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Sea Wolf (I)

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Registry #1 126075 (Canada) Registry #2 Registry #3
IMO# MMSI# VRN#
 
Name 1 1908 Sea Wolf (I) Name 6
Name 2 Name 7
Name 3 Name 8
Name 4 Name 9
Name 5 Name 10
 
Year Built 1908 Place Vancouver Area BC Country Canada
 
Designer (nk) Measurement (imp) 45.0' x 12.0' x 4.9'
Builder (nk) Measurement (metric) ?m x ?m x ?m
Hull Wood Displacement
Gross Tonnage 29 Type 1 Tug
Registered Tonnage 20 Type 2
Engine 6nhp engine (1908) Engine Manufacture Polson Iron Works Ltd., Toronto ON
Repower Propulsion Screw
Rebuilds Call Sign
Pendant  # Masters
 
Owner(s)
In 1908 she was owned by James McGill. In 1910-1913 she was owned by Wilson Logging & Timber Co. Ltd., Vancouver BC.
 
Fate Registry closed Date 1913-06-28
 
Named Features
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Anecdotes
This vessel was blown off course in a southeast gale when returning to Vancouver after delivering a cargo of alcohol to the California coast. Captain Kerr and one crew member drowned , the other two crew members were rescued by the Tofino Lifeboat and carried away by the fisheries cruiser Givenchy. On June 28, 1913 this vessel was burned at Port Moody BC while in ballast.
 
References
Canada List of Shipping; List of Shipping Casualties Resulting in Total Loss in British Columbia and Coastal Waters Since 1897 (undated manuscript document);
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