Ship Details

Stormking

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Photo Credit: John Henderson

 
 
Registry #1 194214 (Canada) Registry #2 ST.473 (US Army) Registry #3
IMO# MMSI# VRN#
 
Name 1 1944 ST-473 (U.S.A.T.S.) Name 6
Name 2 1950c Thor (I) Name 7
Name 3 1951 R. Bell-Irving Name 8
Name 4 1966 Stormking Name 9
Name 5 Name 10
 
Year Built 1944 Place Tacoma Area WA Country USA
 
Designer (nk) Measurement (imp) 72.0' x 18.0' x 9'
Builder Pacific Boat Building Co. Measurement (metric) ?m x ?m x ?m
Hull Wood Displacement
Gross Tonnage Type 1 Tug
Registered Tonnage Type 2
Engine 400hp diesel engine Engine Manufacture (nk)
Repower Repowered with a 240hp engine Propulsion Screw
Rebuilds Rebuilt to 68' x 17.5' x 7.7' (20.7m x 5.3m x 2.3m) 79.82gt 30.94nt Call Sign
Pendant  # ST.473 Masters Captain Larry Gisbourne;
 
Owner(s)
In 1944-1946 she was owned by the US Army Transportation Corps. In 1951-1961 she was owned by Kingcome Navigation Co., Vancouver BC Canada. In 1966 she was owned by Mynatti Enterprises Ltd., Vancouver BC Canada. In 1976 she was owned by Egmont Towing & Sorting Ltd., Vancouver BC Canada. In 1979-1983 she was owned by William T. Kelly (MO), Port Coquitlam BC Canada. In 2004-2009 she was owned by Kelly Marine Towing Ltd., Surrey BC Canada.
 
Fate Registry closed Date 2009-03-06
 
Named Features
Significance of Name
 
Anecdotes
In 1945 this vessel was located in Juneau Alaska. Could be one of ST-381-ST386 or ST-468-ST-473. Lonnie Edward Berrow reports (British Columbia Nautical History Group 25/09/2016) that "This vessel was scuttled several years ago after sinking at the dock and falling into disrepair."
 
References
Canada List of Shipping; Newell, Gordon & Joe Williamson (1957)
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