Ship Details

YMT-553 (Wildwood)

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Photo Credit: Unknown

 
 
Registry #1 819454 (Canada) Registry #2 Registry #3
IMO# MMSI# VRN#
 
Name 1 1944 YTL-553 (Wildwood) Name 6
Name 2 (nk) YMT-553 (Wildwood) Name 7
Name 3 1967 YMR-2 (Wildwood) Name 8
Name 4 2002 Wildwood I Name 9
Name 5 Name 10
 
Year Built 1944 Place Victoria Area BC Country Canada
 
Designer (nk) Measurement (imp) 57.0' x 16.6' x ?
Builder Falconer Marine Industries Ltd. Measurement (metric) 17.13m x 5.03m x 2.38m
Hull Wood Displacement
Gross Tonnage 32 Type 1 Tug
Registered Tonnage 23 Type 2 Yacht, power-cruiser
Engine 240bhp diesel engine (1944) Engine Manufacture Hudson Invader
Repower Repowered with a 671 GMC "Jimmy" Turbo Charged 165 hp diesel engine. Propulsion Screw
Rebuilds Call Sign
Pendant  # Z.65; YTL.553; YMT.553; YMR.2; Masters
 
Owner(s)
In 1944 she was owned by the Royal Canadian Navy. In 1959 she was purchased by Gary Kleaman and rebuilt in Burrard Inlet BC Canada. In 1967 she was a Canadian Navy Auxiliary vessel. In 2001-2014 she was owned by Gordon K. Tagg, Victoria BC Canada. In 2017-2021 she was owned by 1027493 B.C. Ltd., Victoria BC Canada.
 
Fate Afloat in 2024 Date 2021-03-09
 
Named Features
Significance of Name
 
Anecdotes
This vessel was originally constructed as a Torpedo Recovery vessel. This vessel was one of a class of three with the Oakwood and Lakewood.
 
References
Canada List of Shipping; Photo Courtesy Gordon Tagg (01/09/2013); Personal Communication (Gordon Tagg - John MacFarlane 24/09/2013); A.D. Baker (comp.) (1999); Moore, Captain John (1983); Government of Canada The Canadian Navy List Ottawa ON; Freeman, David J. (2000);
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