Ship Details

Earl (I)

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Registry #1 094906 (Canada) Registry #2 Registry #3
IMO# MMSI# VRN#
 
Name 1 1890 Earl (I) Name 6
Name 2 Name 7
Name 3 Name 8
Name 4 Name 9
Name 5 Name 10
 
Year Built 1890 Place Vancouver Area BC Country Canada
 
Designer (nk) Measurement (imp) 72.0' x 16.0' x 7.0'
Builder (nk) Measurement (metric) ?m x ?m x ?m
Hull Wood Displacement
Gross Tonnage 75 Type 1 Tug
Registered Tonnage 50 Type 2
Engine 21hp engine (1890) Engine Manufacture (nk)
Repower Propulsion Screw
Rebuilds Call Sign VGCX
Pendant  # Masters Captain Donald Patterson; Captain Rogers (1921);
 
Owner(s)
In 1895-1905 she was owned by the Canada Minister of Agriculture, Ottawa ON. In 1910-1921 she was owned by Victoria Transportation Co., Victoria BC. In 1922 she was owned by Pacific Tug & Barge Co. In 1924 she was owned by Harry Turner & George M. Lindsay, Vancouver BC. In 1926-1934 she was owned by Pacific (Coyle) Navigation Co. Ltd., Vancouver BC.
 
Fate Registry closed Date 1921-01-11
 
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Significance of Name
 
Anecdotes
On January 11, 1921 this tug (under Captain Coldicott) was struck by a gravel barge in tow of the tug Earl (under Captain Rogers). The incident occurred in fog and the Marvis was crushed and sank in the Second Narrows of Vancouver Harbour. this vessel sank within 3-4 minutes in deep water.The tug Earl ended up her life as a hulk on the shore of Texada Island BC.
 
References
Canada List of Shipping; (1898); Wilson, Hill (2005) The Marine Pilots of Canada's West Coast; The Province (Vancouver BC) Tuesday, January 11, 1921;
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