Ship Details
Leebro Photo Credit: Galiano Museum

 

Registry #1	122394 (Canada)	Registry #2		Registry #3
IMO#		MMSI#		VRN#

 

Name 1	1908	Leebro	Name 6
Name 2	1922	Salvor (II)	Name 7
Name 3	1944	Island Prince (I)	Name 8
Name 4	1966	M.M.C.S. Beaver	Name 9
Name 5			Name 10

 

Year Built	1908	Place	Victoria	Area	BC	Country	Canada

 

Designer	(nk)	Measurement (imp)	123.5' x 28.8' x 11.1'
Builder	Turpel Marine Railway Co.	Measurement (metric)	?m x ?m x ?m
Hull	Wood	Displacement
Gross Tonnage	416	Type 1	Tug, salvage
Registered Tonnage		Type 2
Engine	22.5rhp compound 2-cylinder engine (1908)	Engine Manufacture	Ross & Duncan Ltd., Glasgow Scotland UK
Repower	Repowered with a 600hp engine (1961c);	Propulsion	Screw
Rebuilds		Call Sign	VDCQ
Pendant  #		Masters	Captain Hunter (1908-1913)

 

Owner(s)

In 1908-1910 she was owned by Steamer Leebro Ltd., Victoria BC. In 1909 she was chartered by the Canadian Government. In 1913-1919 she was owned by Crescent Shipping Co. Ltd., Victoria BC. In 1922 she was owned by Pacific Salvage Co., Victoria BC. In 1924-1926 she was owned by John Galt, Vancouver BC. In 1935-1943 she was owned by Mrs. Isabella Galt, Vancouver BC. In 1939 she was chartered to Union Steamship Co., Vancouver BC. In 1942-1961 she was owned by British Columbia Steamship Co. Ltd., Vancouver BC. In 1962 she was owned by Northland Shipping (1962) Co. Ltd., Vancouver BC. In 1966 she was owned by Merchant Marine Cadet Association, Vancouver BC. In 1967-1969 she was owned by Frederick J. Whitcroft, Vancouver BC. In 1969 she was owned by Klaus G. Dreher, Vancouver BC. In 1972-2006 she was owned by Sandra H. Watson, North Vancouver BC.

 

Fate	Registry closed	Date	2006-02-21

 

Named Features
Significance of Name

 

Anecdotes
This vessel is no longer registered in Canada. In 1970 this vessel was reported as a partially sunken derelict near Dollarton, Burrard Inlet. In 1977 this vessel was reported as broken up." Christopher Cole (British Columbia Nautical History Facebook Group 11/02/2018) notes that "she inherited the name, but was NOT a replica of the original Beaver."

 

References
Canada List of Shipping; Lloyd's Register Vol. 1 1926-1927; Lloyd's Register Vol. 1 1944-1945;
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