Ship Details

Westminster Lad

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Photo Credit: Norman Jones photo 2000 Jenny Inlet, King Island BC

 
 
Registry #1 154759 (Canada) Registry #2 Registry #3
IMO# MMSI# VRN#
 
Name 1 1928 Spiritwood Name 6
Name 2 1929 Westminster Lad Name 7
Name 3 Name 8
Name 4 Name 9
Name 5 Name 10
 
Year Built 1928 Place New Westminster Area BC Country Canada
 
Designer (nk) Measurement (imp) 27.0' x 8.6' x 4.2'
Builder John Stokkeland Boatyard Measurement (metric) ?m x ?m x ?m
Hull Wood Displacement
Gross Tonnage 4.78 Type 1 Tug
Registered Tonnage 1.47 Type 2
Engine 60bhp gasoline engine (1928) Engine Manufacture Continental Motor Co., Detroit MI
Repower Repowered with a 165bhp diesel engine by General Motors Corp., Detroit MI USA. Propulsion Screw
Rebuilds Call Sign
Pendant  # Masters
 
Owner(s)
In 1928-1930 she was owned by Long & Sons Ltd., South Vancouver BC Canada. In 1930-1951 she was owned by Fraser River Pile Driving Co. Ltd., New Westminster BC Canada. In 1951-1954 she was owned by William J. Scratchley, Vancouver BC Canada. In 1954-1969 she was owned by George Gunsten (MO), New Westminster BC Canada. In 1969-1972 she was owned by Gunsten Towing Ltd., Burnaby BC Canada. In 1972-1973 she was owned by Imperial Marine Industries (G) Ltd., Burnaby BC Canada. In 1973-1979 she was owned by Al Schneider Trucking & Salvage Ltd., Garibaldi Highlands BC Canada. In 1974-1975 she was owned by Gunsten Towing Ltd., Delta BC Canada. In 1979-1980 she was owned by Comox Tugboat (1961) Ltd., Courtenay BC Canada. In 1980-1984 she was owned by Elvern L. Gardiner, Courtenay BC Canada. In 1987 she was owned by Comox Tugboats (1979) Ltd., Courtenay BC Canada. In 1990-1995 she was owned by Gardiner Marine Towing (1989) Ltd., Courtenay BC Canada. In 1998-2001 she was owned by Norman W. Jones, Courtenay BC Canada.
 
Fate Registry closed Date 2001-03-20
 
Named Features
Significance of Name
 
Anecdotes
Norman Jones (Email to Nauticapedia 11/10/2025) stated "I had a contract for Interfor towing from a logging operation at Fogg Creek up Dean Channel. It was a very open part of the channel where it got very rough in any wind so I had to tow the day's production down 7 miles into the Jenny Inlet storage every day."
 
References
Canada List of Shipping; https://recherche-collection-search.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/Home/Record?app=fonandcol&IdNumber=6394316&q_type_1=q&q_1=ship%20registration%20154759&ecopy=e011481171 (website viewed 11/10/2025); Norman Jones (Email to Nauticapedia 11/10/2025);
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