Geschichte
This ferry, passenger/car was built in 1928 by Lake Washington Shipyards Corp. (E.H. Price) in Houghton, WA.
Historische Notizen
This vessel was a 45 car 600 passenger capacity.
In 1952 this vessel was registered in Canada. Bob McCauley (British Columbia Nautical History Facebook Group 08/12/2017) reprts that this vessel was abandoned "on the south shore of the Fraser between Tilbury and Deas Islands."
Eigentümer & Kapitäne
In 1928 she was owned by Puget Sound Navigation Co., Seattle WA USA.
In 1935 she was owned by Kitsap County Transportation Co., Seattle WA USA.
In 1948 she was owned by the Puget Sound Navigation Co., Seattle WA USA.
In 1952-1954 she was owned by Black Ball Line Ltd., Victoria BC Canada.
In 1954-1961 she was owned by Black Ball Ferries Ltd., Victoria BC Canada.
In 1961-1964 she was owned by British Columbia Toll Highways and Bridges Authority, Victoria BC Canada.
In 1964-1966 she was owned by the British Columbia Ferry Authority, Victoria BC Canada.
In 1966-1968 she was owned by Gordon D. Taylor, Field BC Canada.
In 1969-1978 she was owned by British Columbia Packers Ltd., Vancouver BC as a non-powered tender.
In 1979-1987 she was owned by Slavko Tabako, Burnaby BC Canada.
In 1988-2008 she was owned by Johnas H. Virkutienes, Vancouver BC Canada.
Namensbedeutung
The initials B.C.P. stand for British Columbia Packers Ltd.
Remotisierung
In 1968c her engine was removed
Referenzen
- Canada List of Shipping
- Merchant Vessels of the United States (1935)
- Merchant Vessels of the United States (1948)
- heritage.canadiana.ca ↗
- Skogland, Neil (Email to Nauticapedia (Attachment) 27/11/2023)
- recherche-collection-search.bac-lac.gc.ca ↗ (website viewed 08/04/2025)
