Ship Details

Island Rocket

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Photo Credit: Unknown

 
 
Registry #1 320036 (Canada) Registry #2 Registry #3
IMO# MMSI# VRN#
 
Name 1 1963 Island Rocket Name 6
Name 2 1971 Seaspan Rocket Name 7
Name 3 2017 Rocket (III) Name 8
Name 4 Name 9
Name 5 Name 10
 
Year Built 1963 Place New Westminster Area BC Country Canada
 
Designer (nk) Measurement (imp) 39.4' x 15.1' x 5.7'
Builder Star Shipyards (Mercers) Ltd. Measurement (metric) 12.01m x 4.6m x 1.74m
Hull Steel Displacement
Gross Tonnage 24.19 Type 1 Tug
Registered Tonnage 16.45 Type 2
Engine 457hp diesel engine (1963) Engine Manufacture General Motors Corporation, Detroit MI USA
Repower Propulsion Screw
Rebuilds Call Sign
Pendant  # Masters
 
Owner(s)
In 1963-1970 she was owned by Island Tug & Barge Co. Ltd., Victoria BC Canada. In 1971 she was owned by Island Tug & Barge Ltd., North Vancouver BC Canada. In 1972-2009 she was owned by Seaspan International Ltd., North Vancouver BC Canada. In 2011-2020 she was owned by Seaspan ULC, North Vancouver BC Canada. In 2023-2024 she was owned by McVittie Marine Co., North Vancouver BC Canada.
 
Fate Afloat in 2024 Date 0000-00-00
 
Named Features
Significance of Name
 
Anecdotes
On September 22, 1970 this vessel foundered off Victoria Harbour BC. NB: "The name "Rocket" may have been an unofficial one."
 
References
Transportation Safety Board of Canada (1993); Canada List of Shipping; Photo Courtesy of Nauticapedia Collection; List of Shipping Casualties Resulting in Total Loss in British Columbia and Coastal Waters Since 1897 (undated manuscript document);
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