Ship Details

Alert (III)

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Photo Credit: John Henderson

 
 
Registry #1 094807 (Canada) Registry #2 Registry #3
IMO# MMSI# VRN#
 
Name 1 1889 Alert (III) Name 6
Name 2 Name 7
Name 3 Name 8
Name 4 Name 9
Name 5 Name 10
 
Year Built 1889 Place Victoria Area BC Country Canada
 
Designer (nk) Measurement (imp) 62.0' x 15.4' x 6.5'
Builder Central Shipyard (Clarke & Turpel) Measurement (metric) ?m x ?m x ?m
Hull Wood Displacement
Gross Tonnage 43.81 Type 1 Tug
Registered Tonnage 26.2 Type 2
Engine 80hp tanden compound surface condensing steam engine (1889) Engine Manufacture Albion Iron Works Co. Ltd., Victoria BC
Repower Propulsion Screw
Rebuilds 35gt 6rt Call Sign
Pendant  # Masters
 
Owner(s)
In 1889 she was owned by Thomas Earle, Victoria BC Canada. In 1889 she was owned by Thomas Earle,(JO), Victoria BC and Edward C. Baker, Victoria BC Canada. In 1889-1890 she was owned by Edward C. Baker, (JO),Victoria BC and Captain Charles E. Clark, Victoria BC and Robert Williams, Victoria BC Canada. In 1890 she was owned by Archibald Lees, (JO),Victoria BC and Captain Charles E. Clark, Victoria BC and Robert Williams, Victoria BC Canada. In 1895-1896 she was owned by Edward C. Baker, Victoria BC Canada. In 1898-1904 she was owned by Andrew Haslam, Nanaimo BC Canada. In 1906 she was owned by Carl Stromgren, Nanaimo BC and Albert A. Sears, Victoria BC Canada. In 1907-1920 she was owned by Western Transport Co., Nanaimo BC Canada. In 1921 she was owned by John Walters and Ingval J. Johnson, Vancouver BC Canada. In 1924 she was owned by Alert Towing Co. Ltd., Vancouver BC Canada. In 1929-1941 she was owned by Preston Mann Towing, Vancouver BC Canada. In 1942-1950 she was owned by Straits Towing & Salvage Co. Ltd., Vancouver BC Canada.
 
Fate Registry closed Date 1919-06-27
 
Named Features
Significance of Name
 
Anecdotes
This vessel was first registered at Victoria in 1889. This vessel was broken up.
 
References
Canada List of Shipping (1898); Sessional Papers (Vol. 14) (3rd Session of the 11th Parliament of the Dominion of Canada (1911); Canada List of Shipping; LAC RG12, A1, Vol 414 Shipping Registers Victoria BC; http://heritage.canadiana.ca/view/oocihm.lac_reel_c3185/60?r=0&s=5;
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