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Registry #1	154355 (Canada)	Registry #2		Registry #3
IMO#		MMSI#		VRN#

 

Name 1	1927	Tugaway (II)	Name 6
Name 2	1932	Pyeluco	Name 7
Name 3			Name 8
Name 4			Name 9
Name 5			Name 10

 

Year Built	1927	Place	Eburne	Area	BC	Country	Canada

 

Designer	(nk)	Measurement (imp)	25.1' x 8.3' x 3.7'
Builder	Baba, Takajiro	Measurement (metric)	7.65m x 2.53m x 1.13m
Hull	Wood	Displacement
Gross Tonnage	4.47	Type 1	Tug
Registered Tonnage	3.04	Type 2
Engine	1.5nhp gasoline engine (1927)	Engine Manufacture	Vivian Engine Works, Vancouver BC
Repower	She was repowered with a 3nhp engine (1932); She was repowered with a 36bhp engine (1953); She was repowered with a 53hp engine (1961); She was repowered with a 44bhp diesel engine (1964)	Propulsion	Screw
Rebuilds		Call Sign
Pendant  #		Masters

 

Owner(s)

In 1929 she was owned by Mrs. Terrance Campbell, Marpole BC Canada. In 1930 she was owned by John C. Johns, Marpole BC Canada. In 1931 she was owned by Amos Beckman, Vancouver BC Canada. In 1932-1937 she was owned by Mrs. George C. Pye, Vancouver BC Canada. In 1940-1943 she was owned by Alfred E. Simpson, Vancouver BC Canada. In 1944-1946 she was owned by Canadian Transport Co. Ltd., Vancouver BC Canada. In 1948-1949 she was owned by Charles Granholm, Campbell River BC Canada. In 1953-1958 she was owned by Aron H.E. Emanuelson, Redonda Bay BC Canada. In 1961-1964 she was owned by Malcolm Lansall, Shoal Bay BC Canada. In 1964-1969 she was owned by Robert B. Kerr, Stuart Island BC Canada. In 1970-2020 she was owned by Alexei Zueff, Gibsons BC Canada.

 

Fate	Registry closed	Date	2020-10-07

 

Named Features
Significance of Name

 

Anecdotes
On March 11, 1931 this vessel exploded between Marpole Bridge and the railroad bridge in front of gravel dock on the North Arm of the Fraser River.

 

References
Harbour & Shipping (Progress Publishing Co. Ltd.) Vol. 10 (1927); Transportation Safety Board of Canada (1993); Canada List of Shipping; List of Shipping Casualties Resulting in Total Loss in British Columbia and Coastal Waters Since 1897 (undated manuscript document);
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