Ship Details

Eastholm

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Photo Credit: City of Vancouver Archives AM640-S1-_CVA_260-1014

 
 
Registry #1 134071 (Canada) Registry #2 Registry #3
IMO# MMSI# VRN#
 
Name 1 1913 Eastholm Name 6
Name 2 Name 7
Name 3 Name 8
Name 4 Name 9
Name 5 Name 10
 
Year Built 1913 Place Vancouver Area BC Country Canada
 
Designer (nk) Measurement (imp) 93.0' x 24.3' x 6.8'
Builder Beach Avenue Shipyard Ltd. (Arthur Moscrop) Measurement (metric) ?m x ?m x ?m
Hull Wood Displacement 197
Gross Tonnage 174 Type 1 Freighter
Registered Tonnage 85 Type 2
Engine 16nhp steam engine 7kts (1913) Engine Manufacture Ross & Howard Iron Works, Vancouver BC
Repower Propulsion Screw
Rebuilds In 1920 she was rebuilt as 259t She was rebuilt as 174gt 85rt. Call Sign VDBS
Pendant  # Masters Captain G.G. Brown (1937)
 
Owner(s)
In 1913-1918 she was owned by Lincoln Steamship Co., Vancouver BC. In 1919-1940 she was owned by Frank Waterhouse & Company of Canada Ltd., Vancouver BC. In 1940 she was taken over by the Union Steamships Ltd., Vancouver BC from Waterhouse Co. In 1940-1957 she was owned by Union Steamships Ltd., Vancouver BC. In 1957-1960 she was owned by Raymond Lawrence, Vancouver BC. In 1960-1969 she was owned by Eastholme Trading Co., Vancouver BC. In 1969-1971 she was owned by B.C. Refrigerated Shipping co., Vancouver BC.
 
Fate Registry closed Date 1971-05-25
 
Named Features
Significance of Name
 
Anecdotes
In 1913 this vessel was built as a coastal freighter capacity 225 tons and a crew of 10. On December 1, 1937 at 4:00pm in heavy fog this vessel was in collision with a scow being towed by the tug Tarzan under command of Captain James Aitken at English Bay BC. this vessel was so badly damaged, with a hole in her starboard bow, that after partially submerging, this vessel sank on December 2nd off Siwash Rock during efforts to tw her to shore in 100 feet of water. Captain G.G. Brown and his crew of nine were saved by the Venture from the ship's lifeboat. The Eastholm had been bound for Seattle with a cargo of hides and canned salmon for trans-shipment to Asia. this vessel was salvaged by the West Coast Salvage Co. crew in the Cherrypicker. On August 24, 1970 this vessel was destroyed by fire and sank in Pendrell Sound BC.
 
References
Canada List of Shipping; A.C. (Fred) Rogers (2003) Historic Divers of British Columbia; http://heritage.canadiana.ca/view/oocihm.lac_reel_t11930/302?r=0&s=4 ; The Vancouver Sun (Vancouver BC) Thursday December 2, 1976 page 1;
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