Ship Details

C.P. Yorke

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Photo Credit: John MacFarlane

 
 
Registry #1 176898 (Canada) Registry #2 Registry #3
IMO# MMSI# VRN#
 
Name 1 1945 Glenholme (C.N.A.V.) Name 6
Name 2 1945 Scanlon Name 7
Name 3 1948 C.P. Yorke Name 8
Name 4 1973 Trojan (I) Name 9
Name 5 1999c Glenholme Name 10
 
Year Built 1945 Place Vancouver Area BC Country Canada
 
Designer Moscrop, Arthur Measurement (imp) 75.0' x 18.6' x 8.7'
Builder McKenzie Barge & Derrick Co. Ltd. Measurement (metric) 22.86m x 5.67m x 2.65m
Hull Wood Displacement
Gross Tonnage 97.46 Type 1 Tug
Registered Tonnage 23.94 Type 2
Engine 400hp engine (1945) Engine Manufacture Enterprise Engine & Foundry Co., San Francisco CA
Repower In 1953 she was repowered by Enterprise DMG8 diesel, 600hp Propulsion Screw
Rebuilds Call Sign VXZB
Pendant  # Masters Captain Roy Johnson (1953)
 
Owner(s)
In 1945 she was owned by Royal Canadian Navy. In 1946 she was owned by McKenzie Barge & Derrick Co., Dollarton BC. In 1946 she was owned by Kingcome Navigation Co. Ltd., Vancouver BC. In 1948-1949 she was owned by F.M. Yorke and Sons Ltd., Vancouver BC. In 1953-1961 she was owned by Car Barge Towing, Vancouver BC. In 1962-1972 she was owned by F.M. Yorke and Sons Ltd., Vancouver BC. In 1973 she was owned by Thorvald Larsen Vancouver BC. In 1974-1995 she was owned by Covey Enterprises, Duncan BC. In 1996-1999 she was owned by Donald Lee Scagel, Gibsons BC. In 1999-2020 she was owned by Kasper Diving & Marine Services Ltd., Burnaby BC. In 2022 she was owned by Phaiboom Prodbamrung, Richmond BC Canada.
 
Fate Afloat in 2022 Date 1953-12-11
 
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Anecdotes
In 1953, as the C.P. Yorke, this vessel was operating in car barge towing. On December 11, 1953 this tug, under the command of Captain Roy Johnson, struck Tattenham Ledge at Thormanby Island during a driving blizzard. The barge this vessel was towing collided with her and knocked a hole in her hull causing her to sink in 40 fathoms of water. this vessel was salvaged by Recovery Arrow Giant. this vessel was towed in submerged condition into Buccaneer Bay and pumped out. Her crew of six were lost and only Captain Roy Johnson survived. (In 1990 this vessel was designated as a British Columbia Vintage Vessel by the Maritime Museum of British Columbia.) Chris Nilsson (British Columbia Nautical History Facebook Group 22/12/2017) states that "Glenhome is at Tom Mac Shipyard. Has been since this vessel was dropped at Shelter Island and her stern knee was fractured and a bunch of planks sprung. Jake Kasper salvaged her and as far as I recall she’s still there." Sydney MacPherson (British Columbia Nautical History Facebook Group 24/06/2019) stated " that is my dad's old Trojan. I thought it sunk at Maple Bay? Boy, it looks terrible, but you know it looked pretty bad when dad had it. But that was 1973-1974. He had to put a lot in it for my mom to go out on it. We had some good trips."
 
References
Canada List of Shipping; Keller, Betty C. and Rosella M. Leslie (1996); RG12 Reel T-11599 (Trojan); DOT Vessel Registration Query System; http://heritage.canadiana.ca/view/oocihm.lac_reel_t11866/1797?r=0&s=5 ; The Vancouver Sun (Vancouver BC) Friday December 11, 1953 page 1;
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