物語
This tug was built in 1942 by Barbour Boat Works in New Bern, NC.
歴史的注記
In 1942 this vessel was employed as a Gate Vessel (assigned to target towing and net defense duty) at Pearl Harbour Hawaii.
In 1955 this vessel was brought out from the Great Lakes to the West Coast. During the voyage through the Panama Canal this vessel towed the damaged tanker Poplarbranch to Vancouver for service. On June 2, 1955 this vessel collided with the American vessel Lillian J. near Kingcome Point Light, Fraser Beach BC Canada.
In the 1960s this vessel was withdrawn from service and reduced to a barge. This vessel sank in Vancouver Harbour about 1973 but this vessel continued to be listed in the Register of shipping until 2006.
所有者と船長
In 1942 she was owned by the United States Navy laid down as YN-77 but commissioned as AN-58.
In 1947-1948 she was owned by the Great Lakes Lumber and Shipping Ltd., Fort William ON Canada.
In 1949 she was owned by Charles Storch, Vancouver BC Canada.
In 1953-1969 she was owned by Straits Towing Ltd., Vancouver BC Canada.
In 1971-1972 she was owned by P. & B. Towing Ltd., North Vancouver BC Canada.
In 1973-2006 she was owned by Dubarry Investments Ltd., Vancouver BC Canada.
動力換装
Engines removed and converted to a barge.
参考文献
- Canada List of Shipping
- George Duddy (2016)
- heritage.canadiana.ca ↗
- Historic Shipwrecks of the Lower Mainland of British Columbia (2007) UASBC, Vancouver BC
- en.wikipedia.org ↗
- Merchant Vessels of the United States (1957)
