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Sea King I

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Registry #1 130611 (Canada) Registry #2 (US) Registry #3
IMO# MMSI# VRN#
 
Name 1 1911 Olive M. Name 6
Name 2 1940 Sea King I Name 7
Name 3 Name 8
Name 4 Name 9
Name 5 Name 10
 
Year Built 1911 Place Victoria Area BC Country Canada
 
Designer (nk) Measurement (imp) 78.0' x 22.0' x 10.0'
Builder William Turpel & Son Ltd. Measurement (metric) ?m x ?m x ?m
Hull Wood Displacement
Gross Tonnage 134 Type 1 Tug
Registered Tonnage 38 Type 2
Engine 21hp compound steam engine (1911) Engine Manufacture Albion Iron Works Co. Ltd., Victoria BC
Repower Repowered with a 400hp Atlas diesel engine (1939); Repowered with a 560hp engine (1957c); Propulsion Screw
Rebuilds In 1940 she was rebuilt at Vancouver BC. In 1962 she was rebuilt tat Burrard Shipyard. Call Sign VCKW
Pendant  # V109A Masters Captain Ellice Cavin;
 
Owner(s)
In 1911 she was owned by Victoria Lumber Co., Victoria BC Canada. In 1915-1936 she was owned by Vancouver Island Towing Co. Ltd., Victoria BC Canada. In 1938-1940 she was owned by Harbour Towing Co. Ltd., Vancouver BC Canada. In 1940 she was owned by Pioneer towing Co. Ltd., Vancouver BC Canada. In 1940-1952 she was owned by North West Towing Co. Ltd., Vancouver BC Canada. (In 1941-1945 she was chartered to the United States Government during the Second World War.) In 1952-1961 she was owned by Young & Gore Tugboat Co. Ltd., Vancouver BC Canada. In 1961-1969 she was owned by Island Tug & Barge Ltd., Victoria BC Canada. In 1969-1997 she was owned by USA interests.
 
Fate Registry closed Date 1969-04-28
 
Named Features
Significance of Name
 
Anecdotes
On December 27, 1982 this vessel sank in Aurora Basin, Juneau AK USA. In 1997 this vessel was wrecked in Holkhum Inlet AK. This vessel was salvaged and taken on a barge to Juneau, but this vessel grounded. The tug was refloated with air bags. This vessel was towed to Taku Inlet and scuttled.
 
References
Canada List of Shipping; Lloyd's Register Vol. 1 1926-1927; http://heritage.canadiana.ca/view/oocihm.lac_reel_t11928/957?r=0&s=4; https://www.boem.gov/sites/default/files/uploadedFiles/BOEM/About_BOEM/BOEM_Regions/Alaska_Region/Ships/2011_Shipwreck.pdf (website viewed 15/04/2024);
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