Ship Details
Buster B. II Photo Credit: Kyle Stubbs

 

Registry #1	171962 (Canada)	Registry #2	637886 (US)	Registry #3
IMO#		MMSI#		VRN#

 

Name 1	1939	Buster B. II	Name 6
Name 2	1941	Gillcrest	Name 7
Name 3			Name 8
Name 4			Name 9
Name 5			Name 10

 

Year Built	1939	Place	Dollarton	Area	BC	Country	Canada

 

Designer	Moscrop, Arthur	Measurement (imp)	44.5' x 14.6' x 5.9'
Builder	McKenzie Barge & Derrick Co. Ltd.	Measurement (metric)	?m x ?m x ?m
Hull	Wood	Displacement
Gross Tonnage	33.05	Type 1	Tug
Registered Tonnage	11.56	Type 2
Engine	5hp engine (1939)	Engine Manufacture	Atlas-Imperial Engine Co., Oakland CA USA
Repower	Repowered with a 180hp engine (1946); Repowered with a 100hp F-M engine (1956); Repowered with a 330bhp engine (1965);	Propulsion	Screw
Rebuilds		Call Sign	VCYO; WDC4730
Pendant  #		Masters

 

Owner(s)

In 1939-1940 she was owned by Cooper and Smith Towing, New Westminster BC Canada. In 1941-1955 she was owned by Monarch Towing and Trading Co. Ltd., New Westminster BC Canada. In 1956-1958 she was owned by Marpole Towing Co. Ltd., Vancouver BC Canada. In 1961 she was owned by Evans, Coleman & Evans Ltd., Vancouver BC Canada. In 1962-1964 she was owned by Westcoast Salvage and Constructing Co. Ltd., Vancouver BC Canada. In 1964-1977 she was owned by Harry Rendell, Vancouver BC Canada. In 1977-1979 she was owned by Amethyst Holdings, (Rod Wilczack) Burnaby BC Canada. (In 1979 she was entered in the US Registry #637886 at Maalaea Hawaii.) In 1979-2005 she was owned by Dr. Robert Coe, Mercer Island, Washington USA. In 2015-2019 she was owned by Robert Carlson, Gig Harbor WA USA. In 2020-2024 she was owned by USA interests.

 

Fate	Afloat in 2024	Date	0000-00-00

 

Named Features
Significance of Name

 

Anecdotes
(In 1990 this vessel was designated as a British Columbia Vintage Vessel by the Maritime Museum of British Columbia.)

 

References
Canada List of Shipping; http://heritage.canadiana.ca/view/oocihm.lac_reel_t11867/570?r=0&s=5; https://cgmix.uscg.mil/psix/psixsearch.aspx (website viewed 08/11/2024);
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