Ship Details |
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Eliza A. (I)Photo Credit: Unknown |
Registry #1 | 150764 (Canada) | Registry #2 | Registry #3 | ||
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IMO# | MMSI# | VRN# |
Name 1 | 1912 | Eliza A. (I) | Name 6 | ||
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Name 2 | 1925c | Tex (II) | Name 7 | ||
Name 3 | 1940 | Harris No. 6 | Name 8 | ||
Name 4 | 1957 | Pacific Yarder | Name 9 | ||
Name 5 | Name 10 |
Year Built | 1912 | Place | Bremerton | Area | WA | Country | USA |
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Designer | (nk) | Measurement (imp) | 50.3' x 10.3' x 5.3' |
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Builder | U.S. Navy Yard (Bremerton WA) | Measurement (metric) | ?m x ?m x ?m |
Hull | Wood | Displacement | |
Gross Tonnage | 21 | Type 1 | Passenger Vessel |
Registered Tonnage | 14 | Type 2 | Tug |
Engine | 4nhp engine (1912) | Engine Manufacture | (nk) |
Repower | Repowered with a 60hp (Fairbanks Morse Co., Chicago IL USA) engine; Repowered with a 165hp engine | Propulsion | Screw |
Rebuilds | Call Sign | VCWX | |
Pendant # | Masters |
Owner(s) |
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In 1912 she was owned by the USN as a steam pinnace. In 1922 she was owned by Laurent F. Verbecker, Vancouver BC. In 1923 she was owned by Pacific & Northern Co. Ltd., Vancouver BC. In 1925 she was owned by Daniel & Mrs. D. Ragan, Vancouver BC. In 1926-1940 she was owned by Chellis L. Mathews, Vancouver BC. In 1940-1941 she was owned by Charles W. Harris (Harris Towing Ltd.), Vancouver BC. In 1941-1956 she was owned by Pacific (Coyle) Navigation Co. Ltd., Vancouver BC. In 1956 she was owned by Norman R. Whittal Ltd., Vancouver BC. In 1956-1962 she was owned by Straits Towing Ltd., Vancouver BC. In 1962-1966 she was owned by Francis B. Wright, Horseshoe Bay BC. (In 1967-1968 she does not appear to have been registered.) In 1969 she was owned by John Bentzen, Duncan BC. In 1970-1971 she was owned by Hansen Towing Ltd., Campbell River BC. |
Fate | Registry closed | Date | 1966-02-21 |
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Significance of Name |
Anecdotes |
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On February 9, 1930 with the name Tex, this vessel was reported to have caught fire and sank in 600 feet of water in Howe Sound. A Captain Clarke representing the underwriters flew over the area and spotted the wreck. Pacific Salvage raised her using the barge Skookum. After inspection it was revealed that the vessel had been deliberately scuttled. The original owner disappeared before arrest. The wreck lay on the beach for a few years. In 1931 Pacific Salvage removed the 60hp Fairbanks Morse Co., Chicago IL USA engine and installed it in the tug Helac No. 1. Late in life this vesseloperated as a yarding tug at West Bay, Center Bay and Long Bay working for Straits Towing Co. |
References |
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Transportation Safety Board of Canada (1993); Canada List of Shipping; Photo Courtesy of Nauticapedia Collection; List of Shipping Casualties Resulting in Total Loss in British Columbia and Coastal Waters Since 1897 (undated manuscript document); http://heritage.canadiana.ca/view/oocihm.lac_reel_t11924/979?r=0&s=4 ; Times Colonist (Victoria BC) Thursday February 13, 1930 page 10; |
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