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Sea Crest II

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Registry #1 126894 (Canada) Registry #2 Registry #3
IMO# MMSI# VRN#
 
Name 1 1910 New Delta Name 6
Name 2 1953 Sea Crest II Name 7
Name 3 Name 8
Name 4 Name 9
Name 5 Name 10
 
Year Built 1910 Place Vancouver Area BC Country Canada
 
Designer (nk) Measurement (imp) 57.8' x 15.0' x 6.4'
Builder Vancouver Shipyards Ltd. Measurement (metric) ?m x ?m x ?m
Hull Wood Displacement
Gross Tonnage 39 Type 1 Tug
Registered Tonnage 32 Type 2
Engine 9hp engine (1910); Engine Manufacture (nk)
Repower Repowered with a 100hp diesel engine (1949c); Repowered in 1953 with a 225bhp diesel engine by the Murphy Diesel Co. Propulsion Screw
Rebuilds In 1953 as a recovered wreck she was rebuilt by Matsumoto Shipyard at Dollarton BC to 61.0' x 15.5' x 6.5' 43gt 29rt Call Sign
Pendant  # Masters Captain Ben McDonald (1951);
 
Owner(s)
In 1915 she was owned by Gilbert W. Brewster, Ladner BC. In 1921 she was owned by Vancouver - Port Moody Ferries Ltd., Vancouver BC. In 1926-1929 she was owned by William H. Armstrong, Burnaby BC. In 1929-1931 she was owned by Mrs. William H. Armstrong, Burnaby BC. In 1935 she was owned by Empire Stevedoring Co. Ltd., Vancouver BC. In 1936 she was owned by North Shore Navigation Co. Ltd., Vancouver BC. In 1944 she was owned by Maurice G. Troup, Vancouver BC. In 1946 she was owned by Cecil C. Harris, Pender Harbour BC. In 1947 she was owned by Americo V. DiCastri (MO), Vancouver BC. In 1948 she was owned by Ellen L. Harris, Vancouver BC. In 1949 she was owned by William Bate (MO), Vancouver BC. In 1953-1979 she was owned by Harbour Towing Co. Ltd., Vancouver BC.
 
Fate Registry closed Date 1979-05-17
 
Named Features
Significance of Name
 
Anecdotes
On November 28, 1951 this vessel was towing the barge Lucky N. with a cargo of furniture when this vessel was swamped by high seas and run aground near Myrtle Point. The crew of three was saved: Captain Ben McDonald, John Argue (engineer) and Harold Price (deck hand). The tug was salvaged. In 1954 this vessel was destroyed by fire to the waterline near Powell River.
 
References
Transportation Safety Board of Canada (1993); Rogers, Fred (1992); Canada List of Shipping; 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_t11867/1479?r=0&s=5 ;
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