Ship Details
Gabriola (II) Photo Credit: Unknown

 

Registry #1	153196 (Canada)	Registry #2		Registry #3
IMO#		MMSI#		VRN#	90551

 

Name 1	1926	Gabriola (II)	Name 6
Name 2	1967	Loraine K. II (I)	Name 7
Name 3	1974	Gabriola (II)	Name 8
Name 4			Name 9
Name 5			Name 10

 

Year Built	1926	Place	Vancouver	Area	BC	Country	Canada

 

Designer	(nk)	Measurement (imp)	40.6' x 15.5' x 7.1'
Builder	Clyde Shipbuilding & Drydock Co. Ltd.	Measurement (metric)	12.4m x 4.7m x 2.2m
Hull	Wood	Displacement
Gross Tonnage	30.03	Type 1	Tug, harbour
Registered Tonnage	12.21	Type 2	Yacht, power-cruiser
Engine	90bhp diesel engine (1926)	Engine Manufacture	Washington-Estep, Seattle WA USA
Repower	Repowered in 1938 with a 150hp diesel 5cyl engine (No. 7436) by Washington-Estep, Seattle WA USA.	Propulsion	Screw
Rebuilds		Call Sign	VCKF
Pendant  #		Masters

 

Owner(s)

In 1926-1965 as a harbour tug she was owned by Gulf of Georgia Towing, Vancouver BC Canada. In 1956-1961 she was owned by Gulf of Georgia Towing Co. Ltd., Vancouver BC Canada. In 1966-1969 she was owned by Coast Marine Towing & Salvage Ltd., Vancouver BC Canada. In 1969 she was owned by Edward J. Sarazen, Vancouver BC Canada. In 1970 she was owned by David Sellers, Vancouver BC Canada. In 1974 she was owned by Raymond J. Hillifer (MO), Steveston BC Canada. In 1975-1986 she was owned by David N. Hiscox, New Westminster BC Canada. In 1987-2009 she was owned by Eric Nelson, Sechelt BC Canada. In 2009-2010 she was owned by Richard Dean Gentry.

 

Fate	Registry closed	Date	2009-05-00

 

Named Features
Significance of Name

 

Anecdotes

In May 2009 this vessel was wrecked on the Brooks Peninsula BC. Bill Higgs (British Columbia Nautical History Facebook Group 16/12/2019) stated "I’m pretty certain this vessel was owned by my grandfather Bill Higgs back in the 1940s and was part of the Nanaimo towings fleet when he sold out to Gulf of Georgia towing. And yes this vessel was in porpoise bay with an upper wheelhouse. This vessel was owned by a friend of mine, Derek Nelson. He mostly lived on her and used her to pack shingles and shake blocks around."

 

References
Canada List of Shipping; Photo Courtesy of Nauticapedia Collection; Skogland, Neil (Email to Nauticapedia (Attachment) 27/11/2023);
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