Story
This freighter was built in 1917 by Winslow Marine Railway & Shipbuilding Co..
Historical Notes
In 1917 this vessel was in service carrying copper concentrates on Pacific Coast. On August 26, 1925 this vessel rammed the Radius while this vessel was towing a gravel scow during a severe rain storm and sunk off Prospect Point.
In 1933 this vessel was chartered by the Hudsons Bay Company to supply Point Barrow AK, damaged by ice.
In 1936 this vesse lost her tow (the barque Dunsyre). An Alaskan trading schooner.
In 1948 this vessel was destroyed by fire off the Wangpoo River China and declared a total loss.
Owners & Masters
In 1917 she was owned by Captain James Griffiths.
In 1929 she was owned by the Coastwise Steam Ship & Barge Co. Ltd., Vancouver BC Canada.
In 1930-1937 she was owned by Pacific Salvage Co. Ltd., Vancouver BC Canada.
In 1945 she was owned by Chinese owners.
Masters
Captain S. Snoddy; Captain Charles Prince; Captain Alexander Cameron (1923); Captain B.D.L. Johnson (1933); Captain N.S. Nelson (1935);
Name Significance
Named for the location of the Granby Consolidated Copper Plant at Anyox, Observatory Inlet, B.C.
Repower
Repowered with a 850ihp steam engine (1945)
References
- Canada List of Shipping
- List of Shipping Casualties Resulting in Total Loss in British Columbia and Coastal Waters Since 1897 (undated manuscript document)
- Wilson, Hill (2005) The Marine Pilots of Canada's West Coast
- www.gov.mb.ca ↗
