Vessels Built and Designed by George F. Askew

compiled by John M. MacFarlane in 2015 and updated (in cooperation with George Duddy) in 2025

Askew was based in Vancouver BC but built some British Columbia river vessels in situ. He also built and maintained river vessels in Alberta, N.W.T., the Yukon and Alaska.

86 matches. 2 pages. Max 50 records per page.
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Name Registration Vessel Type Year Built
Aklavik (I) (R.C.M.P.) R.C.M.P. 7501 (Canada) Schooner, trading 1930
Aklavik (IV) 150796 (Canada) Schooner, trading 1923
Akuvik (H.B.C.) R.C.M.P. 7501 (Canada) Schooner, trading 1930
Alcan (I) 195230 (Canada) Tug 1942
Allan S. (I) 153381 (Canada) Tug 1926
Ardrie (Canada) Yacht, sail (sloop-rigged) 1908
Argent 153404 (Canada) Fishboat, general 1927
Athabasca River (II) 150792 (Canada) Passenger/Freight Vessel 1922
Barge 100 152585 (Canada) Barge 1927
Barge 201 156562 (Canada) Scow 1929
Barge 300 152586 (Canada) Barge, covered 1927
Buffalo Lake 156567 (Canada) Passenger/Freight Vessel 1930
C.M.S. Barge No. 102 171641 (Canada) Scow 1938
Canadusa 150521 (Canada) Passenger/Freight Vessel 1919
Check Mate 153381 (Canada) Tug 1926
Chugaway II (I) 153381 (Canada) Tug 1926
Circle W 134632 (Canada) Work Boat 1912
Conveyor (II) 130885 (Canada) Passenger/Freight Vessel 1912
Cresset (I) 155106 (Canada) Yacht, sail (cutter-rigged) 1929
Cresset II 155106 (Canada) Yacht, sail (cutter-rigged) 1929
Cumsac 156619 (Canada) Tug 1930
D.A. Thomas 138420 (Canada) Passenger/Freight Vessel 1916
D.R. 10 173598 (Canada) Scow 1941
D.R. 11 173599 (Canada) Scow 1941
D.R. 12 173600 (Canada) Scow 1941
D.R. 13 173601 (Canada) Scow 1941
D.R. 14 173589 (Canada) Scow 1941
D.R. 14 173602 (Canada) Scow 1941
D.R. 2 173590 (Canada) Scow 1941
D.R. 3 173591 (Canada) Scow 1941
D.R. 4 173592 (Canada) Scow 1941
D.R. 5 173593 (Canada) Scow 1941
D.R. 6 173594 (Canada) Scow 1941
D.R. 7 173595 (Canada) Scow 1941
D.R. 8 173596 (Canada) Scow 1941
D.R. 9 173597 (Canada) Scow 1941
D.R.S.W. 1 173585 (Canada) Freighter 1941
D.R.T.B. 1 173586 (Canada) Work Boat 1941
D.R.T.B. 2 173587 (Canada) Work Boat 1941
D.R.T.B. 3 173588 (Canada) Work Boat 1941
Distributor III 150523 (Canada) Passenger/Freight Vessel 1920
Doris (VIII) (Canada) Yacht, sail (sloop-rigged) 1924
Fond du Lac 150797 (Canada) Work Boat 1923
Fort Chipewyan (I) 150525 (Canada) Scow 1921
Fort Nelson 150798 (Canada) Barge, cargo 1923
Fort Norman (I) 150528 (Canada) Scow 1921
Fort Resolution (I) 150526 (Canada) Scow 1921
Fort Vermillion (I) 150524 (Canada) Scow 1921
Fort Wrigley (I) 150527 (Canada) Scow 1921
Gamine 158292 (Canada) Yacht, sail (sloop-rigged) 1925

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Author’s Note: This is a partial list (work in progress).

Vessel Images: Can you help us fill gaps in the vessel images in the database? If you have pictures of missing vessels that you have taken and would be willing to contribute to the database to make it more complete all our users would be very grateful. Please send them to admin(at)nauticapedia.ca


Note to Reader: Vessel names containing Roman numerals in parentheses (e.g. Floater (II)) indicates more than one vessel in the database with the same name. The numerals in parentheses are NOT part of the vessel name but are used to distinguish one vessel from another in the database.


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