Ship Details

Crown Zellerbach No. 1

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Photo Credit: State Library South Australia

 
 
Registry #1 099434 (US) Registry #2 Registry #3
IMO# MMSI# VRN#
 
Name 1 1892 Somali Name 6 1936 Island Carrier (I)
Name 2 1900 Alsterdamn Name 7 1956 Crown Zellerbach No. 1
Name 3 1912 Adolph Vinnen Name 8
Name 4 1921 Mae Dollar Name 9
Name 5 1930 Pacific Carrier Name 10
 
Year Built 1892 Place Port Glasgow Area Scotland Country UK
 
Designer (nk) Measurement (imp) 329.9' x 47.0' x 27.1'
Builder Russell & Co. Ltd. Measurement (metric) ?m x ?m x ?m
Hull Steel Displacement 3375
Gross Tonnage 3410 Type 1 Bark (4-masted)
Registered Tonnage 3410 Type 2 Barge, log
Engine Engine Manufacture (nk)
Repower Propulsion Sail
Rebuilds In 1929 she was rebuilt as a log barge Call Sign MCLR
Pendant  # Masters
 
Owner(s)
In 1892 she was owned by Hillsboro Ship Co. Ltd. In 1898 she was owned by Gilbert M. Steeves & Co., Liverpool UK. In 1900 she was sold to AG Alster, Hamburg Germany. In 1912 she was sold to F.A. Vinnen & Co., Bremen Germany. In 1914 she was interned at Santa Rosalia, Mexico. After the war she was awarded to Italy for reparations. In 1921 she was owned by the Robert Dollar Co. Ltd., Vancouver BC Canada. In 1930-1932 she was owned by the Canadian Robert Dollar Co., Dollarton BC. In 1934-1936 she was owned by Pacific (Coyle) Navigation Co. Ltd., Vancouver BC. In 1936-1943 she was owned by Island Tug & Barge Co. Ltd., Victoria BC. In 1943-1945 she was owned by Preston Mann Ltd., Vancouver BC Canada. In 1945-1955 she was owned by Powell River Co. Ltd., Vancouver BC (for use as a floating breakwater). In 1955 she was owned by Badwater Towing Co. Ltd., Vancouver BC. In 1955-1967 she was owned by the Canadian Tugboat Co. Ltd., Vancouver BC. In 1967 she was owned by Capital Iron & Metals Ltd., Victoria BC. In 1969 she was owned by USA interests and towed to Seattle WA USA where she was broken up in 1971.
 
Fate Registry closed Date 1969-09-09
 
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Significance of Name
 
Anecdotes
In May 1969 this vessel was sold to Capital Iron & Metals of Victoria for demolition but towed to Alaska to be a pier for the Alaska pipeline. this fell through and this vessel was taken to Seattle in October 1971. John Campbell (British Columbia Nautical History Facebook Group 22/11/2017) states that "This vessel was converted to a hog fuel barge. On June 16, 1945 her cargo caught fire at Alberni and the barge was sunk to extinguish the fire but not before considerable damage was done. Sold for $9000 to the Powell River Co. in 1945 as a breakwater hulk, removed from breakwater in 1954 for repairs to be used as a barge again."
 
References
Canada List of Shipping; Heal, S.C. (2002); List of Shipping Casualties Resulting in Total Loss in British Columbia and Coastal Waters Since 1897 (undated manuscript document); http://www.clydeships.co.uk/view.php?ref=19642#v; http://heritage.canadiana.ca/view/oocihm.lac_reel_t11927/380?r=0&s=4 ; Lloyd's Register Vol. 1 1926-1927;
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