Ship Details
Golden Spruce (I) Photo Credit: John M. MacFarlane

 

Registry #1	193512 (Canada)	Registry #2		Registry #3
IMO#		MMSI#		VRN#

 

Name 1	1950	Golden Spruce (I)	Name 6
Name 2	1971	Haida Yarder	Name 7
Name 3	2004c	North Coast Yarder	Name 8
Name 4	2010c	Rapid Hawk	Name 9
Name 5			Name 10

 

Year Built	1950	Place	New Westminster	Area	BC	Country	Canada

 

Designer	(nk)	Measurement (imp)	29.2' x 11.1' x 5.6'
Builder	John Manly Ltd.	Measurement (metric)	8.90m x 3.38m x 1.71m
Hull	Steel	Displacement
Gross Tonnage	9.78	Type 1	Tug
Registered Tonnage	6.65	Type 2
Engine	275hp engine (1950)	Engine Manufacture	Cummins Engine Co., Columbus IL USA
Repower	Repowered with a 220bhp diesel engine (2004c)	Propulsion	Screw
Rebuilds		Call Sign	CY2811
Pendant  #		Masters

 

Owner(s)

In 1950-1959 she was owned by Kelly Logging Co. Ltd., Vancouver BC Canada. In 1959-1966 she was owned by Alice Lake Logging Co. Ltd., Vancouver BC Canada. In 1966-1970 she was owned by Martin Paper Bags Ltd., Vancouver BC Canada. In 1971-1972 she was owned by Frederick J. Whitcroft, Vancouver BC Canada. In 1973-1978 she was owned by W.H. Cudmore, Vancouver BC Canada. In 1979-1985 she was owned by Mitchell Island Towing Ltd., Port Coquitlam BC Canada. In 1986 she was owned by Inter Island Piledriving Ltd., Pender Island BC Canada. In 1987-1989 she was owned by Pacific Pile Driving Ltd., Sidney BC Canada. In 1990-1999 she was owned by Logex Trading Ltd., Terrace BC Canada. In 2001 she was owned by Fraser River Pile & Dredge (NWT) Ltd., New Westminster BC Canada. In 2003 she was owned by Auchter Trucking Ltd., Skidegate BC Canada. In 2004 she was owned by North Coast Log Handling Ltd., Terrace BC Canada. In 2010- 2018 she was owned by the Rapid Towing Co. Ltd., Nanaimo BC Canada.

 

Fate	Registry closed	Date	2018-02-12

 

Named Features
Significance of Name

 

Anecdotes

Simon Hill (Email to Nauticapedia 07/02/2019) notes that "Note that the Rapid Hawk, ON 193512, was actually broken up in 2016. So although this vessel was still in the register this vessel was already broken up. When the vessel was broken up in 2016, its aluminum wheelhouse was saved and transferred to the Exporter, ON 327814, replacing the Exporter’s plywood wheelhouse. Presumably the wheelhouse was a refitted unit."

 

References
Canada List of Shipping;
Last update

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