Ship Details
H.70 Photo Credit: John M. MacFarlane

 

Registry #1	318644 (Canada)	Registry #2	HC.108 (RCN)	Registry #3	H.70 (RCN)
IMO#		MMSI#		VRN#

 

Name 1	1940	H.70	Name 6
Name 2	(nk)	H.C. 108	Name 7
Name 3	1961	Coal Island (II)	Name 8
Name 4	1974	Milbanke IV	Name 9
Name 5	1990	Millbanke IV	Name 10

 

Year Built	1940	Place	North Vancouver	Area	BC	Country	Canada

 

Designer	(nk)	Measurement (imp)	89.0' x 18.0' x 6.6'
Builder	Burrard Drydock Co. Ltd.	Measurement (metric)	27.2m x 5.5m x 1.6m
Hull	Steel	Displacement
Gross Tonnage	96.41	Type 1	Lighter, Ammunition
Registered Tonnage	66.75	Type 2	Scow, self-propelled water carrier
Engine	80bhp engine (1940)	Engine Manufacture	Vivian Diesel & Munitions Ltd., Vancouver BC
Repower	Repowered in 1962 with 2-220bhp diesel engines by General Motors Corp.	Propulsion	Twin Screw
Rebuilds	In 1962 she was rebuilt by Star Shipyard (Mercer's) Ltd. at New Westminster BC. In 1964 she was rebuilt at North Vancouver BC.	Call Sign
Pendant  #	HC.108; H.70	Masters

 

Owner(s)

In 1940-1961 she was owned by the Royal Canadian Navy as an ammunition lighter. In 1961-1968 she was owned by Coal Island Ltd., Sidney BC Canada. In 1969-1972 she was owned by Inter-Tidal Industries Ltd., Vancouver BC Canada. In 1973 she was owned by Michael C. Green and John Menzies, Ganges BC Canada. In 1974-1975 she was owned by Milbanke Industries Ltd. (Jack Elsey), Vancouver BC Canada. (In 1976-1979 not listed in Canada List of Shipping) In 1980-1989 she was owned by Tymac Transportation Ltd., Vancouver BC Canada. In 1990-1991 she was owned by Tymac Transportation Ltd., Vancouver BC (in the Canada List of Fishing Vessels). In 1992-2001 she was owned by Seafinn Marine Services Ltd., Tofino BC Canada. In 2003-2013 she was owned by Allan Brunet, Sointula BC Canada.

 

Fate	Registry closed	Date	2013-01-07

 

Named Features
Significance of Name	The Initials "H.C." stood for Harbour Craft.

 

Anecdotes

In 1970 this vessel was used for kelp harvesting. Robert Critchley (British Columbia Nautical History Facebook Group 26/04/2017) states that "this vessel was owned by Jack Elsey, who had Milbanke Industries, a cannery at Shearwater, packed herring etc., that was in the early 1970s." In 2017 this vessel was anchored in Ladysmith Harbour. Ken Lund (British Columbia Nautical History Facebook Group 25/04/2017) states that "Later this vessel was used out of Tofino packing fish farm feed and live hauling fish as well. This vessel was in Sointula abandoned by some shake block cutters when the current (2017) owner Dwyane got it. Twin 12 cylinder GM diesel-powered hasn't moved in at least 10 years."

 

References
Canada List of Shipping; http://heritage.canadiana.ca/view/oocihm.lac_reel_t11861/809?r=0&s=5 ;
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