Ship Details
La Fleur (I) Photo Credit: Unknown

 

Registry #1	192059 (Canada)	Registry #2	248959 (US)	Registry #3
IMO#		MMSI#		VRN#

 

Name 1	1944	APc-111 (U.S.S.)	Name 6
Name 2	1947	Coastal Trader (I)	Name 7
Name 3	1949	Sea Queen III	Name 8
Name 4	1960	La Fleur (I)	Name 9
Name 5	1962	T-W Sea Queen	Name 10

 

Year Built	1944	Place	San Francisco	Area	CA	Country	USA

 

Designer	(nk)	Measurement (imp)	98.3' x 21.6' x 9.4'
Builder	Anderson & Cristofani	Measurement (metric)	?m x ?m x ?m
Hull	(nk)	Displacement
Gross Tonnage	172.06	Type 1	Tug
Registered Tonnage	87.94	Type 2	Fishpacker
Engine	400bhp 6-cylinder (12" x 15") engine (1944)	Engine Manufacture	Enterprise Engine Co., San Francisco CA
Repower		Propulsion	Screw
Rebuilds		Call Sign
Pendant  #		Masters

 

Owner(s)

In 1944 she was a commissioned US Navy vessel of the Coastal Transport (small) APc-1 class. In 1944-1947 she was owned by the United States Maritime Commission. In 1947 she was owned by Lawrence A.J. Hansen, Seattle WA USA. In 1948 she was owned by Coastal Trading Co. Inc. WA USA. In 1949-1960 she was owned by Northern Tug & Barge Ltd., Vancouver BC. In 1960-1961 she was owned by Vancouver Tug Boat Co. Ltd., Vancouver BC. In 1962-1966 she was owned by Pacific Leasing Corporation Ltd., Vancouver BC. In 1967 she was owned by Crescent Enterprises Ltd., Vancouver BC. In 1968-1972 she was owned by Sea Queen Fisheries Ltd., Burnaby BC.

 

Fate	Registry closed	Date	1972-06-21

 

Named Features
Significance of Name

 

Anecdotes
The vessel had an engine room fire, burned and sank in Queen Charlotte Sound BC on June 6th, 1972. Total Loss (Quote from LAC Ship Registry documents)

 

References
Transportation Safety Board of Canada (1993); Canada List of Shipping; Personal Email Communication (George Duddy - John MacFarlane 18/10/2013); Shipscribe.com; Archived Vancouver ship registry documents LAC Burnaby BC: Photo: View of the Sea Queen at sea, UBC Library Digital Collection Image BC 1532/1049/1, with permission from Fisherman Publishing Society; List of Shipping Casualties Resulting in Total Loss in British Columbia and Coastal Waters Since 1897 (undated manuscript document); http://heritage.canadiana.ca/view/oocihm.lac_reel_t11933/292?r=0&s=6 ;
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