Ship Details

Island Warrior (I)

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Registry #1 134744 (Canada) Registry #2 Registry #3
IMO# MMSI# VRN#
 
Name 1 1912 G.E. Foster Name 6
Name 2 1921c Prince Rupert No. 2 Name 7
Name 3 1942 Island Warrior (I) Name 8
Name 4 Name 9
Name 5 Name 10
 
Year Built 1912 Place Selby Area Yorkshire Country UK
 
Designer (nk) Measurement (imp) 118.0' x 22.0' x 11.5'
Builder Cochrane & Sons Ltd. Measurement (metric) ?m x ?m x ?m
Hull Steel Displacement
Gross Tonnage 243 Type 1 Tug
Registered Tonnage 44 Type 2
Engine 56hp triple expansion 3-cylinder steam engine (1912) Engine Manufacture CD Holmes & Co. Ltd. Hull UK
Repower Repowered with a 400hp engine. (1949c); Propulsion Screw
Rebuilds In 1934 she was converted to a tug. Call Sign VGQL
Pendant  # Masters Captain Frank Unwin (1938); Captain Charlie Goodwin; Captain Dillon; Captain Evan 'Drydie' Drysdale; Captain Jim Talbot; Captain George Dance; Captain Bob Ryder;
 
Owner(s)
In 1912 she was owned by the Canadian Fishing Company, Vancouver BC. In 1914 she was owned by Atlin Construction Co., Grimsby UK. In 1929-1934 she was owned by Canadian Fish and Cold Storage Co. Ltd., Prince Rupert BC. In 1934 she was owned by Captain Bernard L. Johnson, Vancouver BC. In 1935 she was owned by Westward Towing Co. Ltd., Vancouver BC. In 1936-1940 she was owned by San Juan Towing Co. Ltd., Vancouver BC. In 1941-1959 she was owned by Island Tug & Barge Ltd., Victoria BC.
 
Fate Registry closed Date 1958-00-00
 
Named Features
Significance of Name It was named for a principal of the Canadian Fish & Cold Storage Co., Prince Rupert BC.
 
Anecdotes
Captain B.L. Johnson converted her to a tug. this vessel was commanded by his son. In 1959 this vessel was broken up by Capital Iron & Metals Ltd., Victoria BC Canada.
 
References
Canada List of Shipping; Prince Rupert: An illustrated history (2010); Photo Courtesy of Nauticapedia Collection;
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