Ship Details

Teco (I)

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Photo Credit: Larry Warner

 
 
Registry #1 141307 (Canada) Registry #2 Registry #3
IMO# MMSI# VRN#
 
Name 1 1918 Teco (I) Name 6
Name 2 1962 Seymour Prince Name 7
Name 3 1964 Seymour Princess Name 8
Name 4 Name 9
Name 5 Name 10
 
Year Built 1918 Place Vancouver Area BC Country Canada
 
Designer Taylor Engineering Company Measurement (imp) 117.0' x 23.5' x 9.8'
Builder Vancouver Shipyards Ltd. Measurement (metric) ?m x ?m x ?m
Hull Wood Displacement
Gross Tonnage 237 Type 1 Freighter
Registered Tonnage 117 Type 2
Engine 320hp 2-cylinder semi-diesel engine (1918) Engine Manufacture J. & C.G. Bolinders Co. Ltd., Stockholm Sweden
Repower In 1964 she was re-engined with a 350hp Rolls Royce diesel engine. Propulsion Screw
Rebuilds In 1965 she was rebuilt Call Sign
Pendant  # Masters Captain Buster Brown (1978)
 
Owner(s)
In 1917 she was owned by Dolly Varden Mines, Alice Arm BC Canada. In 1918 she was owned by Taylor Engineering Co., Vancouver BC Canada. 1919 she was owned by the Taylor Management Corp. Ltd., Vancouver BC Canada. In 1921-1931 she was owned by British Columbia Cement Co. Victoria BC Canada. In 1936 she was owned by the Packers Steamship Company Ltd., Vancouver BC Canada. In 1939 she was acquired by the Royal Canadian Navy for service as a motor launch. In 1940 she was owned by Nelson Bros. Fisheries Ltd., Vancouver BC Canada. In 1941-1945 she was owned by Packers Steamships Co. Ltd., Vancouver BC Canada. In 1945 she was owned by Packers Steamships Co. & Nelson Brothers, Vancouver BC Canada. In 1946-1958 she was owned by British Columbia Packers Ltd., Vancouver BC Canada. In 1961 she was owned by Northwest Shipping Co. Ltd., Vancouver BC Canada. In 1962 she was owned by Northland Navigation Co. Ltd., Vancouver BC Canada. In 1964-1979 she was owned by Coastal Ferries Ltd., Vancouver BC Canada.
 
Fate Registry closed Date 1979-02-05
 
Named Features
Significance of Name
 
Anecdotes
In 1917-1918 this vessel was in service to the Dolly Varden Mine in Alice Arm BC. In 1947 this vessel was aground on Trial Island BC. In 1965 this vessel was in scheduled cargo service to Seymour Inlet. In 1978 this vessel grounded in Drewery/Drury Inlet BC. Larry Warner (British Columbia Nautical History Facebook Group 17/11/2020) stated "Carelessly tied up in Lower Bay, Copeland Islands and allowed to go aground. She's heading for the bottom. 20 minutes later the old girl was gone. Now a site for divers. We arrived with our tug but nothing could be done."
 
References
Government of Canada The Canadian Navy List Ottawa ON; Freeman, David J. (2000); http://heritage.canadiana.ca/view/oocihm.lac_reel_t11867/1501?r=0&s=5 ; Lloyd's Register Vol. 1 1926-1927;
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