Histoire
This barkentine (4-masted) was built in 1902 by W.A. Boole & Son Co. in Oakland, CA.
Notes historiques
The Puako, a four-masted barkentine of 1084 tons and 1400 M capacity, was built at Oakland by W. A. Boole & Son in 1902, another of the skysail yarders operated by Hind, Rolph & Co. This vessel was laid up at Victoria in May, 1921, and in 1926 was sold to the Pacific Navigation Co., Vancouver BC, and converted to a log-barge underthe name of Drumwall. This vessel was in service carrying hog fuel and wood chips between Port Alberni BC, Chemainus BC, to Port Townsend WA and Port Angeles WA USA. This vessel was added to a breakwater at Oyster Bay on Vancouver Island at the end of her life.
Propriétaires et capitaines
In 1902 she was owned by Hind, Rolph & Co., San Francisco CA USA.
She was in service in the Pacific lumber trade.
She was laid up at Victoria in May, 1921.
She was converted to a hog fuel barge.
In 1926-1927 she was owned by the Hecate Straits Towing Co., Vancouver BC Canada.
In 1931 she was owned by Pacific (Coyle) Navigation Co. Ltd., Vancouver BC (as a result of the merger of Pacific Tug & Barge, Hecate Straits Towing and British Pacific Barge Co.), Vancouver BC Canada.
Capitaines
Captain George Seeley (1902-1907); Captain Adolph 'Hellfire' Pedersen (1907-1918); Captain Charles E. Helms (1919-1925)
Signification du nom
Puako, named for a place in Hawaii
Reconstructions
She was rebuilt a a log barge
Références
- Gibbs, Jim A. (1968)
- Heal, S.C. (2002)
- Canada List of Shipping
- Lloyd's Register of Shipping
- E. Kay Gibson (2006) Brutality on Trial. University Press of Florida. British Columbia History (The story of the Puako) Vol 39: No 4
- Gordon Newell, Maritime events of 1921-22, H.W.McCurdy Marine History of the Pacific Northwest, p. 324
- John Lyman, Pacific Coast Built Sailers, 1850-1905, The Marine Digest.July 26, 1941, p. 2
- Gordon Newell, Maritime events of 1921-22, H.W.McCurdy Marine History of the Pacific Northwest, p. 324
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