Ship Details

Mudlark

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Photo Credit: City of Victoria Archives PR-0252-M07673

 
 
Registry #1 100631 (Canada) Registry #2 Registry #3
IMO# MMSI# VRN#
 
Name 1 1890 Mudlark Name 6
Name 2 Name 7
Name 3 Name 8
Name 4 Name 9
Name 5 Name 10
 
Year Built 1890 Place Victoria Area BC Country Canada
 
Designer (nk) Measurement (imp) 90.0' x 30.0' x 6.0'
Builder Turpel Marine Railway Co. Measurement (metric) ?m x ?m x ?m
Hull Wood Displacement
Gross Tonnage 139 Type 1 Tug
Registered Tonnage 139 Type 2 Dredge
Engine steam engine (1890) Engine Manufacture (nk)
Repower By 1905 she was a non-powered barge Propulsion Screw
Rebuilds Call Sign
Pendant  # Masters Captain Brown (1915);
 
Owner(s)
In 1890-1912 she was owned by R.P. Rithet & Co. Ltd., Victoria BC Canada. In 1912-1915 she was owned by The Minister of Public Works, Ottawa ON Canada. In 1925 she was owned by Canadian interests.
 
Fate Registry closed Date 1925-00-00
 
Named Features
Significance of Name
 
Anecdotes
This vessel spent her whole career dredging in Victoria Harbour and at the outer wharves. On November 13, 1915 this dredge (a converted dredge tender), owned by The Minister of Public Works, Ottawa ON, sank at her mooring just east of the Victoria Chemical Works. This vessel came to rest on her port side in 20 feet of water with only the top of her spuds, funnel and house showing at low tide. A week later this vessel was beached and pumped out. It was found that the failure of one of her spuds to slide properly on the falling tide, jamming in her socket, caused her to roll over and sink. This vessel was salvaged and put back into service. On January 22, 1925 this vessel was destroyed by fire at Vancouver BC Canada.
 
References
Transportation Safety Board of Canada (1993); Canada List of Shipping; Victoria Daily Times (Victoria BC) Monday November 8, 1915 page 8; https://recherche-collection-search.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/Home/Record?app=fonandcol&IdNumber=5523984&q_type_1=q&q_1=ship%20registration%20100631&ecopy=e011446320_193 (website viewed 03/03/2025);
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