Ship Details

Blue Spruce

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Photo Credit: BC Provincial Archives

 
 
Registry #1 192293 (Canada) Registry #2 M.1 (RCAF) Registry #3
IMO# MMSI# VRN#
 
Name 1 1942 M.1 Bluebill (R.C.A.F.) Name 6
Name 2 1950 Hurrier Name 7
Name 3 1955 White Spruce II Name 8
Name 4 1969 Blue Spruce Name 9
Name 5 Name 10
 
Year Built 1942 Place Vancouver Area BC Country Canada
 
Designer (nk) Measurement (imp) 37.2' x 8.9' x 4.4'
Builder A.C. Benson Shipyard Ltd. Measurement (metric) 11.3m x 3.0m x ?m
Hull Wood Displacement
Gross Tonnage 10.42 Type 1 Aircraft Rescue Vessel
Registered Tonnage 7.09 Type 2 Work boat
Engine 2-145bhp diesel engines (1942) Engine Manufacture Gray Motor Marine Co., Detroit, Mi
Repower Repowered with 2 – 140bhp gasoline engines by Chris-Craft Corp., Algonac, MI (1951) Propulsion Twin Screw
Rebuilds Call Sign
Pendant  # M.1 Masters
 
Owner(s)
In 1942 she was built for the Royal Canadian Air Force. In 1950-1951 she was owned by the Coal Island Ltd., Coal Island, Sidney BC. In 1951-1955 she was owned bu Zodiac Holdings Ltd., Nanaimo BC. In 1955-1962 she was owned by Minister of Lands & Forests, Victoria BC. In 1962-1969 she was owned by The Minister of Lands, Forests and Water Resources, Victoria BC. In 1969-1981 she was owned by Holding Lumber Co. Ltd., Squilax BC.
 
Fate Registry closed Date 1981-03-30
 
Named Features
Significance of Name
 
Anecdotes
In 1960 this vessel collided with the Douglas Fir II.
 
References
Canada List of Shipping; Bryon Taylor (Email to Nauticapedia 17/07/2018); RG12 Reel T-11868 (1981) (Blue Spruce); RG Accession 1994-95/727 Box 29 File 9250-33 Pt3 Vessels Disposed of by Crown Assets; RG 24 Vol 4984 File 643-16F-1 Marine Craft - Allotment of Names, Registration and Markings; http://heritage.canadiana.ca/view/oocihm.lac_reel_t11868/1579?r=0&s=5 ;
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