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Benson Bros. Shipbuilding

Vancouver BC

This famous shipyard was started in False Creek in 1919, by Charlie Benson, who had come to Vancouver from Australia in 1907. Charlie's sons, A. C. and R. H. Benson, took over in 1923 but in 1925, A. C. took control and it became the A. C. Benson Shipyard. In 1938 he moved it to a much larger facility in Coal Harbour, the former Menchions Shipyard: this was at 1705 West Georgia Street, roughly where the Bayview Drive condos are now. In 1942 they became Benson Bros. Shipbuilding again. In 1974, they bought the former Star Shipyard, in New Westminster, and consolidated there in 1979, after the Coal Harbour yard was acquired for redevelopment, but only lasted another five years, closing in 1984.

O/N Name Customer Type GT Built Notes
Built in the False Creek Shipyard
154975 Grey Swan 1928 suspended
156629 Rotona 1930 suspended
156901 C.F. Co. 55 1930 suspended
157231 Green Point 1932 suspended
158283 G.P.L. No. 1 1932 suspended
158293 Lucky VII 1933 closed
158302 Tipella 1933 suspended
158566 Dean C. 1934 suspended
158927 Joe Drinkwater III 1936 closed
822669 Olympic Rainbow passenger 5 1936
170395 Kwatna tugboat 26 1937
170419 Monique Marie No. 1 1937 closed
170434 Maranatha II tugboat 35 1937 later Why-Ack Brave
170780 Tuya 1937 closed
Built in the Coal Harbour Shipyard
San Thomas Jimmy Detwellar fish packer 1938
Sea Foam No. 1 Harbour Towing tugboat 1938
170939 Sea Foam V 1938 closed
Passing Cloud Johnson Bros. seiner 1939
Tyee No. 1 Great West Towing tugboat 1939
Coast Guard survey vessel 1939
171780 Qualicum 1939 suspended
171784 Q. B. No. 1 George O'Brian tugboat 1939
172322 Surf Point 1940 suspended
172323 Pursuit II 1940 closed
Combat Nels Nielsen fishing boat 1940
Herring Point Canadian Fish fishing boat 1940
Lake Queen water taxi 1940
Reef Point Canadian Fish fishing boat 1940
Sea Spray Barney Beldickson tugboat 1940
M-11 R.C.A.F. torpedo retriever 1941
M-12 R.C.A.F. torpedo retriever 1941
Q-68 R.C.N. subchaser 1941
Q-69 R.C.N. subchaser 1941
R.C.A.F. crash boat 1941
R.C.A.F. crash boat 1941
R.C.A.F. crash boat 1941
R.C.A.F. crash boat 1941
R.C.A.F. refueling barge 1942
R.C.A.F. refueling barge 1942
R.C.A.F. refueling barge 1942
173923 Redonda Bay 1942 closed
176879 Earl Roy fishing boat 14 1942 later Dementia
177614 Allyssa Bay passenger 47 1942 later High Seas Drifter
Aleutian Queen fishing boat 1942
River Ace tugboat 1942
509495 Gannet recreational 58 1942 sold to US owners
R.C.N. landing Barges 1943 Quantity unknown
176230 Miss Linda 1943 suspended
176281 Hughie Mac 1943 suspended
177372 Forest Surveyor recreational 54 1944 sold to US owners (US ON 1090372)
Kalamalka (J-395) R.C.N. minesweeper 228 1944 sold 1947 as Kalamalka, sank 1968
Lavallee (J-371) R.C.N. minesweeper 228 1944 sold 1947 as Lavallee, burned 1967
177409 Pitt Lake Express Pitt Lake water taxi 1945
179604 Taku Princess 1945 closed
Arrogant Gordon Gibbon fishing boat 1945 lost 1945
Pacific Sunrise Nookta Packing fishing boat 115 1945
