Ship Details
Ocean Clipper Photo Credit: Dirk Septer

 

Registry #1	325563 (Canada)	Registry #2		Registry #3
IMO#	6517304	MMSI#		VRN#

 

Name 1	1965	Ocean Clipper	Name 6
Name 2			Name 7
Name 3			Name 8
Name 4			Name 9
Name 5			Name 10

 

Year Built	1965	Place	New Westminster	Area	BC	Country	Canada

 

Designer	Derek S. Cove	Measurement (imp)	87.0' x 27.3' x 13.4'
Builder	Star Shipyards (Mercers) Ltd.	Measurement (metric)	26.52m x 8.32m x 4.08m
Hull	Steel	Displacement
Gross Tonnage	236.56	Type 1	Tug
Registered Tonnage	132.94	Type 2
Engine	2-3512 main engines geared into one gearbox	Engine Manufacture	Caterpillar Tractor Co., Peoria IL USA
Repower		Propulsion	single screw in a kort nozzle
Rebuilds		Call Sign
Pendant  #		Masters

 

Owner(s)

In 1965-1974 she was owned by Great West Towing & Salvage Co. Ltd. Vancouver BC Canada. In 1974 she was owned by Rivtow Straits Ltd., Vancouver BC Canada. In 1975-1979 she was owned by Great West Towing & Salvage Ltd., Vancouver BC Canada. In 1980 she was owned by Rivtow Marine Ltd., Vancouver BC Canada. In 1982-1989 she was owned by Rivtow Industries Ltd., Vancouver BC Canada. In 1990-1991 she was owned by Rivtow Straits Ltd., Vancouver BC Canada. In 1993-2004 she was owned by Rivtow Marine Inc., Vancouver BC Canada. In 2009 she was owned by SMIT Marine Canada Inc., Vancouver BC Canada. In 2010-2014 she was owned by Pacific Cachalot Ltd., Campbell River BC Canada. In 2016-2024 she was owned by Coast Island Marine Ltd., Campbell River BC Canada.

 

Fate	Afloat in 2024	Date	0000-00-00

 

Named Features
Significance of Name

 

Anecdotes

Her launching sponsor was Mrs. Gordon Draeseke, wife of Gordon Draeseke, Vice-President of Rayonier Canada (B.C.) Ltd. Gord Letkeman (Email to Nauticapedia 14/10/2019) stated "I last worked on her last November (November 23, 2018, to be exact), and this vessel had 2 Cat 3512 Main engines geared into one gearbox with a single screw in a kort nozzle out the back end at that time. As far as I know, she's had the twin Cats/single screw propulsion since this vessel was bought by Pacific Cachalot, so unless it's been changed out in the last year, this vesselstill has twin Cats."

 

References
Canada List of Shipping;
Last update

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