Ship Details
River Queen (I) Photo Credit: Loch McJannett

 

Registry #1	346697 (Canada)	Registry #2		Registry #3
IMO#		MMSI#		VRN#

 

Name 1	1972	Sunrise Queen	Name 6
Name 2	2001	River Queen (I)	Name 7
Name 3			Name 8
Name 4			Name 9
Name 5			Name 10

 

Year Built	1972	Place	Vancouver	Area	BC	Country	Canada

 

Designer	(nk)	Measurement (imp)	26.5' x ? x ?
Builder	John Manly Ltd.	Measurement (metric)	7.77m x 3.44m x 1.77m
Hull	Steel	Displacement
Gross Tonnage	8.8	Type 1	Tug
Registered Tonnage	5.98	Type 2
Engine	230bhp diesel engine (1972)	Engine Manufacture	Detroit Diesel Corporation
Repower		Propulsion	Screw
Rebuilds		Call Sign
Pendant  #		Masters

 

Owner(s)
In 1972-1974 she was owned by Sunrise Towing Ltd., Vancouver BC Canada. In 1974-1989 she was owned by Monarch Towing Ltd., North Vancouver BC Canada. In 1990-2004 she was owned by Riverside Towing Ltd., Richmond BC Canada. In 2011-2019 she was owned by Forrest Marine Ltd., Port Coquitlam BC Canada.

 

Fate	Afloat in 2024	Date	0000-00-00

 

Named Features
Significance of Name

 

Anecdotes
Ed Hudson (British Columbia Nautical History Facebook Group 17/07/2019) stated "I was 30 years old and had this boat built for me. It was called the Sunrise Queen…The cost was 100 thousand…I loved this beautiful boat it was a great puller. Worked contracting."

 

References
Canada List of Shipping
Last update

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