Histoire
This tug was built in 1943 by Fulton Ship building & Engineering Works, San Francisco CA in Antioch, CA.
Notes historiques
During the Second World War this vessel served as a passenger cargo vessel in the South Pacific. On April 19, 1970 this vessel sank 10 miles off Cape Breton Island NS Canada with a loss of all eight hands. Chaleur Bay Fisheries was a company created by Robert Karliner and his wife and sponsored by Anglo British Columbia Packing Co. Ltd to take the vessel to the East Coast herring fishery.
Propriétaires et capitaines
In 1943 she was a commissioned United States Navy vessel of the Coastal Transport (small) APc-1 class.
In 1943-1947 she was owned by the United States Maritime Commission.
In 1947-1950 she was owned by Hiram L. Coville et al., Vancouver BC Canada.
In 1950-1952 she was owned by Federick B. Brown and Stanley S. Mckeen principals of Straits Towing Co. and their wives in equal shares all of Vancouver BC Canada.
In 1952-1953 she was owned by Mrs. Roxie McKeen, & Mrs. Wilma C. Brown, Vancouver BC Canada.
In 1954-1963 she was owned by Straits Towing Ltd., Vancover BC Canada.
In 1963-1964 she was owned by Robin Y. West & Mariyo Carr, Vancouver BC Canada.
In 1964-1969 she was owned by Enterprise Fishing Ltd., Vancouver BC Canada.
In 1969-1970 she was owned by Chaleur Bay Fisheries Ltd., Vancouver BC Canada.
Capitaines
Capatin Olaf Olegaard (1970);
Signification du nom
Sekani Island lays off the north shore of Gillespie Channel in the Estevan Group, Range 4 Coast District.
Reconstructions
In 1963 she was converted at Burrard Shipyards to a herring seiner and salmon packer.
Références
- Canada List of Shipping
- Personal Email Communication (George Duddy - John MacFarlane 18/10/2013)
- Wilmae Straits, City of Vancouver Archives, AM782-6, Neg #427
- Shipscribe.com
- Archived Vancouver ship registry documents LAC Burnaby BC
- Toronto Globe and Mail articles April 21, 1970 and April 22, 1970
- heritage.canadiana.ca ↗
