Historia
This bark (3-masted) was built in 1893 by A. McMillan and Son Ltd. in Dumbarton, Scotland.
Notas históricas
In 1896 this vessel capsized in San Francisco CA USA with a loss of six men working in the holds. This vessel was later raised and refitted.
In 1903 this vessel was dismasted off Cape Flattery and towed to port by the steamship Vermont.
In 1906 this vessel was chartered by the U.S. Shipping Board for service in the Hawaiian sugar trade. This vessel made her last Alaska voyage in 1928.
In 1928 this vessel was laid up at Alameda CA USA.
In 1928 this vessel was being refitted by Ed Grieve for a round-the-world voyage but he ran short of funds and committed suicide.
In 1961 the deteriorated hull was broken up.
Propietarios y capitanes
In 1893-1896 she was owned by Thomson Dickie and Co. (More Line).
In 1896-1906 she was owned by Robert Sudden, San Francisco CA USA under US Registry as a repaired wreck.
In 1906-1927 she was owned by Alaska Packers Association, San Francisco CA USA.
She was laid up in 1928 at Alameda CA.
In 1928 she was owned by Ed R. Grieve.
She was purchased at auction in 1935 by Island Tug & Barge Co. from the Alaska Packers Association. Converted to a barge she was placed in service between Vancouver Island and a pulp mill in Port Angeles WA USA.
In 1947-1954 as a non-powered barge she was owned by Island Tug & Barge Co. Ltd., Victoria BC Canada.
In 1958-1961 she was owned by Canadian Tugboat Co. Ltd., Vancouver BC Canada.
Reconstrucciones
She was converted to a log barge
Remotorización
Engine removed
Referencias
- Canada List of Shipping
- Newell, Gordon (Ed.) (1966)
- Nicholson, George (1962)
- Lloyd's Register Vol. 1 1926-1927
- recherche-collection-search.bac-lac.gc.ca ↗ (website viewed 10/02/2025)
