Ship Details
Service IX Photo Credit: John M. MacFarlane

 

Registry #1	198159 (Canada)	Registry #2		Registry #3
IMO#		MMSI#		VRN#

 

Name 1	1955	Larbro	Name 6
Name 2	1964	Service IX	Name 7
Name 3			Name 8
Name 4			Name 9
Name 5			Name 10

 

Year Built	1955	Place	New Westminster	Area	BC	Country	Canada

 

Designer	(nk)	Measurement (imp)	42.5' x 14.5' x 6.3'
Builder	Star Shipyards (Mercers) Ltd.	Measurement (metric)	12.95m x 4.42m x 1.92m
Hull	Wood	Displacement
Gross Tonnage	22.94	Type 1	Tug
Registered Tonnage	15.6	Type 2
Engine	250hp engine (1955)	Engine Manufacture	(nk)
Repower	In 1964 she was re-engined with a 325hp turbocharged and aftercooled Caterpillar D343; Repowered with a 300bhp diesel angine (2011c);	Propulsion	Screw
Rebuilds		Call Sign	CY4284
Pendant  #		Masters

 

Owner(s)

In 1955 she was owned by Bertel B. Larsen (MO), Vancouver BC Canada. In 1959-1964 she was owned by Denman Towing Co. Ltd., Vancouver BC Canada. In 1964-1972 she was owned by A. Escott Co. Ltd., Vancouver BC Canada. In 1972-1974 she was owned by Bairds Tugboats Ltd., Port Moody BC Canada. In 1975-1977 she was owned by Seaforth Towing & Salvage Ltd., Vancouver BC Canada. In 1978-1979 she was owned by Elroy Marine Ltd. Port Moody BC Canada. In 1979-2000 she was owned by Dolmage Towing Co. Ltd., Campbell River BC Canada. In 2000-2003 she was owned by Omega Salmon Group Ltd., Campbell River BC Canada. In 2004 she was owned by Pan Fish Canada Ltd., Campbell River BC Canada. In 2011-2024 she was owned by H. & H. Contracting & Services Ltd., Tofino BC Canada.

 

Fate	Afloat in 2024	Date	0000-00-00

 

Named Features
Significance of Name

 

Anecdotes

John Dolmage (British Columbia Nautical History Facebook Group 16/07/2018) stated that "this vessel was built with discarded fir planking from the Fortune class minesweepers. The navy required all 50' planking or better so Larson's picked up what they could and so the hull was almost all full length planking. This vessel started out with a 250 hp.Buda which was replaced in ' 57 with a 280 Walkishaw (sp) which was replaced in 1963 (I think) 343 Cat 300 hp. which I replaced with the "newer" style 343 in 1989. This vessel had a Capital gear which I replaced in about 1986 with a 514 Twin Disc. This vessel was a remarkable little boat in tide and great sea boat. I covered a lot of the coast on her, from Seattle to Stewart, the westcoast of the Island and over to the Charlottes. After I sold her I still ran her for another 10 1/2 years for Pan fish - 31 years total."

 

References
Canada List of Shipping
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