Ship Details |
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Bonila (I)Photo Credit: Unknown |
Registry #1 | 138681 (Canada) | Registry #2 | Registry #3 | ||
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IMO# | MMSI# | VRN# |
Name 1 | 1917 | Bonila (I) | Name 6 | ||
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Name 2 | 1941 | La Bonne (I) | Name 7 | ||
Name 3 | 1967 | V.T. No. 501 | Name 8 | ||
Name 4 | 1973 | Lord Jim | Name 9 | ||
Name 5 | Name 10 |
Year Built | 1917 | Place | Tacoma | Area | WA | Country | USA |
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Designer | (nk) | Measurement (imp) | 62.4' x 17.6' x 7.7' |
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Builder | Western Boat Building Co., Tacoma WA | Measurement (metric) | 19.02m x 5.36m x 2.35m |
Hull | Wood | Displacement | |
Gross Tonnage | 57 | Type 1 | Fishpacker |
Registered Tonnage | 34 | Type 2 | Tug |
Engine | 5nhp engine (1917) | Engine Manufacture | (nk) |
Repower | Repowered in 1934 with a 152bhp Gardner. She was later repowered with a 355hp engine. Repowered in 1956 by a 420bhp diesel engine. | Propulsion | Screw |
Rebuilds | In 1956 she was rebuilt and re-engined with a 420hp engine 66gt 15rt. | Call Sign | VCRB |
Pendant # | Masters | Captain Fred MacFarlane (1921); |
Owner(s) |
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In 1917 she was owned by Puget Sound Freight Co. In 1918-1922 she was owned by Lummi Bay Packing Co. Ltd., Vancouver BC. (In 1921 she was operated by Fred and Arthur MacFarlane of Mill Bay BC.) In 1922-1924 she was owned by Harry F. Montgomery (Receiver), Vancouver BC. In 1924-1927 she was owned by Nitinat Packers Ltd., Victoria BC. In 1927-1932 she was owned by Seymour Navigation Co. Ltd., Vancouver BC. In 1932-1934 she was owned by Harold V. Moorehouse & Mrs. Lucina Pike and Arthur Pike, Vancouver BC. In 19341-935 she was owned by Harold V. Moorehouse & Mrs. Lucina Pike, Vancouver BC. In 1935 she was owned by Harold Monkhouse, Vancouver BC. In 1935-1940 she was owned by Lucinda Pike, Vancouver BC and Harold V. Moorehouse, Vancouver BC. In 1940-1947 she was owned by Vancouver Tug & Barge Co. Ltd., Vancouver BC.In 1947-1968 she was owned by Vancouver Tug Boat Co. Ltd., Vancouver BC. In 1968-1973 she was owned by Frederick Whitcroft, Vancouver BC. In 1973-2017 she was owned by James F. Drummond, Mill Bay BC and used as a liveaboard at Cowichan Bay BC. |
Fate | Registry closed | Date | 1937-08-27 |
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Named Features | |
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Significance of Name | She was named Lord Jim after the book by Joseph Conrad. |
Anecdotes |
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In 1925 this vesselwent ashore with fishing schooner Pachena near Nitinat Vancouver Island BC. In 1932 Mr. A. Pike was the Engineer. On August 27, 1937 this vessel was in collision with the Anna O. 14 miles east southeast from Point Upwood, Texada Island, Georgia Strait. this vessel sank in South Saanich Inlet BC Canada. |
References |
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Personal Communication (John D.S. Henderson to John M. MacFarlane 14/10/1999); Canada List of Shipping; Personal Conversation (Douglas MacFarlane - John MacFarlane at Sooke BC 04/09/1989); Harbour & Shipping (Progress Publishing Co. Ltd.) Vol. 15 (1932); Newell, Gordon & Joe Williamson (1957); Photo Courtesy of Nauticapedia Collection; List of Shipping Casualties Resulting in Total Loss in British Columbia and Coastal Waters Since 1897 (undated manuscript document); http://heritage.canadiana.ca/view/oocihm.lac_reel_t11859/625?r=0&s=6 ; |
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