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This tug was built in 1881 in Seattle, WT.
Historical Notes
In 1884 this vessel was registered at Victoria BC and operated by Captain Thomas Bentley as a passenger vessel. On February 17, 1891 this vessel was stranded on Portland Island BC Canada. On November 17, 1910 this tug sank at her berth in Nanaimo Harbour. This vessel was successfully refloated on November 22, 1910. Fred Rogers reported that "this vessel sank on October 17, 1925 while working on the salvage of the freighter Eemdyk stranded off Bentick Island near Race Rocks. The tug was manouvering near the ship when it was swept against the freighter in a strong tidal current and capsized.The tug was ferrying workers to the site at the time leading to the high death toll of 7 lost." George Nicholson reported that "There had been 28 workers and 6 crew on board. One of the survivors clung to a log and drifted with the tide halfway to Jordan River before being picked up."
Owners & Masters
In 1881 she was owned by USA interests operating out of Port Townsend WA USA.
In 1893 she was owned by Willam Taylor, Victoria BC (64/64 shares).
In 1895-1912 she was owned by Sayward Mill and Timber Co. Ltd., Victoria BC Canada.
In 1913-1926 she was owned by Vancouver Island Towing Co. Ltd., Victoria BC Canada.
Masters
Captain Holmes (1881); Captain Ellice Cavin (1887); Captain Thomas Bentley (1887); Captain awrence Thomson;
References
- Nicholson, George (1962)
- Canada List of Shipping
- (1898)
- Newell, Gordon (Ed.) (1966)
- Transportation Safety Board of Canada (1993)
- Photo Courtesy of Nauticapedia Collection
- 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
- The Province (Vancouver BC) Wednesday November 23, 1910 page 8
