Vessel Profile

Albion (II)

Albion (II)
Source: Nauticapedia Archives

Story

This tug was built in 1899 by Wallace Shipyards Ltd. (False Creek), Vancouver BC.

Historical Notes

On September 9, 1910 this vessel was stranded at Black Point, Scow Bay in Malaspina Strait BC Canada.

Owners & Masters

In 1899 she was owned by Wurzburg Co. Ltd.

In 1901 she was owned by The Albion Cannery Co. Ltd., Vancouver BC Canada.

In 1904 she was owned by Greer & Coyle Towing, Vancouver BC Canada.

In 1904-1911 she was owned by The Pacific Towing & Lighterage Co. Ltd., Victoria BC Canada.

Masters

Captain Edward C. Bridgman; Captain Walter C. Brewer (1920); Captain Herb Clifton (1923);

References

  • Sessional Papers (Vol. 14) (3rd Session of the 11th Parliament of the Dominion of Canada (1911)
  • Mansbridge, F. (2002)
  • List of Shipping Casualties Resulting in Total Loss in British Columbia and Coastal Waters Since 1897 (undated manuscript document)
  • Wilson, Hill (2005) The Marine Pilots of Canada's West Coast
  • Vancouver Daily World (Vancouver BC) Monday September 12, 1910 page 19
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