Ship Details
Bulk Carrier Taku Photo Credit: John M. MacFarlane

 

Registry #1	133769 (Canada)	Registry #2		Registry #3
IMO#		MMSI#		VRN#

 

Name 1	1912	Princess Maquinna	Name 6
Name 2	1953c	Bulk Carrier Taku	Name 7
Name 3	1957c	Taku (II)	Name 8
Name 4			Name 9
Name 5			Name 10

 

Year Built	1912	Place	Esquimalt	Area	BC	Country	Canada

 

Designer	(nk)	Measurement (imp)	233.7' x 38.0' x 22.5'
Builder	B.C. Marine Railway Co., Esquimalt BC	Measurement (metric)	?m x ?m x ?m
Hull	Steel	Displacement
Gross Tonnage	1777	Type 1	Passenger/Freight Vessel
Registered Tonnage	979	Type 2	Barge
Engine	145hp Triple expansion 3-cylinder steam engine	Engine Manufacture	Bow McLachlan & Co., Paisley Scotland UK
Repower		Propulsion	Screw
Rebuilds	She was rebuilt to a non-powered barge 1436gt 1436rt.	Call Sign	VGT
Pendant  #		Masters	Captain Edward Gillam; Captain R. (Red) Thompson; Captain W. (Black) Thompson; Captain P.J. Leslie; Captain Martin MacKinnon, Captain Leonard McDonald, Captain R.W. Carthew;

 

Owner(s)
In 1912 she was owned by Canadian Pacific Railway Steamship Services, Montreal QC Canada. In 1913 she entered Vancouver Island service. In 1952 she was laid up. In 1953 she was hulked at Vancouver. In 1951 she was owned by Union Steamship Ltd., Vancouver BC Canada. In 1958-1963 she was owned by Union Steamships Ltd. And Straits Towing Ltd., Vancouver BC Canada.

 

Fate	Registry closed	Date	1963-00-00

 

Named Features
Significance of Name

 

Anecdotes

On December 24, 1912 this vessel was sponsored by Mrs. W. Fitzherbert Bullen, a granddaughter of Sir James Douglas and the wife of the owner of the B.C. Marine Railway Co. In 1963 this vessel was broken up by General Shipbreaking Co., Vancouver BC. The ship's bell was presented to the Missions to Seamen in Vancouver BC. The compass and binnacle were presented to the Ucluelet Sea Cadets and were last seen at the Coast Guard Radio Station. This vessel was known as "Old Faithful" In April 1962 this vessel was broken up at Acme Machinery Ltd., False Creek Vancouver BC Canada.

 

References
Musk, George (1981); Canada List of Shipping; Nicholson, George (1965);
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