Ship Details
Best (The) (II) Photo Credit: Simon Bancroft

 

Registry #1	175169 (Canada)	Registry #2		Registry #3
IMO#		MMSI#		VRN#

 

Name 1	1944	Best (The) (II)	Name 6
Name 2			Name 7
Name 3			Name 8
Name 4			Name 9
Name 5			Name 10

 

Year Built	1944	Place	Vancouver	Area	BC	Country	Canada

 

Designer	(nk)	Measurement (imp)	26.5' x 10.6' x 4.4'
Builder	Harbour Boatyards Ltd.	Measurement (metric)	8.1m x 3.2m x 1.3m
Hull	Wood	Displacement
Gross Tonnage	6.36	Type 1	Tug
Registered Tonnage	4.32	Type 2
Engine	100hp gasoline engine	Engine Manufacture	(nk)
Repower		Propulsion	Screw
Rebuilds		Call Sign
Pendant  #	V.1598	Masters

 

Owner(s)
In 1944 she was owned by William M. Baird, Port Hardy BC. In 1949-1970 she was owned by Baird's Tug Boats Ltd., Port Moody BC. In 1975-1984 she was owned by Seaforth Towing & Salvage Ltd., Vancouver BC. In 1985-1986 she was owned by David C. Cobb, Burnaby BC. In 1986-2008 she was owned by Peter R. Mallinson, Richmond BC.

 

Fate	Registry closed	Date	2008-03-10

 

Named Features
Significance of Name

 

Anecdotes

 

References
Canada List of Shipping
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