Ship Details
MBM 17 Photo Credit: Dirk Septer

 

Registry #1	189265 (Canada)	Registry #2		Registry #3
IMO#		MMSI#		VRN#

 

Name 1	1957	G. of G. 205	Name 6
Name 2	1989c	MBM 17	Name 7
Name 3			Name 8
Name 4			Name 9
Name 5			Name 10

 

Year Built	1957	Place	Vancouver	Area	BC	Country	Canada

 

Designer	McLaren & Sons	Measurement (imp)	130.0' x 43.0' x 10.5'
Builder	Allied Shipbuilders Ltd.	Measurement (metric)	39.62m x 13.14m x 3.08m
Hull	Steel	Displacement
Gross Tonnage	651.02	Type 1	Barge
Registered Tonnage	651.02	Type 2
Engine		Engine Manufacture	(nk)
Repower		Propulsion	Non-powered
Rebuilds		Call Sign
Pendant  #		Masters

 

Owner(s)
In 1957-1958 she was owned by Gulf of Georgia Towing Co. Ltd., Vancouver BC Canada. In 1979-1989 she was owned by McKenzie Barge & Marine Ways Ltd., North Vancouver BC Canada. In 2004 she was owned by More Marine Ltd., Richmond BC Canada. In 2011-2019 she was owned by Wheelhouse Leasing Corp., Calgary AB Canada. In 2023-2025 she was owned by CT Marine Ltd., Lax Kw'alaams BC Canada.

 

Fate	Afloat in 2025	Date	0000-00-00

 

Named Features
Significance of Name	The initials "G. of G. " stood for Gulf of Georgia.

 

Anecdotes
This vessel carried clay slurry for the Lafarge Cement Ltd.

 

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