Ship Details

Lakeville (H.M.C.S.)

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Photo Credit: RCN Official Photo NF-3490_DHH

 
 
Registry #1 176758 (Canada) Registry #2 W.21 (RCN) Registry #3
IMO# MMSI# VRN#
 
Name 1 1942 Lakeville (H.M.C.S.) Name 6
Name 2 1945 Lakeville (C.N.A.V.) Name 7
Name 3 1946 Gillboy Name 8
Name 4 Name 9
Name 5 Name 10
 
Year Built 1942 Place Owen Sound Area ON Country Canada
 
Designer (nk) Measurement (imp) 35.6' x 11.1' x 5.6'
Builder Russel Bros. Ltd. Measurement (metric) 10.9m x 3.4m x 1.7m
Hull Steel Displacement
Gross Tonnage 14.44 Type 1 Tug, Ville-class
Registered Tonnage 8.14 Type 2
Engine 1-135bhp diesel engine (1942) Engine Manufacture Cummins Engine Co., Columbus IL USA
Repower Propulsion Screw
Rebuilds Call Sign VXXE
Pendant  # W.21 Masters
 
Owner(s)
In 1942 she was reputed to have been owned by the Royal Canadian Navy. In 1946-1949 she was owned by Monarch Towing & Trading Co. Ltd., New Westminster BC. In 1956-1958 she was owned by Gilley Brothers Ltd., New Westminster BC. In 1960-1961 she was owned by Evans, Coleman & Evans Ltd., Vancouver BC. In 1965-1967 she was owned by Ocean Cement Ltd., Vancouver BC. In 1967-1970 she was owned by Lawrence A. Foort (MO), Campbell River BC. In 1972 she was owned by Seaway Towing Ltd., Campbell River BC. In 1974-1979 she was owned by Nootka Sound Construction Co. Ltd., Gold River BC. In 1980 she was owned by Gold River Log Salvage Ltd., Gold River BC. In 1982-2008 she was owned by Mark Lemon, Queen Charlotte City BC.
 
Fate Registry closed Date 2008-03-10
 
Named Features
Significance of Name
 
Anecdotes
This vessel was employed as a general duty tug at Bay of Bulls Newfoundland.
 
References
Canada List of Shipping; Bryon Taylor (Email to Nauticapedia 01/03/2018); RG12 Reel T-11582 (Gillboy); DHH 81/520/8000 Box 374 File 046 LAKEVILLE - Naval messages, correspondence, memoranda, and photographs ;
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