Ship Details
Swiftsure VIII Photo Credit: John M. MacFarlane

 

Registry #1	310300 (Canada)	Registry #2		Registry #3
IMO#		MMSI#		VRN#

 

Name 1	1959	Nitinat Lady	Name 6
Name 2	1969	Swiftsure VIII	Name 7
Name 3	1991	Harken No. 8	Name 8
Name 4			Name 9
Name 5			Name 10

 

Year Built	1959	Place	Nanaimo	Area	BC	Country	Canada

 

Designer	(nk)	Measurement (imp)	40.0' x 13.1' x 5.3'
Builder	S. Madill Ltd.	Measurement (metric)	12.19m x 3.99m x 1.62m
Hull	Steel	Displacement
Gross Tonnage	14.74	Type 1	Tug, harbour
Registered Tonnage	10.02	Type 2
Engine	240bhp engine (1959)	Engine Manufacture	General Motors Corporation, Detroit MI USA
Repower	Repowered with a 365bhp diesel Caterillar engine (1977c)	Propulsion	Screw
Rebuilds		Call Sign
Pendant  #		Masters

 

Owner(s)
In 1959-1963 she was owned by Moore-Whittington Lumber Co. Ltd., Victoria BC Canada. In 1963-1968 she was owned by British Columbia Forest Products Ltd., Vancouver BC Canada. In 1968-1990 she was owned by Swiftsure Towing Co. Ltd. In 1991-2024 she was owned by Harken Towing Co. Ltd., Port Coquitlam BC Canada.

 

Fate	Afloat in 2024	Date	0000-00-00

 

Named Features
Significance of Name

 

Anecdotes

 

References
Canada List of Shipping; http://heritage.canadiana.ca/view/oocihm.lac_reel_t11926/1607?r=0&s=4;
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