Rosalie III Norman Ryall fishing boat 1945
Unimak Johnson Bros. seiner 1945
177985 Pacific Rover fishing boat 77 1946 later Iron Wind, a floating B & B in Richmond BC
178065 River Chief 1946 closed
193763 Shy Ann fishing boat 12 1946
Clayhurt Dept. of Highways tugboat 1946
Red Fir 1 River Towing tugboat 1946
Red Fir 2 River Towing tugboat 1946
Red Fir 3 River Towing tugboat 1946
179058 Safari II 1947 closed
179094 Chelsea Lake 1947 closed
BC-Rover Helge Skarpness fishing boat 1947
Great Northern III Francis Millard fishing boat 1947
Venetta Prince Adolph Prince fishing boat 1947
179592 Gracie L. II 1948 suspended
189281 Quadra Isle 1948 closed
190293 Silver Harvester 1948 suspended
190599 Comalong 1948 closed
190795 Strady V Strady Bros. tugboat 15 1948
190821 Deep Sea fishing boat 19 1948
311219 Kaymar recreational 21 1948 later Nesika II
Grace Jack Lippon fishing boat 1948
River Dee No. 1 tugboat 1948
Sport No. 2 Julius Sorensen fishing boat 1948
Western Price Harold Fem fishing boat 1948
192036 Symphony II 1949 suspended
192043 Miss Helen Nick Juring fishing boat 63 1949
192484 Gremlin II 1950 closed
192882 Waldero Walter Carr fishing boat 1950
Mount Cheam water taxi 1950
194231 Belina Louis Benedet fishing boat 138 1951
Allegra recreational 40 1951
195241 Reliant Vancouver tugboat tugboat 57 1952
195259 Albatross II 1952 closed
Alaska Queen Lar Solaway fishing boat 1952
River Dee No. 2 tugboat 1952
197407 Cul-De-Sac recreational 29 1954 later Seven Fathoms
198912 Estric Johnny Gron fishing boat 27 1955
198972 Tugger Yorke F. M. Yorke tugboat 14 1955 later Curtis K, Merry Sea II, Tugger G
188330 Silver Viking Melvin Muir fishing boat 1956 later A.P. Knight, Arrow Post, 1991-03, I. F. Mariner, Ocean Viking (US-flag)
188647 Vigorous II tugboat 38 1956
Paul Jack Bill Vivian recreational 1956
189291 Renown Jack Parker fishing boat 104 1957
189952 Black Tusk tugboat 8 1957
Gail Bernice Hank McBride fishing boat 1957
Howe Sound IV fishing boat 1957
819426 Sidney RCMP patrol boat 30 1958 sold
Brennines III Bob Osborne recreational 1959
Brennines IV Bob Osborne recreational 33 1959
Kaymar Joe Perro recreational 1959
Papoose recreational 1959
311215 Tug-O-War 1960 closed
312844 Pacific Harvester fishing boat 146 1960
313719 Breezin Thru Jack McDonald recreational 33 1960 later Sequoia Park, Breezin Thru
313722 Anita G. 1960 closed
14th of March fishing boat 1960
Dominator Bill Logan fishing boat 1960
952311 recreational 25 1960
313729 Dorlen Len Swell recreational 33 1961 later Escalante
314010 Lady Diane ? Elworthy recreational 33 1961 suspended 2008
Nordic Dick Alexander recreational 1961
314887 Wee Fir 1962 closed
314935 Full Circle 1962 suspended 2008
319374 Points North 1962 suspended 2008
320183 Hutow Queen tugboat 15 1963 later Jervis Queen
320191 Milbanke Sound Pattison Ent. fishing boat 181 1963
320211 Moya Rosa recreational 20 1963 later Halmia, Pacific Hustler
320258 Chieftain III Pacific Cachalot tugboat 65 1963
Scotch Fir tugboat 1963
322343 Dauntless II Pacific Towing tugboat 66 1963
