Ship Details
Rapid Chief Photo Credit: Dirk Septer

 

Registry #1	327196 (Canada)	Registry #2		Registry #3
IMO#		MMSI#		VRN#

 

Name 1	1966	Mahatta No. 2	Name 6
Name 2	2021	Rapid Chief	Name 7
Name 3			Name 8
Name 4			Name 9
Name 5			Name 10

 

Year Built	1966	Place	New Westminster	Area	BC	Country	Canada

 

Designer	(nk)	Measurement (imp)	29.6' x 12.3' x 5.8'
Builder	John Manly Ltd.	Measurement (metric)	9.02m x 3.75m x 1.77m
Hull	Steel	Displacement
Gross Tonnage	12.15	Type 1	Tug
Registered Tonnage	8.26	Type 2
Engine	335hp diesel engine (1966)	Engine Manufacture	Detroit Diesel Corporation
Repower		Propulsion	Screw
Rebuilds		Call Sign
Pendant  #		Masters

 

Owner(s)
In 1966-1980 she was owned by Rayonier Canada (BC) Ltd., Vancouver BC Canada. In 1982-2014 she was owned by Western Forest Products Ltd., Vancouver BC Canada. In 2017-2019 she was owned by Western Forest Products Inc., Nanaimo BC Canada. In 2020 she was owned by John D. Gutherie, Nanaimo BC Canada.

 

Fate	Registry closed	Date	0000-00-00

 

Named Features
Significance of Name

 

Anecdotes
This vessel was reported as having been broken up and her deckhouse was removed to the hard. But it appears that this vessel was being rebuilt (and not broken up) as this vessel was relaunched as the Rapid Chief in 2021.

 

References
Canada List of Shipping;
Last update

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