few of which I “shot” just to remind myself where I’d seen them. A particularly fascinating one was named “Fire Tug LESLIE” from 1905. This is obviously the LESLIE built in 1902 at Mare Island, later designated YFB 7. The “typing” on the photo seems original, calling her a fire tug, but YFB is ferry boat, not fire boat, and this vessel appears to have a deckhouse and be carrying well-dressed people, while showing no fire equipment as we know it. The Dictionary of Amercian Naval Fighting Ships says little about the LESLIE. But I do know this vessel was sold in 1930 and became the DELDRECO (234639), then BASALT NO 1 for the Basalt Rock Co. in Napa, returning to the Navy in 1942 as YMT 20 and later YTL 482. "
Propriétaires et capitaines
In 1902-1930 she was owned by the United States Navy.
In 1930-1938 she was owned by the Delta Dredging Co., San Francisco, CA.
In 1938-1942 she was owned by the Basalt Rock Co., Napa CA USA.
In 1942-1947 she was owned by the United States Navy.
In 1947 she was owned by Alfred B. Jorgenson, Vancouver BC Canada.
In 1950-1961 she was owned by the Jorgenson Tug & Barge Co. Ltd., Vancouver BC Canada.
In 1963-1964 she was owned by Georgia Shipping Ltd., Vancouver BC Canada.
In 1964 she was owned by Ronald H. Francis, Victoria BC Canada.
In 1965-1967 she was owned by Ocean Tug & Barge Ltd., Vancouver BC Canada.
In 1969 she was owned by United Dredge & Derrick Ltd., Vancouver BC Canada.
In 1972 she was owned by Humac Marine Ltd., Vancouver BC Canada.
In 1976 she was owned by Sea Forth Towing & Salvage Ltd., Port Moody BC Canada.
In 1977-1979 she was owned by Seaforth Sea Services Ltd., Port Moody BC Canada.
In 1980 she was owned by Elroy Marine Ltd., Port Moody BC Canada.
In 1983-1997 she was owned by James Mckenzie, Pitt Meadows BC Canada.
Signification du nom
The name DELDRECO comes from the Delta Dredging Co., a business performing work for the Army Corps of Engineers in the Sacramento Delta of California.
Remotorisation
By 1936 she had received a 300 HP Diesel engine. In 1963 she was re-powered with a diesel engine at Bel-Aire Shipyard.
Références
- George Schneider (Email to Nauticapedia 07/12/2021)
- www.navsource.org ↗ (website viewed 10/01/2022)
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