Ship Details
Pile Buck Photo Credit: John M. MacFarlane

 

Registry #1	190597 (Canada)	Registry #2		Registry #3
IMO#		MMSI#		VRN#

 

Name 1	1948	Canfors No. 6	Name 6
Name 2	1970	Pile Buck	Name 7
Name 3			Name 8
Name 4			Name 9
Name 5			Name 10

 

Year Built	1948	Place	New Westminster	Area	BC	Country	Canada

 

Designer	(nk)	Measurement (imp)	35.8' x 12.1' x 6.5'
Builder	John Manly Ltd.	Measurement (metric)	10.91m x 3.69m x 1.98m
Hull	Steel	Displacement
Gross Tonnage	14.56	Type 1	Tug
Registered Tonnage	9.9	Type 2
Engine	165hp diesel engine (1948)	Engine Manufacture	(nk)
Repower	Repowered with a 390 V-12 GM engine (2001); Repowered with a 400bhp engine (2009);	Propulsion	Screw
Rebuilds		Call Sign
Pendant  #		Masters

 

Owner(s)
In 1948-1969 she was owned by Canadian Forest Products Ltd., Vancouver BC Canada. In 1970-1974 she was owned by L.K. Creelman Co. Ltd., Alert Bay BC Canada. In 1975-2014 she was owned by Alert Bay Pile Driving Co. Ltd., Alert Bay BC Canada. In 2017-2025 she was owned by Alert Bay Towing Ltd., Alert Bay BC Canada.

 

Fate	Afloat in 2025	Date	0000-00-00

 

Named Features
Significance of Name

 

Anecdotes

 

References
Canada List of Shipping
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