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Registry #1	150554 (Canada)	Registry #2		Registry #3
IMO#		MMSI#		VRN#

 

Name 1	1921	Polar Forcite	Name 6
Name 2	1979c	Polar Fury	Name 7
Name 3			Name 8
Name 4			Name 9
Name 5			Name 10

 

Year Built	1921	Place	Vancouver	Area	BC	Country	Canada

 

Designer	(nk)	Measurement (imp)	43.0' x 12.1' x 6.1'
Builder	Vancouver Shipyards Ltd.	Measurement (metric)	13.11m x 3.69m x 1.86m
Hull	Wood	Displacement
Gross Tonnage	18.74	Type 1	Passenger Vessel
Registered Tonnage	12.74	Type 2	Tug
Engine	30bhp gasoline engine (1921);	Engine Manufacture	Fairbanks Morse Co., Chicago IL USA
Repower	Repowered with a 125bhp engine (1945); Repowered with a 220bhp diesel engine (1952c); Repowered with a 135hp engine (1957c);	Propulsion	Screw
Rebuilds		Call Sign
Pendant  #		Masters	Captain Bissett

 

Owner(s)

In 1921-1929 she was owned by Canadian Explosives Ltd., Montreal QC. In 1929 she was owned by Victoria Pile Driving Co. Ltd., Victoria BC. In 1929-1932 she was owned by Douglas V. McGary, Victoria BC. In 1936 she was owned by Royal Trust Co., Victoria BC. In 1936-1937 she was owned by Victoria Pile Driving Ltd., Victoria BC. In 1937-1943 she was owned by Newcastle Towing Co. Ltd., Nanaimo BC. In 1944-1945 she was owned by Valdes Lumber Co. Ltd., Nanaimo BC. In 1946-1950 she was owned by Harold R. Robinson, Saanich BC. In 1951-1972 she was owned by Sooke Towing Ltd., (Captain Ed Roskelley), Victoria BC. In 1972-1976 she was owned by Sooke Towing (1972) Co. Ltd., Victoria BC. In 1977-1984 she was owned by McCreesh Trucking Ltd., Victoria BC (Don McCreesh). In 1985-1995 she was owned by John Campbell, Duncan BC. In 1997-2001 she was owned by Edward W. Newman, Cowichan Bay BC. In 2003-2004 she was owned by Jennifer A. Devries, Duncan BC. In 2011 she was owned by Jennifer Sexsmith, Victoria BC. In 2012-2019 she was owned by Ramona L. Sexsmith, Victoria BC.

 

Fate	Afloat in 2019	Date	0000-00-00

 

Named Features
Significance of Name

 

Anecdotes
This vessel acted as ferry to James Island BC from Saanichton to service the powder works there. Later this vessel was used for towing logs to Sooke BC. Mike Wright reports (British Columbia Nautical History Facebook Group 13/10/2017) that "this vessel sank in Cowichan Bay under mysterious circumstances and was not salvaged."

 

References
Bond, Bea. (1991); Canada List of Shipping; http://heritage.canadiana.ca/view/oocihm.lac_reel_t11896/417?r=0&s=5 ;
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