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Vessels Built by S. Madill Ltd.
compiled by John M. MacFarlane 2015
David Hill–Turner states "Sam Madill moved from Manitoba to British Columbia after Wthe First World War. A blacksmith by trade, he set up his own company in the early 1920s. After the Second World War, he bought a shipyard and went into producing small tugs and boom boats until the 1960s. They are best known internationally, however, for their mobile spars and yarders that were used in the forest industry. Norm Madill,Sam’s son,was one of the first certified stick welders in BC. He departed Nanaimo c.1964 in a former missionary boat, built himself a steel yacht in Holland and sailed for many years. Chuck Madill managed the company."
377 matches. 8 pages. Max 50 records per page.Page # 1
| Name | Registration | Vessel Type | Year Built |
|---|---|---|---|
| A.P. No. 3 | 189214 (Canada) | Tug, boom | 1956 |
| A.P. No. 5 | 311169 (Canada) | Tug, boom | 1958 |
| A.P. No. 6 | 312028 (Canada) | Tug, boom | 1959 |
| A.P. No. 7 | 312821 (Canada) | Tug, boom | 1959 |
| A.P. No. 8 | 312825 (Canada) | Tug, boom | 1959 |
| Adam No. 1 | 344607 (Canada) | Tug, boom | 1970 |
| Alberni Sorter | 344696 (Canada) | Tug | 1970 |
| Alpulp No. 1 | 310379 (Canada) | Tug | 1958 |
| Alpulp No. 2 | 319498 (Canada) | Tug, boom | 1963 |
| Alpulp No. 3 | 320256 (Canada) | Tug | 1963 |
| Andy's Bay No. II | 193525 (Canada) | Tug, boom | 1951 |
| Andy's Bay No. III | 194863 (Canada) | Tug, boom | 1952 |
| Arlene III | 312042 (Canada) | Tug, yarding | 1959 |
| Astex | 312824 (Canada) | Tug, boom | 1959 |
| Ava | 323481 (Canada) | Tug, boom | 1964 |
| B. and J. | 189540 (Canada) | Work Boat | 1957 |
| Babs | 312837 (Canada) | Tug | 1960 |
| Baihem | 318982 (Canada) | (nk) | 1962 |
| Balhem | 318982 (Canada) | Tug, boom | 1962 |
| Bankia | 327859 (Canada) | Tug | 1967 |
| Barbara K. | 190139 (Canada) | Fishboat, general | 1950 |
| Barbie L. XI | 329193 (Canada) | Tug, boom | 1967 |
| Barda | 188477 (Canada) | Tug | 1956 |
| Barda II | 189557 (Canada) | Tug, boom | 1959 |
| Barda III | 189558 (Canada) | Tug, boom | 1959 |
| Barda IV | 318990 (Canada) | Tug, boom | 1963 |
| Barda V | 322090 (Canada) | Tug, boom | 1965 |
| Barda VIII | 319498 (Canada) | Tug, boom | 1963 |
| Bell Copper No. 4 | 313219 (Canada) | Tug | 1960 |
| Beware Pass | 198611 (Canada) | Tug, boom | 1955 |
| Bigg 1 | 327832 (Canada) | Tug | 1966 |
| Bigg T | 327832 (Canada) | Tug | 1966 |
| Blackie's Tool | 319384 (Canada) | Tug, boom | 1962 |
| Bonanne | 189230 (Canada) | Tug, boom | 1956 |
| Boom Tug No. 1 | 327272 (Canada) | Tug, boom | 1966 |
| Boom Tug No. 2 | 327282 (Canada) | Tug, boom | 1966 |
| Boom Tug No. 3 | 329421 (Canada) | Tug, boom | 1968 |
| Booth Bay Prince | 330613 (Canada) | Tug, boom | 1969 |
| Branta (F.P.V.) | 192868 (Canada) | Patrol Vessel | 1950 |
| Brenda II | 194235 (Canada) | Tug, boom | 1949 |
| Bruce B. | 189533 (Canada) | Tug, boom | 1956 |
| Bruce II | 188595 (Canada) | Tug | 1956 |
| Bundler (The) | 188667 (Canada) | Work Boat | 1956 |
| Burman Chief | 344904 (Canada) | Tug | 1970 |
| C20891BC | C20891BC (Canada) | Tug | (nk) |
| C28099BC | C28099BC (Canada) | Work Boat | (nk) |
| Cameron Belle | 326492 (Canada) | Tug, boom | 1965 |
| Cameron Lady | 326491 (Canada) | Tug, boom | 1965 |
| Canama | 188594 (Canada) | Tug, boom | 1956 |
| Canfors 8119 | 330416 (Canada) | Tug | 1968 |
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Author’s Note: This is a partial list (work in progress).
Vessel Images: Can you help us fill gaps in the vessel images in the database? If you have pictures of missing vessels that you have taken and would be willing to contribute to the database to make it more complete all our users would be very grateful. Please send them to admin(at)nauticapedia.ca
Note to Reader: Vessel names containing Roman numerals in parentheses (e.g. Floater (II)) indicates more than one vessel in the database with the same name. The numerals in parentheses are NOT part of the vessel name but are used to distinguish one vessel from another in the database.
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MacFarlane, John M. (2015) Vessels Built by S. Madill Ltd. Nauticapedia.ca 2015. http://www.nauticapedia.ca/Articles/Vessel_Builders_Madill.php
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