Ship Details
William Irving Photo Credit: New Westminster Archives

 

Registry #1	080900 (Canada)	Registry #2		Registry #3
IMO#		MMSI#		VRN#

 

Name 1	1880	William Irving	Name 6
Name 2			Name 7
Name 3			Name 8
Name 4			Name 9
Name 5			Name 10

 

Year Built	1880	Place	Burrard Inlet	Area	BC	Country	Canada

 

Designer	(nk)	Measurement (imp)	166.3' x 34.3' x 4.5'
Builder	Watson, Alexander	Measurement (metric)	?m x ?m x ?m
Hull	Wood	Displacement
Gross Tonnage	737	Type 1	Passenger/Freight Vessel
Registered Tonnage	591.04	Type 2
Engine	74.4nhp steam engine (1880)	Engine Manufacture	(nk)
Repower		Propulsion	Sternwheeler
Rebuilds	In 1891 she was rebuilt and re-engined.	Call Sign
Pendant  #		Masters

 

Owner(s)
In 1880-1883 she was owned by John Irving's Pioneer Line, New Westminster BC Canada. In 1883-1894 she was owned by the Canadian Pacific Navigation Co.

 

Fate	Registry closed	Date	1894-00-00

 

Named Features
Significance of Name

 

Anecdotes
This vessel was launched March 19, 1880. In 1894 this vessel struck a rock and was wrecked near Farr's Bluff on the Fraser River. Her machinery was salvaged later.

 

References
Canada List of Shipping; Affleck, Edward L. (2000)
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