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This ship-rigged was built in 1891 by Wm. Hamilton & Co. Ltd. in Port Glasgow, Scotland.
Historical Notes
On November 18, 1936 this old sailing ship that had been converted to a barge owned by Island Tug & Barge Co., Victoria BC broke her towline from the tug Anyox and went ashore at Kains Island (in Quatsino Sound). This vessel drifted for nineteen hours travelling more than 75 miles from the spot where her towline broke. The crew: Captain W. Billington; Roy Larkin; and Alan Heater awaited what they presumed would be their doom when no assistance appeared. These old barges carried a crew because they had to be steered when they were being towed and often required pumping out the bilge when leaking. Her three-man crew was saved but this vessel was a total loss.
Owners & Masters
In 1891-1910 she was owned by The 'Dunsyre' Ship Co. Ltd. (Potter Bros.) London UK.
In 1910 she was owned by R.P. Rithet, Victoria BC Canada.
In 1910 she was owned by the Victoria Shipping Co. Ltd., Victoria BC Canada.
In 1910 she was owned by Eschen and Minor, San Francisco CA USA.
In 1915 she was owned by Hind Rolph and Co., San Francisco CA USA. During the First World War she was operated by Standard Oil Co.
She was interned by the Germans at Swinemunde Germany.
In 1919-1920 she made a voyage around Cape Horn to the east coast.
She was purchased by the Robert Dollar Co.
In 1921 she was laid up in Richardson Bay WA USA.
In 1930-1935 she was owned by Jack H. Hawkins, San Francisco CA USA.
In 1935 she was owned by Pacific Mills Ltd, Victoria BC Canada.
In 1935-1936 she was owned by Island Tug & Barge Co., Victoria BC and converted to a barge.
Rebuilds
In 1935 she was cut down and turned into a barge.
References
- Canada List of Shipping
- List of Shipping Casualties Resulting in Total Loss in British Columbia and Coastal Waters Since 1897 (undated manuscript document)
- Merchant Vessels of the United States (1935)
- Victoria Daily News (Victoria BC) Wednesday November 18, 1936 page 1
- recherche-collection-search.bac-lac.gc.ca ↗ (website viewed 08/07/2025)
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