Ship Details

A.L. Bryant

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Registry #1 155113 (Canada) Registry #2 Registry #3
IMO# MMSI# VRN#
 
Name 1 1928 A.L. Bryant Name 6
Name 2 Name 7
Name 3 Name 8
Name 4 Name 9
Name 5 Name 10
 
Year Built 1928 Place Burnaby Area BC Country Canada
 
Designer (nk) Measurement (imp) 40.5' x 9.7' x 4.8'
Builder Olson, A.E. Measurement (metric) 12.8m x 2.9m x ?m
Hull Wood Displacement
Gross Tonnage 17 Type 1 Patrol vessel
Registered Tonnage 13 Type 2
Engine 2bhp gasoline engine (1928) Engine Manufacture Peerless Marine Engine Co., Detroit MI USA
Repower Repowered with a 100hp engine Hall-Scott Motor Car Co., Berkeley CA USA; Repowered with a 83hp engine Propulsion Screw
Rebuilds In 1942 she was rebuilt at the B.C. Forest Service Maintenance Depot. Call Sign
Pendant  # Masters J.W. McDonald (1950)
 
Owner(s)
In 1928 she was owned by Marine Transit Co., Burnaby BC. In 1928-1950 she was owned by The Minister of Lands, Victoria BC for the British Columbia Forest Service.
 
Fate Registry closed Date 1950-10-03
 
Named Features
Significance of Name
 
Anecdotes
In 1930 this vessel collided with ferry Sonrisa. In 1950 this vessel was rammed by a tug at Centre Bay, Gambier Island BC. On October 3, 1950 this vessel collided with the SS Lady Cynthia half way between Finnistere Island and Whytecliff Point, in Queen Charlotte Channel Howe Sound BC and sank. The ticket of the First Mate of the Lady Cynthia, Alan Strang, was suspended and the master of the A.L. Bryant, J.A. McDonald was severely censured by Mr. Justice Sidney Smith. Blame was shared by the wt men. The Lady Cynthia was proceeding down Howe Sound from Britannia Beach to Snug Cove and the A.L. Bryant was proceeding across the channel from Gambier Island to Whytecliff Point. Three of the seven men aboard the A.L. Bryant were lost when this vessel was cut in two by the Lady Cynthia. They were crewman F.W. Longstaff, and two passengers W.M. Ingram and A.P. Wrotnowski. Four others were rescued by the crew of the Lady Cynthia. THe Lady Cynthia was overtaking the A.L. Bryant but failed to keep clear and the A.L. Bryant failed to keep a proper lookout.
 
References
Transportation Safety Board of Canada (1993); Canada List of Shipping; Coney, Michael (1983); List of Shipping Casualties Resulting in Total Loss in British Columbia and Coastal Waters Since 1897 (undated manuscript document); The Province (Vancouver BC) November 7, 1950 Page 1;
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