Ship Details

Yellowknife Expeditor

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Photo Credit: NWT Archives/Henry Busse fonds/N-1979-052: 0648

 
 
Registry #1 192050 (Canada) Registry #2 Registry #3
IMO# MMSI# VRN#
 
Name 1 1943 LCI(L) 579 (U.S.S.) Name 6
Name 2 1957 Yellowknife Expeditor Name 7
Name 3 1959 Y-Tee Expeditor Name 8
Name 4 1966 NT Expeditor Name 9
Name 5 Name 10
 
Year Built 1943 Place Barber Area NJ Country USA
 
Designer (nk) Measurement (imp) 112.2' x 23.5' x 7.7'
Builder New Jersey Ship Building Corp. Measurement (metric) ?m x ?m x ?m
Hull Steel Displacement
Gross Tonnage 341 Type 1 Landing Craft
Registered Tonnage 178 Type 2 Tug
Engine 8-cylinder 1000hp engine (1961c) Engine Manufacture Cooper-Bessemer Corp., Barber NJ
Repower Propulsion Screw
Rebuilds In 1957 she was rebuilt by Victoria Machinery Depot at Hay River NWT to 244.05gt 165.95rt Call Sign
Pendant  # Masters Captain Frederick Coe;
 
Owner(s)
In 1943-1945 she was owned by the US Navy. In 1949-1961 she was owned by Yellowknife Transportation Co. Ltd., Edmonton AB. In 1965 she was owned by Booth Leasing of Canada Ltd., Toronto ON. In 1965-1966 she was owned by Yellowknife Transportation Co. Ltd., Edmonton AB. In 1966-1976 she was owned by Northern Transportation Co. Ltd., Edmonton AB.
 
Fate Registry closed Date 1976-12-02
 
Named Features
Significance of Name
 
Anecdotes
George Duddy (British Columbia Nautical History Facebook Group 08/11/2016) states that "this vessel was brought from Vancouver around Alaska and sailed up the Mackenzie River. It is noted in some photos that this vesselhit a rock and was subsequently cut down for use as a tug." In 1976 this vessel was reported to have been broken up in the NT.
 
References
Canada List of Shipping; George Duddy (2016); http://heritage.canadiana.ca/view/oocihm.lac_reel_t11863/1379?r=0&s=5 ;
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