Ship Details
Straits No. 29 Photo Credit: John M. MacFarlane

 

Registry #1	189248 (Canada)	Registry #2		Registry #3
IMO#		MMSI#		VRN#

 

Name 1	1956	Straits No. 29	Name 6
Name 2			Name 7
Name 3			Name 8
Name 4			Name 9
Name 5			Name 10

 

Year Built	1956	Place	Esquimalt	Area	BC	Country	Canada

 

Designer	(nk)	Measurement (imp)	130.0' x 43.1' x 10.0'
Builder	Yarrows Ltd.	Measurement (metric)	39.62m x 13.14m x 3.05m
Hull	Steel	Displacement
Gross Tonnage	504	Type 1	Scow, chip
Registered Tonnage	504	Type 2	Barge
Engine		Engine Manufacture	(nk)
Repower		Propulsion	Non-powered
Rebuilds	She was converted by Smit tugs to be the operational base at Kitimat BC.	Call Sign
Pendant  #		Masters

 

Owner(s)

In 1956-1967 she was owned by Stanley S. McKeen et al., Vancouver BC Canada. In 1970-1972 she was owned by Straits Marine Ltd. et al., Vancouver BC Canada. In 1973-1984 she was owned by Straits Towing Ltd., Vancouver BC Canada. In 1985-1991 she was owned by Rivtow Industries Ltd., Vancouver BC Canada. In 1992-1993 she was owned by Rivtow Marine Ltd., Vancouver BC Canada. In 1994-1995 she was owned by Rivtow Marine Enterprises Ltd., Vancouver BC Canada. In 1997 she was owned by Straits Marine Ltd., Vancouver BC Canada. In 1999-2003 she was owned by Rivtow Marine Ltd., Vancouver BC Canada. In 2011-2014 she was owned by Smit Marine Canada Inc., Vancouver BC Canada. In 2015-2019 she was owned by Saam Smit Canada Inc., Vancouver BC Canada. In 2023-2024 she was owned by Saam Towage Canada Inc., Vancouver Bc Canada.

 

Fate	Afloat in 2024	Date	0000-00-00

 

Named Features
Significance of Name

 

Anecdotes
In 2017 this vessel was berthed at Kitimat BC as a tugboat base.

 

References
Canada List of Shipping
Last update

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