Geschichte
This passenger vessel was built in 1910 by Dublin Dockyard Co. Ltd..
Historische Notizen
In 1910 this vessel was completed at Belfast NI UK. The Cheslakee capsized on January 17, 1913 at the wharf at Vananda BC with the loss of 7 passengers and crew. The incident didn't surprise many on the waterfront as this vessel was considered top heavy. This vessel lay on the bottom with only her mast and funnel showing above the water. This vessel was salvaged, rebuilt and renamed as a much more stable craft serving another 33 years on the B.C. coast.
Eigentümer & Kapitäne
In 1910-1942 she was owned by Union Steamships Ltd., Vancouver BC Canada.
She was converted to a towboat.
In 1942 her hull was purchased for use as a barge and sold later as a salvage tug to the US Department of Transportation.
Kapitäne
Captain John Cockle (1913); Captain R. Wilson (1927);
Umbauten
In 1913 she was rebuilt and lengthened.
Referenzen
- Canada List of Shipping
- Twigg, A.M. (1997)
- Rogers, A.C. (Jr.) Shipwreck Chart No. 1
- Vancouver Daily World (Vancouver BC) Wednesday January 8, 1913 page 19
