Ship Details
Dairyo Photo Credit: John M. MacFarlane

 

Registry #1	153285 (Canada)	Registry #2		Registry #3
IMO#		MMSI#		VRN#	27824

 

Name 1	1926	Dairyo	Name 6
Name 2	1934	Sea Son	Name 7
Name 3			Name 8
Name 4			Name 9
Name 5			Name 10

 

Year Built	1926	Place	Vancouver	Area	BC	Country	Canada

 

Designer	(nk)	Measurement (imp)	45.0' x 13.0' x 5.6'
Builder	Harbour Shipyards Ltd.	Measurement (metric)	?m x ?m x ?m
Hull	Wood	Displacement
Gross Tonnage	26	Type 1	Tug
Registered Tonnage	18	Type 2	Fishboat, seiner
Engine	2hp engine (1926)	Engine Manufacture	(nk)
Repower	In 1935 she was re-engined with 72hp Gardner engine. In 1947 she was re-engined with 130hp Cummins diesel. In 1961c she was re-engined with a 220hp engine.	Propulsion	Screw
Rebuilds		Call Sign
Pendant  #		Masters

 

Owner(s)

In 1926-1931 she was owned by Ryotaro Kita, Vancouver BC Canada. In 1934 she was owned by Richard G. Good, Nanaimo BC Canada. In 1941-1945 she was owned by Hendry-Cliff Towing Co. Ltd. Vancouver BC Canada. In 1946 she was owned by M.R. Cliff & B.C. Mills Towing Co. Ltd., Vancouver BC Canada. In 1958 she was owned by the M.R. Cliff Tugboat Co. Ltd., Vancouver BC Canada. In 1964 she was owned by Oscar M. Laughington, Courtenay BC Canada. In 1965 she was owned by Pacific Towing Services Ltd., Vancouver BC Canada. In 1966 she was owned by Leigh Marine Services Ltd., Vancouver BC Canada. In 1972-1989 as a seiner she was owned by Lawrence E. Lizor, North Vancouver BC Canada.

 

Fate	Registry closed	Date	1987-11-18

 

Named Features
Significance of Name

 

Anecdotes
In May 1989 this vessel sank off Rendezvous Island near Whittier Pass. John Arnold (British Columbia Nautical History Facebook Group 15/12/2017) states " this vessel sank at the dock. Tony was going to turn it into a low rent project. They hauled it up on the beach and broke her up on Quadra Island."

 

References
Canada List of Shipping;
Last update

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