Ship Details

Veta C. (I)

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Photo Credit: VMM (Gerald Rushton collection)

 
 
Registry #1 193774 (US) Registry #2 Registry #3
IMO# MMSI# VRN#
 
Name 1 1944 F.S. 245 (U.S.A.T.S.) Name 6
Name 2 (nk) Libby Name 7
Name 3 1951 Veta C. (I) Name 8
Name 4 1952 Chelan (I) Name 9
Name 5 Name 10
 
Year Built 1944 Place Bellingham Area WA Country USA
 
Designer (nk) Measurement (imp) 148' x 33.3' x 15.6'
Builder Northwestern Shipbuilding Co. Measurement (metric) ?m x ?m x ?m
Hull Steel Displacement
Gross Tonnage 541 Type 1 Tug
Registered Tonnage 235 Type 2 Fishpacker
Engine 5-cylinder diesel engine (1944) Engine Manufacture Fairbanks Morse Co., Chicago IL USA
Repower Propulsion Screw
Rebuilds Call Sign
Pendant  # Masters Captain Charles H.C. Clark (1951-1952);
 
Owner(s)
In 1944 she was owned by the United States Army Transportation Service. In 1951-1952 she was owned by Captain Charles H. Clarke (MO), North Vancouver BC. In 1952 she was sold to Union Steamships Ltd., Vancouver BC. In 1952 she was chartered by Canadian Pacific Steamships. In 1953-1954 she reverted to the Union Steamship Company.
 
Fate Registry closed Date 1952-00-00
 
Named Features
Significance of Name
 
Anecdotes
In 1944 this vessel was in service in the Aleutian Islands. In 1951-1952 this vessel was in service in British Columbia waters billed as the "World's largest herring and salmon packer". In 1952 this vessel was chartered to the CPR to replace the Princess Maquinna. Later in 1952 this vessel was chartered to the Waterhouse Co. In 1952 this vessel was hit by a freighter in Puget Sound. The vessel had a new stern and frames before being returned to service. On April 15, 1954 this vesseldeparted Skagway AK heading for Vancouver with the loaded barge Bulk Carrier No. 2 (ex-Princess Mary) carrying 1,900 tons of zinc concentrate. this vessel sank 4.5 miles off Cape Decision AK with the loss of a crew of 14.
 
References
Transportation Safety Board of Canada (1993); Canada List of Shipping; Rogers, A.C. (Jr.) Shipwreck Chart No. 1; List of Shipping Casualties Resulting in Total Loss in British Columbia and Coastal Waters Since 1897 (undated manuscript document);
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