322411 Western King Roberts Fishing fishing boat 178 1964
323225 Canadian No. 1 Radil Bros. Fishing fishing boat 190 1964
320898 Silver Dolphin Percy Pierce fishing boat 190 1965 later Frederick K
326478 F.D.J.V. No. 4 Foundation Dravo tugboat 27 1965 later Forest Engineer
F.D.J.V. No. 5 Foundation Dravo tugboat 27 1965
326511 Arctic Walrus crane barge 35 1965 later C. F. W. Vagg, Northwest Rogue
325595 Actress Pass 1965 closed
Provider Brajcich Bros. fishing boat 1965 sold to Trinidad owners
Quaddy Bay Ivan Matthews fishing boat 1965
326520 Kaien Yarder 1966 suspended 2007
327265 Eastern King Roberts Fishing fishing boat 6 1966
327223 Sharlene K. Seamaid Fishing fishing boat 147 1967
327905 Lady Noreen Guptil & Sons fishing boat 223 1967
329396 W.W. XII tugboat 2 1968 closed
329447 Sky VIII tugboat 2 1968 closed
329461 Tahsis No. 32 Scaler boat 1967 suspended 2008
345140 Tahsis No. 33 Scaler boat 1967
330436 Tahsis No. 34 Scaler boat 1967 suspended 2008
Martin G. Martin Scotty Martin fishing boat 1968 sank off the Magdalens 1968
328939 Canada 100 KCR Fisheries fishing boat 219 1968
329469 W.W. XIII tugboat 2 1968 closed
329470 W.W. XIV tugboat 2 1968 closed
329483 Goodson XIV tugboat 2 1968 closed
329501 Sandy Ann Sandy Ann Fishing fishing boat 72 1968
329515 Sandy L. XII tugboat 2 1968 closed
330327 M.K. tugboat 2 1968
330328 M.K. II tugboat 2 1968 deleted
330329 M.K. III tugboat 2 1968 registered
330330 M.K. IV tugboat 2 1968 deleted
330331 M.K. V tugboat 2 1968 registered
330332 M.K. VI tugboat 2 1968 deleted
330333 M.K. VII tugboat 2 1968 deleted
330334 M.K. VIII tugboat 2 1968 registered
330335 M.K. IX tugboat 2 1968 deleted
330336 M.K. X tugboat 2 1968 deleted
330357 M.K. XI tugboat 2 1968 registered
330381 Sky VIII tugboat 2 1968 suspended 2008
330382 LA XIV tugboat 2 1968
330383 Ogden Prince tugboat 2 1968 suspended 2008
330402 M.D. III tugboat 2 1968 suspended 2003
330429 M.D. IV tugboat 2 1968 closed
330435 SD II tugboat 2 1968 suspended 2008
330446 Quatam tugboat 2 1968 closed
Atlantic Gardner Atlantic Sugar Power Skiff 2 1968
Atlantic Ginnis Atlantic Sugar Power Skiff 2 1968
1081736 Harry Gamlen recreational 87 1968 later Tango
330447 B. 211 Weyerhaeuser Co. tugboat 2 1969
330467 Southgate tugboat 2 1969 suspended 2008
330780 Seymour Charger Victoria Plywood tugboat 2 1969
330784 Sandy L. XIV tugboat 2 1969 closed
330785 N.W.D. 3 tugboat 2 1969 suspended 2008
330790 B. 215 Weyerhaeuser Co. tugboat 2 1969 closed
330828 Sandy L. XV tugboat 2 1969 closed
330838 Wolco V tugboat 2 1969 closed
330848 B. 217 Weyerhaeuser Co. tugboat 2 1969 suspended 2007
330877 Tahsis No. 37 tugboat 2 1969 suspended 2008
331172 B. 216 Weyerhaeuser Co. tugboat 2 1969 suspended 2002
331173 B. 219 Weyerhaeuser Co. tugboat 2 1969
331194 Peace Boomer No. 1 tugboat 2 1969 closed
331211 Vic Ply tugboat 2 1969 closed
331233 T. 735 tugboat 2 1969 closed
331235 M.K. XXI tugboat 2 1969
331236 MD 51 tugboat 2 1969 closed
331240 Dallas Prince S. & R. Sawmills tugboat 2 1969
331248 M.K. XXII tugboat 2 1969
