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This tug was built in 1892 by Earles Shipbuilding and Engineering Co. Ltd. in Hull.
Historical Notes
Registry of vessel transferred to the Port of Vancouver, British Columbia on April 10, 1935. On August 19, 1914 this vessel went ashore on Butterworth Rocks. On June 23, 1920 this vessel grounded in Victoria Harbour BC Canada. On April 1, 1925 this vessel was lying off San Francisco when this vessel fouled the Pacific undersea cable, breaking communications with the orient. This vessel was sued for damages by the Commercial Cable Company but her owners avoided payment by transferring her ownership to a dummy company.
In 1935 this vessel was renamed as J.R. Morgan a rumrunner mother ship converted to a tug.
In 1935 this vessel was aground on Lasqueti Island BC Canada. In c1940 this vessel was used for towing Davis Rafts across Hecate Strait.
In 1949c this vessel was converted to a non-powered barge. On May 19, 1950 this vessel sank off Perez Rock, Estevan Point BC (Vancouver Island BC- 48 degrees 20'N & 126 degrees 35'W.)
Owners & Masters
In 1892-1909 she was owned by the Wilson Line (Thomas Wilson & Sons), Hull UK.
In 1909-1923 she was owned by Grand Trunk Pacific Development Co., Montreal QC Canada.
In 1923 she was owned by Ernest Wild (broker), Vancouver BC Canada.
In 1923 she was owned by Western Freighters Ltd.
In 1925-1926 she was owned by George M. Dean, Vancouver BC, In 1925-1929 she was owned by Pan American Shipping Co. Ltd., Vancouver BC Canada.
In 1929-1930 she was owned by Farquhar and Company.
In 1930 she was owned by the Atlantic & Pacific Navigation Co., Vancouver BC Canada.
In 1935-1949 she was owned by Badwater Towing Co. Ltd., Vancouver BC Canada.
In 1949-1950 she was owned by the Tahsis Co., Vancouver BC Canada.
Masters
Captain Bernard Leitch Johnson; Captain Cecil W. Wearmouth; Captain Duncan Mackenzie; Captain Walter S. Morehouse; Captain Harold L. Roberson;
Repower
Non-powered 1949c
References
- Transportation Safety Board of Canada (1993)
- Canada List of Shipping
- Photo Courtesy of Nauticapedia Collection
- David R.P. Guay (2016)
- 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
- recherche-collection-search.bac-lac.gc.ca ↗ (website viewed 12/01/2026)
