Ship Details

N.B.F. No. 3 (I)

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Registry #1 130447 (Canada) Registry #2 Registry #3
IMO# MMSI# VRN#
 
Name 1 1910 North Vancouver Ferry No. 3 Name 6
Name 2 1967c N.B.F. No. 3 (I) Name 7
Name 3 Name 8
Name 4 Name 9
Name 5 Name 10
 
Year Built 1910 Place North Vancouver Area BC Country Canada
 
Designer (nk) Measurement (imp) 145.0' x 29.2' x 12.4'
Builder Wallace Shipyards Ltd., North Vancouver BC Measurement (metric) ?m x ?m x ?m
Hull Steel Displacement
Gross Tonnage 1176 Type 1 Ferry, Passenger
Registered Tonnage 791.83 Type 2 Barge
Engine 42nhp scottish steam reciprocating engine (1910) Engine Manufacture McKie & Baxter, Glasgow Scotland UK
Repower Repowered with a 600hp steam engine (1957c) Propulsion Screw
Rebuilds Call Sign
Pendant  # Masters Captain Spracklin (1928);
 
Owner(s)
In 1910-1914 she was owned by North Vancouver City Ferries Ltd., North Vancouver BC Canada. In 1914-1952 she was owned by The Corporation of the City of North Vancouver, North Vancouver BC Canada. In 1952 she was owned by Gulf of Georgia Towing Co. Ltd., Vancouver BC Canada. In 1952-1954 she was owned by Thomas S. Byrn (MO), Vancouver BC Canada. In 1954-1967 she was owned by Nelson Bros. Fisheries Ltd., Vancouver BC Canada. In 1977-1980 she was owned by Matsumoto Shipyards Ltd., North Vancouver BC Canada.
 
Fate Registry closed Date 1984-01-03
 
Named Features
Significance of Name The initials N.B.F. stand for 'Nelson Brothers Fishing'.
 
Anecdotes
On August 24, 1928 this ferry, while under command of Captain Spracklin and owned by The Corporation of the City of North Vancouver, collided with the Canadian National Railway tug Canadian National No. 1 in Burrard Inlet BC. The tug was so deeply embeded in the hull of the ferry that it took 30 minutes to separate them. There were no injuries on either vessel.
 
References
Canada List of Shipping; Transportation Safety Board of Canada (1993); List of Shipping Casualties Resulting in Total Loss in British Columbia and Coastal Waters Since 1897 (undated manuscript document); http://heritage.canadiana.ca/view/oocihm.lac_reel_t11924/943?r=0&s=4 ; The Province (Vancouver BC) Friday August 24, 1928 page 1;
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