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Marmion (II)

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Registry #1 102622 (Canada) Registry #2 Registry #3
IMO# MMSI# VRN#
 
Name 1 1893 Marmion (II) Name 6
Name 2 Name 7
Name 3 Name 8
Name 4 Name 9
Name 5 Name 10
 
Year Built 1893 Place Bowling Green Area Scotland Country UK
 
Designer (nk) Measurement (imp) 140.0' x 24.0' x 10.5'
Builder Scott & Sons Co. Measurement (metric) ?m x ?m x ?m
Hull Iron Displacement
Gross Tonnage 324 Type 1 Freighter
Registered Tonnage 124 Type 2
Engine 70hp engine steam engine (1893) Engine Manufacture Muir & Houston, Glasgow UK
Repower Repowered with a 630ihp engine (1942c) Propulsion Screw
Rebuilds Call Sign NGHT
Pendant  # Masters Captain Alexander Cameron (1925c);
 
Owner(s)
In 1909 she was owned by Nobel Explosives Company Glasgow Scotland. In 1910 she was owned by Vancouver Portland Cement Company Ltd., Vancouver BC. In 1917 she was owned by S.S. Marmion Ltd., Victoria BC. In 1918-1927 she was owned by the Coastwise Steamship and Barge Company, Vancouver BC. In 1931 she was owned by Samuel H. Henderson, Vancouver BC. In 1932-1945 as a tug she was owned by Queen Charlotte Towing & Salvage Ltd. a subsidiary of Kelley Logging Co., Vancouver BC.
 
Fate Registry closed Date 1944-00-00
 
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Anecdotes
In 1911 this vesselran aground at the Second Narrows in Vancouver Harbour after hitting one of the water mains crossing from Capilano to the Stanley Park Reservoir. This vessel normally carried cement from the Tod Inlet plant and was returning there at 2 am in heavy fog when this vessellost her course. This vessel got too close to shore and hit the main knocking it out. While manoeuvering the ship knocked out the second main. This vessel had to be hauled out and had a new keel installed. On January 06, 1945 this vessel was wrecked on St. John's Reef near Thormondby Island BC. Heavy seas were breaking over the vessel but 39 hours of timely and skilfull work by the salvagers from Straits towing and Salvage Co. got her off safely. But there was so much damage to the bottom of her hull that almost half of it would have had to have been replaced. During the recovery the derrick Recoverer was in danger of running aground and a motor lifeboat breaking away was smashed when it hit the shore. this vessel was broken up at Capital Iron and Metals Ltd., Victoria BC.
 
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); The Province (Vancouver BC) Saturday March 18, 1911 page 1; The Vancouver Sun Tuesday January 9, 1945 page 7; Lloyd's Register Vol. 1 1926-1927;
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