Ship Details
Lady Cecilia Photo Credit: Vancouver Archives CVA 99-3083

 

Registry #1	152718 (Canada)	Registry #2		Registry #3
IMO#		MMSI#		VRN#

 

Name 1	1919	Swindon (H.M.S.)	Name 6
Name 2	1925	Lady Cecilia	Name 7
Name 3			Name 8
Name 4			Name 9
Name 5			Name 10

 

Year Built	1919	Place	Ardrossan	Area	Scotland	Country	UK

 

Designer	(nk)	Measurement (imp)	219.5' x 28.65' x 15.5'
Builder	Ardrossan Steam Boat & Dry Dock Co. Ltd.,	Measurement (metric)	?m x ?m x ?m
Hull	Steel	Displacement
Gross Tonnage	944	Type 1	Warship
Registered Tonnage		Type 2	Passenger vessel
Engine	2 sets 3-cylinder Triple expansion engines	Engine Manufacture	Ross & Duncan Ltd., Glasgow Scotland UK
Repower		Propulsion	Twin Screw
Rebuilds	In 1925 she was converted for Union Steamships Ltd. Vancouver BC, by Coaster Construction Co. Montrose Scotland UK.	Call Sign	CYGN
Pendant  #		Masters	Captain N. Gray (1927)

 

Owner(s)
In 1925-1951 she was owned by Union Steamships Ltd., Vancouver BC. In 1952 she was sold to Coast Ferries. In 1952 she was owned by USA interests.

 

Fate	Registry closed	Date	1952-09-22

 

Named Features
Significance of Name

 

Anecdotes

Her boilers built by Yarrow & Co. Ltd., Glasgow Scotland. this vessel was eventually dismantled for scrap at Gambier Island BC. In the 1920s this passenger vessel owned by Union Steamships Ltd., Vancouver BC, ran aground at the mouth of Chapman Creek. On December 24, 1940 this vesselran aground on Indian Island at Pender Harbour while turning around. On December 23, 1947 this vesselran onto a reef in Buccaneer Bay, Thormanby Island BC while northbound to Powell River BC. Repeated efforts to dislodge her failed. this vessel was eventually towed off and taken to Vancouver.

 

References
Canada List of Shipping; Twigg, Arrthur M. (1997) Union Steamships Remembered 1920-1958; Vancouver Sun (Vancouver BC) Wednesday December 24, 1947 page 2;
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