Ship Details |
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Celestial EmpirePhoto Credit: UBC Cdn Fisherman Archive |
Registry #1 | 106769 (Canada) | Registry #2 | Registry #3 | ||
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IMO# | MMSI# | VRN# |
Name 1 | 1897 | Celestial Empire | Name 6 | ||
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Name 2 | (nk) | Jupiter (III) | Name 7 | ||
Name 3 | (nk) | Celestial Empire | Name 8 | ||
Name 4 | 1925c | Cape Scott (I) | Name 9 | ||
Name 5 | Name 10 |
Year Built | 1897 | Place | Hull | Area | Country | UK |
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Designer | (nk) | Measurement (imp) | 121.2' x 21.0' x 11.3' |
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Builder | Cook, Welton Gemmel | Measurement (metric) | ?m x ?m x ?m |
Hull | Iron | Displacement | |
Gross Tonnage | 207 | Type 1 | Fishboat, halibut |
Registered Tonnage | 103 | Type 2 | Tug |
Engine | 59rhp triple expansion steam engine (1897) | Engine Manufacture | C.D. Holmes & Co. Ltd., Hull UK |
Repower | Propulsion | Screw | |
Rebuilds | In 1902 she was rebuilt as a tug at Hull UK. | Call Sign | VGFM |
Pendant # | V045A | Masters | Captain Lewis (1926); Captain B. Barry; Captain Evan "Drydie" Drysdale (1936); |
Owner(s) |
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In 1908 she was a North Sea trawler owned by UK owners. In 1926-1927 she was owned by Hecate Straits Towing Co. Ltd., Vancouver BC. In 1952 she was sold to Pacific (Coyle) Navigation Co. Ltd., Vancouver BC. She was sold to Captain B.L. ‘Barney’ Jones. |
Fate | Registry closed | Date | 1946-00-00 |
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Named Features | Celestial Bluff (BC) |
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Significance of Name |
Anecdotes |
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In 1908 this vessel was brought to BC for halibut fishing. this vessel was dismantled in 1946 at British Columbia Marine Ways. Her engine was transferred to Pacific (Coyle) tug Newington. In 1946 her hull was beached at Oyster Bay for use as a breakwater. |
References |
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Dalzell, Kathleen E. (1973); Canada List of Shipping; Photo Courtesy of Nauticapedia Collection; Lloyd's Register Vol. 1 1926-1927; |
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