Ship Details
Gulf Bea Photo Credit: Mark Horne

 

Registry #1	328958 (Canada)	Registry #2		Registry #3
IMO#	6810110	MMSI#		VRN#

 

Name 1	1968	Gulf Bea	Name 6
Name 2	1978	Seaspan Breeze (II)	Name 7
Name 3	1998	Braveheart II	Name 8
Name 4	2015c	Gulf Bea	Name 9
Name 5			Name 10

 

Year Built	1968	Place	Vancouver	Area	BC	Country	Canada

 

Designer	(nk)	Measurement (imp)	74.5' x 24.3' x 14'
Builder	B.C. Marine Shipbuilders Ltd.	Measurement (metric)	22.71m x 7.44m x 3.32m
Hull	Steel	Displacement
Gross Tonnage	148.26	Type 1	Tug
Registered Tonnage	16.46	Type 2
Engine	1125bhp diesel engine (1968)	Engine Manufacture	Caterpillar Tractor Co., Peoria IL USA
Repower		Propulsion	Screw
Rebuilds		Call Sign
Pendant  #		Masters

 

Owner(s)

In 1968-1970 she was owned by Puerto Petroleum Carriers Ltd., Vancouver BC Canada. In 1971 she was owned by South Sea Marine Ltd., Vancouver BC Canada. In 1972-1976 she was owned by Gulf of Georgia Towing Co. Ltd., Vancouver BC Canada. In 1977-1978 she was owned by Gulf of Georgia Towing Co. Ltd., North Vancouver BC Canada. In 1979-1995 she was owned by Seaspan International Ltd., North Vancouver BC Canada. In 1995-2004 she was owned by Ronald A. Macdonald, Delta BC Canada. In 2010 she was owned by Seaspan International Limited, North Vancouver BC Canada. In 2011-2015 she was owned by Ronald A. MacDonald, Richmond BC Canada. In 2017-2018 she was owned by Gisbourne Marine Services Ltd., Surrey BC Canada. In 2019-2024 she was owned by Ronald Gisbourne, Surrey BC Canada.

 

Fate	Afloat in 2024	Date	0000-00-00

 

Named Features
Significance of Name

 

Anecdotes
Mike Wright (British Columbia Nautical History Facebbok Grou 04/07/2018) states that "The Cat D399 was taken out of her... rebuilt and reinstalled in the Seaspan Trojan."

 

References
Canada List of Shipping;
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