Histoire
This tug was built in 1927 by W.R. Menchions & Co. Ltd. in Vancouver, BC.
Notes historiques
This vessel was a camp tender. On June 19, 1950 this tug, owned by Queen Charlotte Towing & Salvage Co. Ltd., Vancouver BC, exploded, burned and sank out in Hecate Strait BC Canada. Her crew of six was rescued by the Sandy S., a passing fishboat.
They spent an hour in the water before being rescued and then men stated that the Sandy S. came "just in time".
Propriétaires et capitaines
In 1927-1931 she was owned by George S. Harrison, Vancouver BC Canada.
In 1931 she was owned by George S. Harrison & Kelly Logging, Vancouver BC Canada.
In 1932 she was owned by Kel-Har Ltd., Vancouver BC Canada.
In 1939-1950 she was owned by Queen Charlotte Towing & Salvage Co. Ltd., Vancouver BC Canada.
She may have been owned by the Powell River Company, Vancouver BC Canada.
Capitaines
Captain John D. Vosper (1933-1940); Captain S. Gordon Mackenzie (1950);
Remotorisation
Repowered with a 230bhp Union diesel engine (1940)
Références
- Canada List of Shipping
- Harbour & Shipping (Progress Publishing Co. Ltd.) Vol. 10 (1927)
- Transportation Safety Board of Canada (1993)
- List of Shipping Casualties Resulting in Total Loss in British Columbia and Coastal Waters Since 1897 (undated manuscript document)
- Windsor Star (Windsor ON) Tuesday, June 20, 1950 page 8
- The Province (Vancouver BC) Tuesday, June 20, 1950 page 1
