Histoire
This freighter was built in 1924 by J. Towers Shipbuilding Co. Ltd. in Bristol.
Notes historiques
This vessel originally carried cargoes of pilchard oil in a 38,000 gallon tank. The oil was destined for the European market. Later this vessel carried cargoes of pulp. On January 16, 1943 this freighter, under command of Captain Frank McMahon, foundered and sank in a gale approximately one-mile northwest off Cape Scott BC Canada. This vessel was operated by Frank Waterhouse and Co. of Canada Ltd., Vancouver BC Canada. Fifteen of her crew died and only two survived. This vessel had been bound from Port Alice to Vancouver with a cargo of pulp at the time of the incident. This vessel had developed a list, and when this vesselentered a tide rip this vessel took on water making the vessel unmanageable. The survivors were: Ray W. Perry (Chief Officer) and Henry Gerbrandt (Quartermaster).
Propriétaires et capitaines
In 1926-1939 owned by Frank Waterhouse and Co. of Canada Ltd., Vancouver BC Canada.
In 1939-1943 she was owned by the Union Steamship Ltd., Vancouver BC Canada.
Capitaines
Captain Leslie Stevens (1943); Captain Frank McMahon (1943);
Références
- Transportation Safety Board of Canada (1993)
- Canada List of Shipping
- List of Shipping Casualties Resulting in Total Loss in British Columbia and Coastal Waters Since 1897 (undated manuscript document)
- Vancouver Sun (Vancouver BC) Thursday January 21, 1943 page 20
- Daily Province (Vancouver BC) October 14, 1926
- Lloyd's Register Vol. 1 1926-1927
