Ship Details
V.D.S. No. VIII If you have images associated with this Vessel, please contact us at admin@nauticapedia.ca

 

Registry #1	152931 (Canada)	Registry #2		Registry #3
IMO#		MMSI#		VRN#

 

Name 1	1925	V.D.S. No. VIII	Name 6
Name 2	1957c	H.O. No. 9	Name 7
Name 3			Name 8
Name 4			Name 9
Name 5			Name 10

 

Year Built	1925	Place	Vancouver	Area	BC	Country	Canada

 

Designer	(nk)	Measurement (imp)	94.5' x 34.0' x 9.2'
Builder	Vancouver Dredging & Salvage Co. Ltd.	Measurement (metric)	28.8m x 10.4m x 2.8m
Hull	Wood	Displacement
Gross Tonnage	257.05	Type 1	Scow
Registered Tonnage	257.05	Type 2
Engine		Engine Manufacture	(nk)
Repower		Propulsion	Non-powered
Rebuilds		Call Sign
Pendant  #		Masters

 

Owner(s)
In 1931 she was owned by Coast Scow Co. Ltd., Vancouver BC. In 1961-1967 she was owned by Home Oil Distributors Ltd., Vancouver BC. In 1979 she was owned by British Columbia Packers Ltd., Richmond BC. In 2004-2009 she was owned by Woodheart Forest Resources Ltd., Campbell River BC.

 

Fate	Registry closed	Date	2009-02-23

 

Named Features
Significance of Name	The initials V.D.S. stood for Vancouver Dry Dock and Salvage Co. Ltd.

 

Anecdotes

 

References
Canada List of Shipping
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