Story
This tug was built in 1890 by Westcott, Winfield S. in Vancouver, BC.
Historical Notes
On January 11, 1921 this tug (under Captain Coldicott) was struck by a gravel barge in tow of the tug Earl (under Captain Rogers). The incident occurred in fog and the Marvis was crushed and sank in the Second Narrows of Vancouver Harbour. This vessel sank within 3-4 minutes in deep water.
In 1935 the vessel was broken up. The tug Earl ended up her life as a hulk on the shore of Texada Island BC Canada.
Owners & Masters
In 1890-1909 she was owned by the Canada Minister of Agriculture, Ottawa ON Canada.
In 1910-1921 she was owned by Victoria Transportation Co., Victoria BC Canada.
In 1922 she was owned by Pacific Tug & Barge Co., Vancouver BC Canada.
In 1924 she was owned by Arthur Pike, Victoria BC Canada.
In 1924-1926 she was owned by Harry J.F. Turney & George M. Lindsay (JO), Vancouver BC Canada.
In 1926-1934 she was owned by Pacific (Coyle) Navigation Co. Ltd., Vancouver BC Canada.
Masters
Captain Donald Patterson; Captain Rogers (1921);
References
- Canada List of Shipping
- (1898)
- Wilson, Hill (2005) The Marine Pilots of Canada's West Coast
- The Province (Vancouver BC) Tuesday, January 11, 1921
- recherche-collection-search.bac-lac.gc.ca ↗ (website viewed 10/07/2025)
- recherche-collection-search.bac-lac.gc.ca ↗ (website viewed 10/07/2025)
