Ship Details
Yorke No. 17 If you have images associated with this Vessel, please contact us at admin@nauticapedia.ca

 

Registry #1	311218 (Canada)	Registry #2		Registry #3
IMO#		MMSI#		VRN#

 

Name 1	1958	Yorke No. 17	Name 6
Name 2	1974	Arcnav No. 102	Name 7
Name 3			Name 8
Name 4			Name 9
Name 5			Name 10

 

Year Built	1958	Place	Vancouver	Area	BC	Country	Canada

 

Designer	McLaren & Sons	Measurement (imp)	94' x 34' x 9.3'
Builder	Allied Shipbuilders Ltd.	Measurement (metric)	28.65m x 10.36m x 2.83m
Hull	Steel	Displacement
Gross Tonnage	263.8	Type 1	Barge, rail car
Registered Tonnage	263.8	Type 2	Barge
Engine		Engine Manufacture	(nk)
Repower		Propulsion	Non-powered
Rebuilds		Call Sign
Pendant  #		Masters

 

Owner(s)

In 1958-1965 she was owned by F.M.Yorke & Son Ltd., Vancouver BC Canada. In 1966-1967 she was owned by Mountain Barges Ltd., Vancouver BC Canada. In 1970-1972 she was owned by Mountain Barges Ltd., Vancouver BC Canada. In 1973-1980 she was owned by Straits Towing Ltd., Vancouver BC Canada. In 1982-1990 she was owned by Dome Petroleum Ltd., Calgary AB Canada. In 1991-1997 she was owned by AMOCO Canada Petroleum Ltd., Vancouver BC Canada. In 1999-2014 she was owned by Northern Transportation Co. Ltd., Hay River NT Canada. In 2017-2019 she was owned by the Commissioner of the NWT Department of Public Works and Services, Yellowknife NT Canada. In 2023-2024 she was owned by the Government of the NWT Department of Infrastructure, Yellowknife NT Canada.

 

Fate	Afloat in 2024	Date	0000-00-00

 

Named Features
Significance of Name

 

Anecdotes
This vessel was designed to carry four rail cars to and from lumber mills on the south coast.

 

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