Ship Details
Nidge Photo Credit: Unknown

 

Registry #1	122169 (Canada)	Registry #2		Registry #3
IMO#		MMSI#		VRN#

 

Name 1	1906	Nidge	Name 6
Name 2			Name 7
Name 3			Name 8
Name 4			Name 9
Name 5			Name 10

 

Year Built	1906	Place	Vancouver	Area	BC	Country	Canada

 

Designer	(nk)	Measurement (imp)	63.7' x 14.3' x 7.0'
Builder	Dafoe, Victor M.	Measurement (metric)	?m x ?m x ?m
Hull	Wood	Displacement
Gross Tonnage	58	Type 1	Tug
Registered Tonnage	39	Type 2
Engine	16nhp engine (1906)	Engine Manufacture	(nk)
Repower		Propulsion	Screw
Rebuilds		Call Sign
Pendant  #		Masters	Captain E. Fraser (1912)

 

Owner(s)
In 1906 she was owned by Ross & Howard Iron Works Co. Ltd., Vancouver BC. In 1907 she was owned by Ladysmith Lumber Co., Ladysmith BC. In 1910-1912 she was owned by Ross & Howard Iron Works Co. Ltd., Vancouver BC. In 1912 she was owned by the Vancouver Island Power Company.

 

Fate	Registry closed	Date	1912-12-11

 

Named Features
Significance of Name

 

Anecdotes

On December 11, 1912 this tug, owned by the Vancouver Island Power Company and under command of Captain E. Fraser, was wrecked off Macauley Point (Esquimalt BC) and broken up by the heavy seas. In heavy seas and strong winds this vesselwent ashore and was pounded by heavy seas. Her crew of five and six passengers got ashore safely through the surf. Her engines had broken down and there was no tug assistance availabke so this vesseldrifted in the wind, striking the shore just past midnight. this vessel was enroute from Jordan River to Victoria at the time of the incident. this vessel was used to carry passengers and deliver barges of construction materials during the construction of the powerhouse, dam, flumes and other infrastructure needed for the BC Electric Company’s Jordan River hydroelectricity project.

 

References
Canada List of Shipping; UASBC (1990); Photo Courtesy of Sooke Museum (#700); Email (Arnie Campbell - John MacFarlane 02/08/2014); Rogers, A.C. (Jr.) Shipwreck Chart No. 2; List of Shipping Casualties Resulting in Total Loss in British Columbia and Coastal Waters Since 1897 (undated manuscript document); Victoria Daily Times (Victoria BC) Wednesday December 18, 1912, page 6;
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