Ship Details

YMT-553 (Wildwood)

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Photo Credit: Unknown

 
 
Registry #1 819454 (Canada) Registry #2 Registry #3
IMO# MMSI# VRN#
 
Name 1 1944 YTL-553 (Wildwood) Name 6
Name 2 (nk) YMT-553 (Wildwood) Name 7
Name 3 1967 YMR-2 (Wildwood) Name 8
Name 4 2002 Wildwood I Name 9
Name 5 Name 10
 
Year Built 1944 Place Victoria Area BC Country Canada
 
Designer (nk) Measurement (imp) 57.0' x 16.6' x ?
Builder Falconer Marine Industries Ltd. Measurement (metric) 17.13m x 5.03m x 2.38m
Hull Wood Displacement
Gross Tonnage 32 Type 1 Tug
Registered Tonnage 23 Type 2 Yacht, power-cruiser
Engine 240bhp diesel engine (1944) Engine Manufacture Hudson Invader
Repower Repowered with a 671 GMC "Jimmy" Turbo Charged 165 hp diesel engine. Propulsion Screw
Rebuilds Call Sign
Pendant  # Z.65; YTL.553; YMT.553; YMR.2; Masters
 
Owner(s)
In 1944 she was owned by the Royal Canadian Navy. In 1959 she was purchased by Gary Kleaman and rebuilt in Burrard Inlet BC. In 1967 she was a Canadian Navy Auxiliary vessel. In 2001-2014 she was owned by Gordon K. Tagg, Victoria BC. In 2017-2019 she was owned by 1027493 B.C. Ltd., Victoria BC.
 
Fate Afloat in 2019 Date 0000-00-00
 
Named Features
Significance of Name
 
Anecdotes
This vessel was originally constructed as a Torpedo Recovery vessel. this vessel was one of a class of three with the Oakwood and Lakewood.
 
References
Canada List of Shipping; Photo Courtesy Gordon Tagg (01/09/2013); Personal Communication (Gordon Tagg - John MacFarlane 24/09/2013); A.D. Baker (comp.) (1999); Moore, Captain John (1983); Government of Canada The Canadian Navy List Ottawa ON; Freeman, David J. (2000);
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