Geschichte
This bark (4-masted) was built in 1892 by Barclay, Curle & Co. Ltd. in Glasgow, Scotland.
Historische Notizen
This vessel was in layup with the Moshulu at Eagle Harbour since 1931.
In 1937 this vessel was in service as a log carrying barge between the Queen Charlotte Islands and Vancouver. On December 17, 1943 this vessel was stranded on Cape George, Porcher Island (Hecate Strait). The figurehead is at the Mystic Seaport Museum, Mystic CT USA.
Eigentümer & Kapitäne
In 1892 she was built as the Balasore at Glasgow Scotland by Barclay, Airle & Company Ltd.
In 1892 she was owned by Eyre, Evans & Co.
In 1892 she was used for carrying wheat between San Francisco and Europe.
In 1913 she was renamed as Dalbek, registered in Hamburg Germany owned by Knohr & Burchard, Hamburg Germany.
In 1917 she was interned at Seattle WA and taken over by the United Shipping Board, Postland, OR, and renamed Red Jacket.
She was renamed as Monongahela.
In 1923-1927 she was owned by Charles Nelson and Co. Inc., San Francisco CA.
She was used for carrying lumber to Australia.
In 1936 she was sold by the Trustees of the Charles Nelson Co. to Maritime Agencies Co. of Seattle WA USA.
In 1938 she was owned by Mrs. P.B. Warren, Seattle WA. Later she was converted to a log barge at Vancouver.
In 1936-1937 she was owned by Kelley Logging Company, Vancouver BC Canada.
In 1937-1943 she was owned by Queen Charlotte Towing & Salvage Co. Ltd., Vancouver BC Canada.
Umbauten
In 1937 she was rebuilt and cut down at Burrard Inlet.
Referenzen
- Transportation Safety Board of Canada (1993)
- Canada List of Shipping
- List of Shipping Casualties Resulting in Total Loss in British Columbia and Coastal Waters Since 1897 (undated manuscript document)
- www.bruzelius.info ↗
- Gordon Newell, Maritime events of 1921-22, H.W.McCurdy Marine History of the Pacific Northwest, p. 324
- Lloyd's Register Vol. 1 1926-1927
