Ship Details

Esquimalt II

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Photo Credit: Christopher James Cole

 
 
Registry #1 188212 (Canada) Registry #2 Registry #3
IMO# MMSI# VRN#
 
Name 1 1955 Esquimalt II Name 6
Name 2 Name 7
Name 3 Name 8
Name 4 Name 9
Name 5 Name 10
 
Year Built 1955 Place New Westminster Area BC Country Canada
 
Designer McLaren, T.A. Measurement (imp) 35.3' x 12.2' x 5.5'
Builder Allied Shipbuilders Ltd. Measurement (metric) 10.76m x 3.72m x 1.68m
Hull Steel Displacement
Gross Tonnage 12 Type 1 Tug, harbour
Registered Tonnage 9 Type 2
Engine 80hp engine (1955) Engine Manufacture Vivian Engine Works, Vancouver BC
Repower Repowered with a 105hp engine (1958c); Repowered with a 179kw diesel engine; Propulsion Screw
Rebuilds Call Sign
Pendant  # Masters
 
Owner(s)
In 1955-1997 she was owned by The Minister of Public Works, Ottawa ON Canada. In 2001-2018 she was owned by the Minister of Public Works & Government Services, Ottawa ON Canada. In 2019 she was owned by 0789396 B.C. Ltd., Cobble Hill BC Canada. In 2023-2024 she was owned by 1440155 B.C Ltd., Victoria BC Canada.
 
Fate Afloat in 2024 Date 0000-00-00
 
Named Features
Significance of Name
 
Anecdotes
In 1955 this vesselworked at the Federal Government Graving Dock in Esquimalt BC. Christopher James Cole (Email to Nauticapedia 28/02/2019) states that "this vessel was used for moving the floating gates at the Esquimalt dry dock, seems to be owned by a numbered company now as a new vessel was built for that job recently. From the book Ships Of Steel by T.A. Mclaren & Vickie Jensen,"Built for use at the government at the government graving dock in Esquimalt, the Esquimalt II was ordered by the Department of Public Works to replace a wooden tug that had grown old and decrepit. The vessel was essentially a repeat of the original wooden tug, but was made of steel, as this is what the customer wanted. They were not interested in any thing else. Certain parts of the old vessel were removed and put on the new one."
 
References
McLaren, T.A. & Vickie Jensen (2000); Canada List of Shipping; Christopher (Email to Nauticapedia 28/02/2019);
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