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Skeena Cat

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Registry #1 179441 (Canada) Registry #2 Registry #3
IMO# MMSI# VRN#
 
Name 1 1945 Skeena Cat Name 6
Name 2 Name 7
Name 3 Name 8
Name 4 Name 9
Name 5 Name 10
 
Year Built 1945 Place Algonac Area MI Country USA
 
Designer (nk) Measurement (imp) 41.2' x 10.6' x 4.7'
Builder Chris-Craft Corporation Measurement (metric) ?m x ?m x ?m
Hull Steel Displacement
Gross Tonnage 14.61 Type 1 Tug
Registered Tonnage 13 Type 2
Engine 165bhp engine (1945) Engine Manufacture (nk)
Repower Propulsion Screw
Rebuilds In 1947 she was rebuilt at Vancouver BC. In 1949 she was rebuilt at Vancouver BC to 14.61nt. Call Sign
Pendant  # Masters
 
Owner(s)
In 1945 she was owned by USA interests. In 1947 she was owned by Skeena Lumber Co. Ltd., Vancouver BC. In 1951-1958 she was owned by Kelly Logging Co. Ltd., Vancouver BC.
 
Fate Registry closed Date 1958-05-12
 
Named Features
Significance of Name
 
Anecdotes
On May 12, 1958 this vessel sank southwest of Frenchman Bay in Massett Inlet QCI BC. William Tauber (Email to Nauticapedia 13/12/2017) reports that "as a young kid living in Juskatla, I can remember the Skeena Cat being scuttled in Mamin Bay, about a kilometre off shore in front of Juskatla."
 
References
Transportation Safety Board of Canada (1993); Canada List of Shipping; List of Shipping Casualties Resulting in Total Loss in British Columbia and Coastal Waters Since 1897 (undated manuscript document); William Tauber (Email to Nauticapedia 13/12/2017);
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