331252 SD 76 tugboat 2 1969
331301 Mayo No. 2 tugboat 2 1970 suspended 2008
331821 1992-06 suspended 2008
331825 Winder 4152 closed
331836 Jose Narvaez tugboat 150 1969
331855 SD 88 tugboat 2 1969
331856 SD 82 tugboat 2 1969
331857 SD 78 tugboat 2 1969
331871 W.W. XVI tugboat 2 1970 suspended 2003
331877 MD 89 tugboat 2 1970 closed
331899 SD 83 tugboat 2 1970
331909 MD 81 tugboat 2 1970 closed
331920 SD 92 tugboat 2 1970
331941 SD 93 tugboat 2 1970
331942 MD 101 tugboat 2 1970 suspended 2003
331958 MD 98 tugboat 2 1970 closed
344563 Celkraft VII tugboat 2 1970 suspended 2008
344564 MD 105 tugboat 2 1970 suspended 2008
344621 SD 103 tugboat 2 1970
344703 SD 104 tugboat 2 1970
344704 SD 106 tugboat 2 1970 suspended 2003
344705 SD 107 tugboat 2 1970 suspended 2003
344706 SD 108 tugboat 2 1970
344714 Island Champion Island Tug & barge tugboat 150 1970 later Seaspan Champion
344718 MD 113 tugboat 2 1970
345090 Crown Forest 72-44 tugboat 2 1972 suspended
345091 MD 114 tugboat 2 1970 closed
345186 MD 117 tugboat 2 1970 suspended 2008
345221 Nelbro 101 Pattison Ent. fishing boat 4 1970 closed
345222 Nelbro 102 Pattison Ent. fishing boat 4 1970 closed
345223 Nelbro 103 Pattison Ent. fishing boat 4 1970
345224 Nelbro 104 Pattison Ent. fishing boat 4 1970
345225 Nelbro 105 Pattison Ent. fishing boat 4 1970
31 345522 Arctic Harvester Karliner Fisheries fishing boat 339 1972 sold to Venezuelan owners
345692 Crown Forest 72-40 tugboat 2 1972 closed
346304 Nelbro 108 Pattison Ent. fishing boat 4 1971
346305 Nelbro 107 Pattison Ent. fishing boat 4 1971
346306 Nelbro 106 Pattison Ent. fishing boat 4 1971
Abashag Lee Donavent recreational 1971
346330 MD 122 tugboat 2 1971 suspended 2007
346349 Nalos Dozer tugboat 2 1971 closed
534676 Swan recreational 73 1971
346644 Crown Forest 72-41 tugboat 2 1972
346645 Crown Forest 72-42 tugboat 2 1972 later CZ-72-42
815279 First Light II recreational 28 1972
Southward Ho Longline Fishing fishing boat 339 1972 sold to Philippines owners
347892 Storm Queen Egmont Towing tugboat 93 1973 later Island Brave, North Arm Victor
347992 F. & F. XVIII tugboat 2 1973
348010 F. & F. XIX tugboat 2 1973 later Sanjay Prince
348380 W.C. 1973 closed
348394 W.W. XXXI tugboat 2 1973
348420 Nelbro 158 Pattison Ent. fishing boat 1974 closed
348511 Caledonian Ingram Fishing fishing boat 260 1974 sank 2015
369103 Nemesis Vigo Mark fishing boat 237 1974
370331 Stormforce Egmont Towing tugboat 136 1974
393375 Nelbro 139 Pattison Ent. fishing boat 1974 suspended 2008
369689 Swiftsure II Canadian F.P. tugboat 192 1975 later Pacific Ranger II
Built in the New Westminster Shipyard
Jandix Dept. of Enviro. research 1976
40 384000 Neekis Medanic Fisheries fishing boat 131 1978
41 800025 Simstar Hank McBride fishing boat 246 1981 later Gail Bernice, Viking Storm
803655 Castlefinn II recreational 46 1983 later Magdalene
817596 Adriane's Rainbow closed
Small Boats
C02107BC suspended
C10311BC work boat 5
C11501BC fishing boat 7
C15243BC suspended
C19668BC work boat 2

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