Ship Details
Gresabil Photo Credit: Captain James Gillett

 

Registry #1	198644 (Canada)	Registry #2		Registry #3
IMO#		MMSI#		VRN#

 

Name 1	1955	Gresabil	Name 6
Name 2			Name 7
Name 3			Name 8
Name 4			Name 9
Name 5			Name 10

 

Year Built	1955	Place	New Westminster	Area	BC	Country	Canada

 

Designer	(nk)	Measurement (imp)	50.0' x 16.2' x 9.4'
Builder	John Manly Ltd.	Measurement (metric)	?m x ?m x ?m
Hull	Steel	Displacement
Gross Tonnage	55.49	Type 1	Tug
Registered Tonnage	37.75	Type 2
Engine	400bhp diesel engine (1955)	Engine Manufacture	Enterprise Engine & Foundry Co., San Francisco CA
Repower	Repowered in 1967 with 2-300bhp diesel engines by General Motors Corp.	Propulsion	Screw
Rebuilds		Call Sign	CY4216
Pendant  #		Masters	Captain W. Kennett;

 

Owner(s)
In 1955-1971 she was owned by Great West Towing & Salvage Ltd., Vancouver BC Canada. In 1971 she was owned by Panamanian interests. She was owned by Japanese interests.

 

Fate	Registry closed	Date	1971-11-22

 

Named Features
Significance of Name

 

Anecdotes
This vessel rolled over and sank in Singapore Harbour.

 

References
Canada List of Shipping; http://heritage.canadiana.ca/view/oocihm.lac_reel_t11930/462?r=0&s=4;
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