Ship Details |
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Chieftain (I)Photo Credit: BC Provincial Archives |
Registry #1 | 094820 (Canada) | Registry #2 | Registry #3 | ||
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IMO# | MMSI# | VRN# |
Name 1 | 1890 | Chieftain (I) | Name 6 | ||
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Name 2 | Name 7 | ||||
Name 3 | Name 8 | ||||
Name 4 | Name 9 | ||||
Name 5 | Name 10 |
Year Built | 1890 | Place | Victoria | Area | BC | Country | Canada |
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Designer | (nk) | Measurement (imp) | 79.5' x 16.5' x 7.8' |
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Builder | Clark & Watson (Union Ship Yard) | Measurement (metric) | ?m x ?m x ?m |
Hull | Wood | Displacement | |
Gross Tonnage | 64.8 | Type 1 | Tug |
Registered Tonnage | 38.75 | Type 2 | |
Engine | 19bhp triple expansion steam engine | Engine Manufacture | Albion Iron Works, Victoria BC |
Repower | Repowered with a 19hp engine (1949c) | Propulsion | Screw |
Rebuilds | In 1927 she was rebuilt at North Vancouver BC to 75' x 17' 83gt 5rt. | Call Sign | |
Pendant # | Masters |
Owner(s) |
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In 1890-1918 she was owned by Robert Cunningham (Cunningham Cannery), Portt Essington BC. In 1918-1919 she was owned by Achates Tow Boat Co. Ltd., Vancouver BC. In 1921-1949 she was owned by Pacific Coyle (Navigation) Co. Ltd. (The Red Band Fleet), Vancouver BC. |
Fate | Registry closed | Date | 1947-09-09 |
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Named Features | |
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Significance of Name |
Anecdotes |
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On October 9, 1947 this tug, owned by Pacific Coyle (Navigation) Co. Ltd. (The Red Band Fleet), Vancouver BC, grounded on Calamity Point shoal. (The newspapers noted that to that date more than a dozen vessel had grounded there in the previous year.) this vessel was beached as a hulk at Gambier Island BC. |
References |
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Canada List of Shipping; Rogers, A.C. (Jr.) Shipwreck Chart No. 1; The Daily Colonist (Victoria BC) January 1, 1891; LAC RG 12, A1, Vol 414 Shipping Registers Victoria BC; http://heritage.canadiana.ca/view/oocihm.lac_reel_c3185/99?r=0&s=5 ; The Province (Vancouver BC) Friday October 10, 1947 page 1; |
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