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Registry #1	155271 (Canada)	Registry #2		Registry #3
IMO#		MMSI#		VRN#	99275

 

Name 1	1929	V.D.S. 20	Name 6
Name 2	1949c	Marpole XII	Name 7
Name 3	1967c	Evco No. 49	Name 8
Name 4			Name 9
Name 5			Name 10

 

Year Built	1929	Place	North Vancouver	Area	BC	Country	Canada

 

Designer	(nk)	Measurement (imp)	96.1' x 36.2' x 9.5'
Builder	Pacific Salvage Co. Ltd.	Measurement (metric)	29.29m x 11.03m x 2.9m
Hull	Wood	Displacement
Gross Tonnage	275.99	Type 1	Scow
Registered Tonnage	275.99	Type 2
Engine		Engine Manufacture	(nk)
Repower		Propulsion	Non-powered
Rebuilds		Call Sign
Pendant  #		Masters

 

Owner(s)

In 1929 she was owned by Harry Rendell, Vancouver BC Canada. In 1931 she was owned by Coast Scow Co. Ltd., Vancouver BC Canada. In 1949-1958 she was owned by Marpole Towing Co. Ltd., Vancouver BC Canada. In 1961-1964 she was owned by Evans, Coleman & Evans Ltd., Vancouver BC Canada. In 1965-1971 she was owned by Ocean Cement Ltd., Vancouver BC Canada. In 1972 she was owned by F.R. Smith Towing Co. Ltd., Burnaby BC Canada. In 1973-1974 she was owned by Charles G. Chambers, Vancouver BC Canada. In 1975-1980 she was owned by West Coast Salvage & Contracting Co. Ltd., Vancouve BC Canada. In 1982-1984 she was owned by Nikram Holdings Ltd., Richmond BC Canada. In 1985-1987 she was owned by Elmer C. Ericksen, Maple Ridge BC Canada. In 1988-1991 she was owned by Royal Pacific Sea Farms Ltd., Vancouver BC Canada. In 1992-2014 she was owned by 399094 B.C. Ltd., Vancouver BC Canada. In 2017-2024 she was owned by 399094 B.C. Ltd., Campbell River BC Canada.

 

Fate	Afloat in 2024	Date	0000-00-00

 

Named Features
Significance of Name	The initials V.D.S. stood for Vancouver Dry Dock and Salvage Co. Ltd.

 

Anecdotes

 

References
Harbour & Shipping (Progress Publishing Co. Ltd.) Vol. 12 (1929); Canada List of Shipping
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