Ship Details
Glenora (H.M.C.S.) Photo Credit: RCN Official Photo NF-3856-1_DHH

 

Registry #1	176554 (Canada)	Registry #2		Registry #3
IMO#		MMSI#		VRN#

 

Name 1	1943	Glenora (H.M.C.S.)	Name 6
Name 2	1947c	Lotbiniere	Name 7
Name 3	1978c	Glenshiel (II)	Name 8
Name 4			Name 9
Name 5			Name 10

 

Year Built	1943	Place	Owen Sound	Area	ON	Country	Canada

 

Designer	(nk)	Measurement (imp)	73' x 20.0' x 7.3'
Builder	Russel Bros. Ltd.	Measurement (metric)	22.28m x 6.10m x 2.23m
Hull	Steel	Displacement
Gross Tonnage	98.63	Type 1	Tug
Registered Tonnage	25.27	Type 2
Engine	2-451bhp diesel engines (1978c)	Engine Manufacture	Vivian Engine Works, Vancouver BC
Repower	Repowered with 2-451bhp diesel engines (1963) General Motors of Canada, Oshawa, ON.	Propulsion	Screw
Rebuilds		Call Sign
Pendant  #		Masters

 

Owner(s)

In 1943-1946 she was owned by the Royal Canadian Navy. In 1947-1957 she was owned by Sincennes McNaughton Line Ltd., Montreal QC Canada. In 1958 she was owned by Canadian Dredge & Dock Co. Ltd., Toronto ON Canada. In 1978-1989 she was owned by Seaforth Sea Services Ltd., Port Moody BC Canada. In 1990 she was owned by Burrard Towing Co., Surrey BC Canada. In 1991 she was owned by Fraser River Pile Driving Ltd., New Westminster BC Canada. In 1991 she was owned by 342717 B.C. Ltd., Vancouver BC Canada. In 1992-2004 she was owned by Glenshiel Towing Co. Ltd., Vancouver BC Canada. In 2004-2016 she was owned by More Marine Ltd., Richmond BC Canada.

 

Fate	Registry closed	Date	2007-06-07

 

Named Features
Significance of Name

 

Anecdotes
This vessel was employed as a Harbour tug at St. John's Newfoundland and later in August 1945 as a Harbour tug at Quebec. On the 06th or 07th June 2007 this vessel sank at Nakwato Rapids in Seymour Inlet BC. In July 2016 this vessel was still listed as active in the Canada Register of Shipping.

 

References
Canada List of Shipping; Photo Courtesy of Nauticapedia Collection; RG12 Reel T-11582 (Glenshiel); DOT Vessel Registration Query System;
Last update
2019-12-09 00:00:00
Record Creator
John M. MacFarlane (2019);
Record Updater
John M. MacFarlane (2019);

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