Ship Details
Pogo (II) Photo Credit: John MacFarlane Collection

 

Registry #1	197452 (Canada)	Registry #2		Registry #3
IMO#		MMSI#		VRN#

 

Name 1	1954	Pogo (II)	Name 6
Name 2	1958	Firmac (II)	Name 7
Name 3			Name 8
Name 4			Name 9
Name 5			Name 10

 

Year Built	1954	Place	New Westminster	Area	BC	Country	Canada

 

Designer	(nk)	Measurement (imp)	22.5' x 9.6' x 4.4'
Builder	John Manly Ltd.	Measurement (metric)	6.86m x 2.93m x 1.34m
Hull	Steel	Displacement
Gross Tonnage	4.94	Type 1	Tug
Registered Tonnage	3.36	Type 2
Engine	115hp Imperial gasoline engine (1954)	Engine Manufacture	Chrysler Corp., Detroit MI USA
Repower		Propulsion	Screw
Rebuilds		Call Sign
Pendant  #		Masters

 

Owner(s)
In 1954-1956 she was owned by John Manly Ltd., New Westminster BC. In 1958-1974 she was owned by MacMillan Bloedel Industries Ltd., Vancouver BC. In 1975-2011 she was owned by Kukri Investments Ltd., Vancouver BC.

 

Fate	Registry closed	Date	2011-10-18

 

Named Features
Significance of Name

 

Anecdotes
Bob Fiorello (British Columbia Nautical History Facebook Group 04/08/2022) stated "1953-54 Manly built a tug called Pogo which became the Firmac, used by the Canadian White Pine to check & map the booming grounds. This vessel had a 120 hp Chrysler imperial gas engine."

 

References
Canada List of Shipping
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