Ship Details
Gulf Bird Photo Credit: S.C. Heal

 

Registry #1	173476 (Canada)	Registry #2		Registry #3
IMO#		MMSI#		VRN#	99551

 

Name 1	1941	General Lake (R.C.A.S.C.)	Name 6
Name 2	1947	Ardronan	Name 7
Name 3	1956	Black Bird II	Name 8
Name 4	1964	Gulf Bird	Name 9
Name 5			Name 10

 

Year Built	1941	Place	New Westminster	Area	BC	Country	Canada

 

Designer	(nk)	Measurement (imp)	91.6' x 17.1' x 10.3'
Builder	Star Shipyards (Mercers) Ltd.	Measurement (metric)	28.04m x 5.21m x 3.14m
Hull	Wood	Displacement
Gross Tonnage	100	Type 1	Tug, target towing vessel
Registered Tonnage	68	Type 2	Tug
Engine	630hp 10-cylinder diesel engine (1941)	Engine Manufacture	Vivian Engine Works, Vancouver BC
Repower	Repowered with a 400hp engine. Repowered with a 765bhp diesel engine (2004c)	Propulsion	Twin Screw
Rebuilds		Call Sign	CY3346
Pendant  #	Z.29	Masters	Captain Joe Quilty (1941);

 

Owner(s)

In 1941-1947 she was owned by the Canadian Army (Royal Canadian Army Service Corps), as a target towing vessel. In 1947-1951 she was owned by Ardronan Ltd., Vancouver BC Canada. In 1956-1958 she was owned by Black Ball Towing Co., Vancouver BC Canada. In 1961-1977 she was owned by Gulf of Georgia Towing Co., Vancouver BC Canada. In 1977-1979 she was owned by Gulf of Georgia Towing Co. Ltd., North Vancouver BC Canada. In 1979-1980 she was owned by Westlynn Marine Services Ltd., Vancouver BC Canada. In 1983-2001 she was owned by Komartec Services Ltd., Coquitlam BC Canada. In 2002-2020 she was owned by Harvey G. Borley, Fort Langley BC Canada.

 

Fate	Registry closed	Date	2020-08-07

 

Named Features
Significance of Name

 

Anecdotes
During the Second World War this vessel was operated by the Canadian Army Pacific Command Water Transport Company of the Royal Canadian Army Service Corps. In 1941 this vessel was a target towing vessel.

 

References
Canada List of Shipping; (1945); Freeman, David J. (2000); Photo Courtesy of Nauticapedia Collection; Email (Bryon Taylor - Nauticapedia 24/02/2016); LAC Reel T-11582 (Gulf Bird);
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