Ship Details |
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Brora ThorPhoto Credit: Drew Clarke |
Registry #1 | 150931 (Canada) | Registry #2 | 1198993 (US) | Registry #3 | |
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IMO# | MMSI# | VRN# |
Name 1 | 1922 | T.G.H. | Name 6 | ||
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Name 2 | 1927 | R.F.M. | Name 7 | ||
Name 3 | 2000c | Francis Lynn II | Name 8 | ||
Name 4 | 2005 | Brora Thor | Name 9 | ||
Name 5 | 2007 | Merrie Ellen | Name 10 |
Year Built | 1922 | Place | Vancouver | Area | BC | Country | Canada |
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Designer | (nk) | Measurement (imp) | 75.9' x 19.8' x 12.4' |
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Builder | Beach Avenue Shipyard Ltd. (Arthur Moscrop) | Measurement (metric) | 23.1m x 6m x 3m |
Hull | Wood | Displacement | |
Gross Tonnage | 96.47 | Type 1 | Tug |
Registered Tonnage | 64.04 | Type 2 | Passenger Vessel |
Engine | 300ihp 3-cylinder triple expansion surface condensing steam engine | Engine Manufacture | W. Beardmore & Company, Coatbridge UK |
Repower | Repowered with a 300bhp Imperial engine (1945); Repowered with a 90bhp diesel engine (1988c) by Caterpillar Tractor Co. | Propulsion | Screw |
Rebuilds | In 1988 she was rebuilt as a schooner. | Call Sign | CJO (1927); VGWY |
Pendant # | V064A | Masters | Captain H. Jones (1927) |
Owner(s) |
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In 1922-1958 she was owned by Marpole Towing Co. Ltd., Vancouver BC. In 1959-1961 she was owned by Evans Coleman & Evans, Vancouver BC. In 1962-1964 she was owned by Bert Booth, Port Coquitlam BC. In 1964-1967 she was owned by George W. O'Brien, New Westminster BC. In 1967-1967 she was owned by Ante Bakica (MO), Vancouver BC. In 1967-1969 she was owned by Lady Valentine Charters, Vancouver BC. In 1976-1979 she was owned by Wayne M. Pinkeston (MO), Vancouver BC. In 1982-1999 she was owned by Brian W. Holshoe, New Westminster BC and registered at Vancouver BC. In 2000 she was owned by Ralph I. Higgins, Cowichan Bay BC. In 2005 she was owned by Curtis Forsyth, Lac La Hache BC. In 2007-2019 she was owned by John & Jill Holbert, Brinnin WA USA. |
Fate | Afloat in 2019 | Date | 0000-00-00 |
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Named Features | |
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Significance of Name |
Anecdotes |
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Her boiler was built by Vulcan Iron Works Ltd., Vancouver BC. this vessel was photographed at Westview BC in 2017 by Derek Poole. Her Canadian Registry was closed 2007-03-14. |
References |
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Canada List of Shipping; http://www.st.nmfs.noaa.gov/pls/webpls/cgv_pkg.vessel_name_list; heritage.canadiana.ca/view/oocihm.lac_reel_t11925/1270?r=0&s=4 ; |
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