Historia
This tug was built in 1868 by Ringat, J. in San Francisco, CA.
Notas históricas
In 1910 this vesselhelped the William Joliffe free the stranded Princess May on Sentinel Island. On May 10, 1924 this vessel was destroyed by fire that started in the engine room near Sidney BC and was declared as a total loss. This vessel was enroute to Victoria towing an old scow when this vessel tied up for the night near James Island. The fire came on very rapidly and the crew abandoned ship in a small boat that was in turn resued by First Nations people who had been camped near Sidney Spit.
Propietarios y capitanes
In 1868 she was owned by USA interests.
In 1922 she was owned by Albert Berquist, Victoria BC Canada.
Capitanes
Captain Albert Berquist (1922-1924);
Reconstrucciones
In 1922 she was rebuilt by Victoria Machinery Depot at Victoria BC 130' x 31.2' x 10.4' 344gt 46hp engine
Remotorización
Repowered with a 46hp engine (1922);
Referencias
- Transportation Safety Board of Canada (1993)
- Canada List of Shipping
- Rogers, A.C. (Jr.) Shipwreck Chart No. 3
- List of Shipping Casualties Resulting in Total Loss in British Columbia and Coastal Waters Since 1897 (undated manuscript document)
- The Province (Vancouver BC) Sunday, March 22, 1924 page 11
- The Province (Vancouver BC) Wednesday May 14, 1924 page 24
