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F.M. Yorke

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Registry #1 178238 (Canada) Registry #2 ST.13 (U.S.A.T.S.) Registry #3
IMO# MMSI# VRN#
 
Name 1 1943 ST-13 (U.S.A.T.S.) Name 6
Name 2 1946 F.M. Yorke Name 7
Name 3 Name 8
Name 4 Name 9
Name 5 Name 10
 
Year Built 1943 Place Olympia Area WA Country USA
 
Designer (nk) Measurement (imp) 69.4' x 20' x 9.4'
Builder Reliable Welding Works Inc. Measurement (metric) ?m x ?m x ?m
Hull Steel Displacement
Gross Tonnage 100 Type 1 Tug
Registered Tonnage 100 Type 2
Engine 400hp Imperial diesel engine (1943) Engine Manufacture Atlas-Imperial Engine Co., Oakland CA USA
Repower Propulsion Screw
Rebuilds Call Sign
Pendant  # ST.13 Masters
 
Owner(s)
In 1943-1946 she was owned by the United States Army. In 1946-1948 she was owned by F.M. Yorke & Son Ltd., Vancouver BC.
 
Fate Registry closed Date 1948-04-05
 
Named Features
Significance of Name
 
Anecdotes
On April 5, 1948 this vessel was stranded and sank in Howe Sound BC Canada.
 
References
Transportation Safety Board of Canada (1993); Canada List of Shipping; List of Shipping Casualties Resulting in Total Loss in British Columbia and Coastal Waters Since 1897 (undated manuscript document); https://usarmysttugs.com/uploads/3/4/6/1/34612267/ww2_st_st_9_-_937___10_1__2018__1_.pdf (website viewed 01/02/2024);
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