Ship Details
Battleaxe Photo Credit: John MacFarlane Collection

 

Registry #1	313658 (Canada)	Registry #2		Registry #3
IMO#		MMSI#		VRN#

 

Name 1	1960	Battleaxe	Name 6
Name 2	(nk)	Syringa (II)	Name 7
Name 3			Name 8
Name 4			Name 9
Name 5			Name 10

 

Year Built	1960	Place	New Westminster	Area	BC	Country	Canada

 

Designer	(nk)	Measurement (imp)	35.6' x 12.7' x 5.4'
Builder	John Manly Ltd.	Measurement (metric)	10.85m x 3.87m x 1.65m
Hull	Steel	Displacement
Gross Tonnage	14.57	Type 1	Tug
Registered Tonnage	9.91	Type 2
Engine	335hp diesel engine (1960)	Engine Manufacture	(nk)
Repower		Propulsion	Screw
Rebuilds		Call Sign
Pendant  #		Masters

 

Owner(s)

In 1960-1971 she was owned by Celgar Ltd., Vancouver BC. In 1971 she was owned by Skeena Kraft Ltd., Vancouver BC. In 1972 she was owned by Canadian Cellulose Co. Ltd., Vancouver BC. In 1973-1977 she was owned by Celtran Equipment Ltd., Vancouver BC. In 1978-1979 she was owned by Suveges Marine Ltd., Vancouver BC. In 1980-1989 she was owned by Nelson-Zueff Marine Ltd., Gibsons BC. In 1990-2012 she was owned by Active Marine Towing Ltd., Gibsons BC. In 2013-2020 she was owned by Spick & Sons Projects Ltd., Powell River BC. In 2021-2022 she was owned by Western Marine Express Ltd., Campbell River BC.

 

Fate	Afloat in 2022	Date	2015-03-18

 

Named Features
Significance of Name

 

Anecdotes

The Transportation Safety Board of Canada reports that "On 18 March 2015, at approximately 1541 Pacific Daylight Time, the tug Syringa took on water and sank about 40 metres north of Merry Island, off Sechelt, British Columbia. The tug had been towing the loaded barge Matcon 1, which was released shortly before the sinking. The 2 crew members swam ashore and were later evacuated by the Canadian Coast Guard; no injuries were reported. A small quantity of diesel fuel was released from the tug after it sank, and the adrift barge was recovered by another tug."

 

References
Canada List of Shipping; Fred Wicks (British Columbia Nautical History Facebook Group 25/05/2016);
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