Ship Details
La Belle (III) Photo Credit: John Henderson

 

Registry #1	323230 (Canada)	Registry #2		Registry #3
IMO#		MMSI#		VRN#

 

Name 1	1964	La Belle (III)	Name 6
Name 2	1972	Seaspan Planet	Name 7
Name 3			Name 8
Name 4			Name 9
Name 5			Name 10

 

Year Built	1964	Place	Esquimalt	Area	BC	Country	Canada

 

Designer	(nk)	Measurement (imp)	60' x 20.3' x 11.7'
Builder	Yarrows Ltd.	Measurement (metric)	18.2m x ?m x ?m
Hull	Steel	Displacement
Gross Tonnage	86	Type 1	Tug
Registered Tonnage	39	Type 2
Engine	765bhp Caterpillar D398 diesel engine (1964)	Engine Manufacture	Caterpillar Tractor Co., Peoria IL USA
Repower		Propulsion	Screw
Rebuilds		Call Sign
Pendant  #		Masters	Captain Welles Svennes 1964); Captain Harry Olan (1964);

 

Owner(s)
In 1964-1971 she was owned by Vancouver Tug Boat Co. Ltd., Vancouver BC. In 1972 she was owned by Western Tug & Barge Ltd., North Vancouver BC. In 1979-2004 she was owned by Seaspan International Ltd., North Vancouver BC.

 

Fate	Registry closed	Date	2004-04-15

 

Named Features
Significance of Name

 

Anecdotes
In 1964 her sponsor was Mrs. J.R.A. Lindsay, wife of the General Manager of the Vancouver Tugboat Co.

 

References
Canada List of Shipping
Last update
2013-04-23 00:00:00
Record Creator
John M. MacFarlane
Record Updater
John M. MacFarlane (2019);

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