Ship Details
Gibraltar Straits Photo Credit: Unknown

 

Registry #1	325685 (Canada)	Registry #2	(Mexico Register)	Registry #3
IMO#		MMSI#		VRN#

 

Name 1	1964	Gibraltar Straits	Name 6
Name 2			Name 7
Name 3			Name 8
Name 4			Name 9
Name 5			Name 10

 

Year Built	1964	Place	Esquimalt	Area	BC	Country	Canada

 

Designer	Robert Allan	Measurement (imp)	131.2' x 34.1' x 15'
Builder	Yarrows Ltd.	Measurement (metric)	?m x ?m x ?m
Hull	Steel	Displacement
Gross Tonnage	601	Type 1	Tug
Registered Tonnage	47	Type 2
Engine	2-1920hp 12 cylinder diesel engines	Engine Manufacture	Fairbanks Morse Co., Chicago IL USA
Repower		Propulsion	Screw
Rebuilds		Call Sign
Pendant  #		Masters	Captain Hill Wilson (1966)

 

Owner(s)

In 1964-1967 she was owned by Straits Towing Ltd., Vancouver BC Canada. In 1977 she was owned by B.C. Marine Shipbuilders Ltd., Vancouver BC Canada. In 1979-1980 she was owned by RSL Shipyards Ltd., Vancouver BC Canada. In 1984-1986 she was owned by Rivtow Industries Ltd., Vancouver BC Canada. In 1989 she was owned by Rivtow Straits Ltd., Vancouver BC Canada. In 1990 she was sold to Mexican owners.

 

Fate	Registry closed	Date	1990-01-31

 

Named Features
Significance of Name

 

Anecdotes

 

References
Canada List of Shipping; Photo Courtesy of Nauticapedia Collection;
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