Vessel Profile

Dorado II

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Story

This yacht, power-cruiser was built in 1976 by American Marine (Singapore) Pte. Ltd. in Jurong.

Historical Notes

Scott Welch (British Columbia Nautical History Facebook Group 06/04/2019) states that the wooden Grand Banks were built in Hong Kong by American Marine. American Marine went bankrupt in 1974 and moved operations to Singapore, and the Singapore yard built only fiberglass hulls. Kong & Halvorson / Island Gypsy took over the Hong Kong operation and built wooden hulls for about 5 more years."

Owners & Masters

In 1999 she was owned by Douglas Calderwood, North Vancouver BC Canada.

In 2016-2019 she was owned by David R. Stevens, Calgary AB Canada.

In 2023-2025 she was owned by Ronald and Marlene Barry, Sooke BC Canada.

References

Canada List of Shipping

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