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North Arm GuardianPhoto Credit: Gino Stradiotti |
Registry #1 | 174071 (Canada) | Registry #2 | Registry #3 | ||
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IMO# | MMSI# | VRN# |
Name 1 | 1942 | La Garde (II) | Name 6 | ||
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Name 2 | 1970 | V.T. No. 505 | Name 7 | ||
Name 3 | 1970 | North Arm Guardian | Name 8 | ||
Name 4 | Name 9 | ||||
Name 5 | Name 10 |
Year Built | 1942 | Place | Marpole | Area | BC | Country | Canada |
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Designer | Tom Halliday | Measurement (imp) | 81.7' x 21.5' x 11.1' |
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Builder | Askew and Sinclair | Measurement (metric) | ?m x ?m x ?m |
Hull | (nk) | Displacement | |
Gross Tonnage | 128.29 | Type 1 | Tug |
Registered Tonnage | 19.04 | Type 2 | |
Engine | 13nhp engine (1942); | Engine Manufacture | (nk) |
Repower | Repowered with a 295hp diesel Washington Ironworks, Seattle WA USA engine (1953); Repowered with a 515bhp engine (1956); Repowered with a800bhp CAT diesel engine (1971); | Propulsion | Screw |
Rebuilds | Call Sign | VDMR | |
Pendant # | V144B | Masters | Captain Kenneth Brewster (1971); |
Owner(s) |
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In 1942-1958 she was owned by Vancouver Tug Boat Co. Ltd., Vancouver BC. In 1958 she was owned by Vancouver Tug & Barge Co. Ltd., Vancouver BC. In 1958 she was owned by the Vancouver Tug Boat Co. Ltd., Vancouver BC. In 1970-1971 she was owned by North Arm Transportation Ltd., Vancouver BC. |
Fate | Registry closed | Date | 1971-05-10 |
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Significance of Name |
Anecdotes |
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On April 4, 1971 this tug, owned by North Arm Transportation Ltd., Vancouver BC, caught fire and burned for 9 hours before finally sinking at Heath Point on Hope Island near Bull Harbour BC and declared as a total loss. The five-man crew was saved by the Bull Harbour Lifeboat and other fishboats. |
References |
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Transportation Safety Board of Canada (1993); Canada List of Shipping; Photo Courtesy of Nauticapedia Collection; 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_t11930/912?r=0&s=4 ; Vancouver Sun (Vancouver BC) Monday April 5, 1971 page 29; Email (Gino Stradiotti-John MacFarlane 09/10/2020); |
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