Ship Details

Brico

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Photo Credit: John MacFarlane

 
 
Registry #1 156614 (Canada) Registry #2 Registry #3
IMO# MMSI# VRN#
 
Name 1 1908 Chicago (I) Name 6
Name 2 1929 Brico Name 7
Name 3 Name 8
Name 4 Name 9
Name 5 Name 10
 
Year Built 1908 Place Seattle Area WA Country USA
 
Designer (nk) Measurement (imp) 134.9' x 24.0' x 14'
Builder Moran Bros. Shipyard Measurement (metric) ?m x ?m x ?m
Hull Steel Displacement
Gross Tonnage 381.6 Type 1 Schooner, halibut
Registered Tonnage 381.6 Type 2 Barge
Engine Triple expansion steam engine Engine Manufacture (nk)
Repower In 1913 her engine was removed (Non-powered) Propulsion Screw
Rebuilds In 1929 she was converted to a non-powered barge 134.9' x 24' x 14' 341gt 341rt. Call Sign
Pendant  # Masters Captain Johansen (1914); Captain Bill Crisenthwaite (1930);
 
Owner(s)
In 1908-1912 she was owned by the Chlopeck Fish Co., Seattle WA USA. In 1913-1914 she was owned by Booth & Co., Seattle WA USA as a halibut steamer. In 1914 after her conversion to a cable-laying barge she was used by the US Army. She was damaged in a stranding. In 1929-1964 she was a steel cable barge owned by the British Columbia Telephone Co., Vancouver BC. In 1964 she was owned by Capital Iron & Metals Co., Victoria BC. In 1964-1968 she was owned by Joe McLennan (owner of Mac;s Oysters), Fanny Bay BC.
 
Fate Registry closed Date 1913-06-21
 
Named Features
Significance of Name
 
Anecdotes
On May 1, 1913 this vessel was damaged slightly by stranding on Fish Egg Island AK. On June 21, 1913 this vessel was wrecked at Warm Chuck, Prince of Wales Island. Her cargo was a total loss but the hull was salvaged and this vessel was converted to a barge. In 1964 this vessel was pulled ashore next to the old Island Highway at Fanny Bay BC and used as a restaurant and was still in use in 2005. In 2008 Dave Shirlaw reported her as being broken up in situ at Fanny Bay.
 
References
Canada List of Shipping; Harbour & Shipping (Progress Publishing Co. Ltd.) Vol. 13 (1930);
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