Historia
This tug was built in 1909 by Hinton Electric Co. Ltd. in Victoria, BC.
Notas históricas
In 1915 this vessel was laid up at anchor at Mill Bay BC while the MacFarlane brothers served in the army and navy during the First World War. A photograph of her during the First World War shows her astern of H.M.C.S. Naden in Wheelbarrow Cove near Mill Bay. During this time this vessel was looked after by the brothers' teenage sister, Eva MacFarlane. Eva would visit the tug regularly to see that it was pumped out and not in danger of sinking. On one visit Eva discovered one of her neighbours removing the propeller.
He explaied that he was removing it for safekeeping. This vessel ordered him to leave it at her place where, when it was dropped off, this vesselkept it under her bed for the duration of the War. On August 13, 1931 this vessel foundered sank in South Bentinck Channel BC Canada.
Propietarios y capitanes
In 1909-1920 she was owned by Frederick R. MacFarlane and Francis A. MacFarlane (JO), Cobble Hill BC Canada.
In 1920-1921 she was owned by James McDonald, Victoria BC Canada and Abraham Watson, Victoria BC Canada and Thomas Wither, Esquimalt BC Canada.
In 1922-1926 she was owned by Captain Francis J. Beale, Ocean Falls BC Canada.
In 1926-1931 she was owned by Beale Quarries Ltd., Vancouver BC Canada.
Capitanes
Captain Arthur MacFarlane; Captain Frederick MacFarlane; Captain Francis Beale;
Remotorización
In 1913 she was re-engined with 2.4 nhp engine. She was repowered with a 5nhp engine.
Referencias
- Transportation Safety Board of Canada (1993)
- Fred Rogers, Qualicum Beach BC (Personal conversation 08/06/1998)
- John D.S. Henderson (Personal Communication 14/10/1999)
- Canada List of Shipping
- Personal Converasation (Douglas MacFarlane - John MacFarlane) Sooke BC 04/09/1989
- List of Shipping Casualties Resulting in Total Loss in British Columbia and Coastal Waters Since 1897 (undated manuscript document)
- recherche-collection-search.bac-lac.gc.ca ↗ (website viewed 06/02/2025)
