Historia
This tug was built in 1938 by Askew, George F. in Fort McMurray, AB.
Notas históricas
In 1980 the Registrar of Shipping noted that this vessel was "out of existence".
Propietarios y capitanes
In 1938-1940 she was owned by the Consolidated Mining & Smelting Co. of Canada Ltd., Montreal QC Canada.
In 1940-1958 she was owned by the Hudson's Bay Co., London UK.
In 1958-1980 she was owned by the R. M. Wynn Co. Ltd., Edmonton AB Canada.
Significado del nombre
Porphyry is any of various granites or igneous rocks with coarse-grained crystals such as feldspar or quartz dispersed in a fine-grained silicate-rich, generally aphanitic matrix or groundmass.
Referencias
- Canada List of Shipping
- heritage.canadiana.ca ↗
- recherche-collection-search.bac-lac.gc.ca ↗ (website viewed 19/06/2025)
- en.wikipedia.org ↗ (website viewed 19/06/2025)
