Ship Details |
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Westminster Chief (III)![]() Photo Credit: Unknown |
Registry #1 | 153034 (Canada) | Registry #2 | Registry #3 | ||
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IMO# | MMSI# | VRN# |
Name 1 | 1926 | A. and L. | Name 6 | ||
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Name 2 | 1948 | Davis Straits (I) | Name 7 | ||
Name 3 | 1949 | Westminster Chief (III) | Name 8 | ||
Name 4 | 1953 | Sea Chief (I) | Name 9 | ||
Name 5 | 1959 | Viking Queen | Name 10 |
Year Built | 1926 | Place | Vancouver | Area | BC | Country | Canada |
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Designer | (nk) | Measurement (imp) | 50.3' x 15.6' x 6.8' |
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Builder | Clyde Shipbuilding & Drydock Co. Ltd. | Measurement (metric) | ?m x ?m x ?m |
Hull | Wood | Displacement | |
Gross Tonnage | 39 | Type 1 | Tug |
Registered Tonnage | 5 | Type 2 | |
Engine | 110bhp 3cyl. Engine (1926) | Engine Manufacture | Washington-Estep, Seattle WA USA |
Repower | Repowered in 1956 with a 200hp engine | Propulsion | Screw |
Rebuilds | Call Sign | ||
Pendant # | V012B | Masters | Captain Jimmy Meyers (1926); Captain John Ryall (1953); |
Owner(s) |
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In 1926-1932 she was owned by Abernethy Lougheed Logging Co. Ltd., Port Haney BC Canada. In 1934-1937 she was owned by Chemainus Towing Ltd., Victoria BC. In 1942-1949 she was owned by Straits Towing & Salvage Co. Ltd., Victoria BC. In 1949 she was owned by Westminster Charterers Ltd., New Westminster BC. In 1953-1963 she was owned by Mutual Towing Co. Ltd., Vancouver BC Canada. |
Fate | Registry closed | Date | 1963-07-15 |
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Named Features | |
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Significance of Name | A. & L. for Abernethy and Lougheed Logging Company |
Anecdotes |
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On June 15, 1963 this vessel foundered after striking a submerged object near N.E. Point of Texada Island BC and sank slowly. |
References |
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Transportation Safety Board of Canada (1993); Canada List of Shipping; Photo Courtesy of Nauticapedia Collection; Rogers, A.C. (Jr.) Shipwreck Chart No. 3; List of Shipping Casualties Resulting in Total Loss in British Columbia and Coastal Waters Since 1897 (undated manuscript document); Skogland, Neil (Email to Nauticapedia (Attachment) 27/11/2023); |
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