Ship Details
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Registry #1	193798 (Canada)	Registry #2		Registry #3
IMO#		MMSI#		VRN#

 

Name 1	1950	Wee MacAlpine	Name 6
Name 2			Name 7
Name 3			Name 8
Name 4			Name 9
Name 5			Name 10

 

Year Built	1950	Place	Vancouver	Area	BC	Country	Canada

 

Designer	McLaren & Sons	Measurement (imp)	18.0' x 8.0' x 4.0'
Builder	Allied Shipbuilders Ltd.	Measurement (metric)	?m x ?m x ?m
Hull	Steel	Displacement
Gross Tonnage	3	Type 1	Tug, boom
Registered Tonnage	3	Type 2
Engine	100hp engine (1950)	Engine Manufacture	Packard Motor Car Co., Detroit MI USA
Repower		Propulsion	Screw
Rebuilds		Call Sign
Pendant  #		Masters

 

Owner(s)
In 1950 she was owned by Lions Gate Lumber Co. Ltd., North Vancouver BC Canada. In 1959-1979 she was owned by Allied Builders Ltd., Vancouver BC Canada.

 

Fate	Registry closed	Date	0000-00-00

 

Named Features
Significance of Name

 

Anecdotes
This vessel cost about $3,500 to build. The design was originally known as a "well-bottom type boom tug" later known as a "pod boat".

 

References
McLaren, T.A. & Vickie Jensen (2000); Canada List of Shipping
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