Story
This passenger/freight vessel was built in 1908 by Ailsa Ship Building Co. Ltd. in Troon, Ayr.
Historical Notes
In 1923 this vessel ran aground in Welcome Pass and destroyed her stem and crumpled her shell plating. On December 20th, 1925 this passenger/freight vessel owned by Union Steamships Ltd., Vancouver BC sank in 50 fathoms of water after a collision in dense fog with the Lady Cynthia at Roberts Creek. No lives were lost, 14 passengers and the crew of 21 on the Cowichan were quickly transferred to the Lady Cynthia.
Owners & Masters
In 1908-1919 she was owned by Gordon T. Legg, Vancouver BC Canada.
In 1919-1925 she was owned by Union Steamships Ltd., Vancouver BC Canada.
Masters
Captain Polkinghorne (1908); Captain Charles Moody (1908); Captain Robert Wilson (1925);
References
- Transportation Safety Board of Canada (1993)
- Twigg, A.M. (1997)
- Canada List of Shipping
- Rogers, A.C. (Jr.) Shipwreck Chart No. 1
- List of Shipping Casualties Resulting in Total Loss in British Columbia and Coastal Waters Since 1897 (undated manuscript document)
- Ruston, Gerald A. (1974)
- Wilson, Hill (2005) The Marine Pilots of Canada's West Coast
- The Vancouver Sun (Vancouver BC) Monday December 28, 1925 page 1
- Twigg, Arthur M. (1997) Union Steamships Remembered 1920-1958 Campbell River: A.M. Twigg
- recherche-collection-search.bac-lac.gc.ca ↗ (website viewed 11/08/2025)
