Ship Details
Norvan Photo Credit: Cliff Rayner

 

Registry #1	107725 (Canada)	Registry #2		Registry #3
IMO#		MMSI#		VRN#

 

Name 1	1900	North Vancouver	Name 6
Name 2	1906	North Vancouver Ferry No. 1	Name 7
Name 3	1921	Norvan	Name 8
Name 4			Name 9
Name 5			Name 10

 

Year Built	1900	Place	Esquimalt	Area	BC	Country	Canada

 

Designer	(nk)	Measurement (imp)	73.4' x 20.1' x 8.2'
Builder	B.C. Marine Railway Co., Esquimalt BC	Measurement (metric)	?m x ?m x ?m
Hull	Wood	Displacement
Gross Tonnage	83	Type 1	Ferry, Passenger
Registered Tonnage	39	Type 2	Tug
Engine	19hp steam engine (1900)	Engine Manufacture	(nk)
Repower	Repowered with a 180hp engine (1957c)	Propulsion	Screw
Rebuilds	In 1919 she was rebuilt to 65t. In 1925 she was rebuilt as a tug at Vancouver BC 83gt 39rt.	Call Sign
Pendant  #		Masters

 

Owner(s)

In 1900-1902 she was owned by the Corporation of North Vancouver, North Vancouver BC Canada. In 1903 she was owned by North Vancouver Ferry and Power Company, North Vancouver BC Canada. In 1910 she was owned by North Vancouver City Ferries Ltd., North Vancouver BC Canada. In 1921 she was owned by Wallace Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co. Ltd., Vancouver BC Canada. In 1925 she was owqned by M.R. Cliff & BC Mills Towing Co. Ltd., Vancouver BC Canada. In 1958 she was owned by M.R. Cliff Tugboat Co. Ltd., Vancouver BC Canada. In 1959-1967 she was owned by Percy W. Howes, Tofino BC Canada. In 1972-1995 she was owned by Roderick Stanley Palm, Tofino BC Canada.

 

Fate	Registry closed	Date	1995-00-00

 

Named Features
Significance of Name

 

Anecdotes
In 1900 this vessel was the first vessel operating exclusively as ferry between North Vancouver and Vancouver BC. In 1995 this vessel was on the beach at Tofino Harbour (Strawberry Isle) BC as the home of Rod Palm, Sharon Palm and seven children.

 

References
Canada List of Shipping; Barr, James (1969); Photo Courtesy of Nauticapedia Collection;
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