Ship Details

Bearcat No. 1

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Registry #1 179068 (Canada) Registry #2 Registry #3
IMO# MMSI# VRN#
 
Name 1 1947 Bearcat No. 1 Name 6
Name 2 Name 7
Name 3 Name 8
Name 4 Name 9
Name 5 Name 10
 
Year Built 1947 Place Vancouver Area BC Country Canada
 
Designer (nk) Measurement (imp) 23.1' x 7.6' x 2.0'
Builder A.C. Benson Shipyard Ltd. Measurement (metric) ?m x ?m x ?m
Hull Steel Displacement
Gross Tonnage 2.44 Type 1 Tug
Registered Tonnage Type 2
Engine 85bhp gasoline engine Engine Manufacture Chrysler Corp., Detroit MI USA
Repower Propulsion Screw
Rebuilds Call Sign
Pendant  # Masters
 
Owner(s)
In 1947-1948 she was owned by Bendickson Towing Co. Ltd., New Westminster BC Canada. In 1948-1951 she was owned by Ray Molyard, Lulu Island BC Canada.
 
Fate Registry closed Date 1951-12-00
 
Named Features
Significance of Name
 
Anecdotes
On December 8, 1951 this tug, owned and operated by Ray Molyard, Lulu Island BC, exploded and burned to the waterline in the North Arm of the Fraser River, opposite Angus Drive BC Canada. The Master had just finished cleaning a clogged fuel line when gas fumes ignited. He was in the wheelhouse but still suffered injuries from being knocked off his feet.
 
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); Vancouver News-Herald (Vancouver BC) Monday December 10, 1951 page 1; https://recherche-collection-search.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/Home/Record?app=fonandcol&IdNumber=5535300&q_type_1=q&q_1=ship%20registration%20179068&ecopy=e011446352_042 (website viewed 19/04/2025);
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