Histoire
This tug was built in 1942 by Vancouver Tug Boat Co. (Askew, George F. and Sinclair) in Marpole, BC.
Notes historiques
On April 4, 1971 this tug, owned by North Arm Transportation Ltd., Vancouver BC, caught fire and burned for 9 hours before finally sinking at Heath Point on Hope Island near Bull Harbour BC and declared as a total loss. The five-man crew was saved by the Bull Harbour Lifeboat and other fishboats.
Propriétaires et capitaines
In 1942-1958 she was owned by Vancouver Tug Boat Co. Ltd., Vancouver BC Canada.
In 1958 she was owned by Vancouver Tug & Barge Co. Ltd., Vancouver BC Canada.
In 1958 she was owned by the Vancouver Tug Boat Co. Ltd., Vancouver BC Canada.
In 1970-1971 she was owned by North Arm Transportation Ltd., Vancouver BC Canada.
Capitaines
Captain Kenneth Brewster (1971);
Remotorisation
Repowered with a 295hp diesel Washington Ironworks, Seattle WA USA engine (1953); Repowered with a 515bhp engine (1956); Repowered with a800bhp CAT diesel engine (1971);
Références
- Transportation Safety Board of Canada (1993)
- Canada List of Shipping
- Photo Courtesy of Nauticapedia Collection
- List of Shipping Casualties Resulting in Total Loss in British Columbia and Coastal Waters Since 1897 (undated manuscript document)
- heritage.canadiana.ca ↗
- Vancouver Sun (Vancouver BC) Monday April 5, 1971 page 29
- Email (Gino Stradiotti-John MacFarlane 09/10/2020)
- recherche-collection-search.bac-lac.gc.ca ↗ (website viewed 19/06/2025)
