North Van Ship Repair

North Vancouver BC

Most recent update: July 17, 2021.

North Van Ship Repair was a repair facility founded in 1931 by Arthur Burdick, who owned Island Tug & Barge. In 1939, they built three launch ways and began building minesweepers, expanding to allow the construction of an impressive series of cargo ships. After the war, it was renamed Pacific Dry Dock and in 1951 it was sold to its next-door neighbor, Burrard Dry Dock. See the site, which is where the Lonsdale Quay complex is now, on Google here.

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Name Customer Type GT Completed Notes
Hollyburn ferry 192 1936
Midnight Sun Knute Floe trawler 1938
2550 Cowichan (J-146) Royal Canadian Navy minesweeper 672 4 Jul 1941 sold 1946 as Cowicham
2551 Malpeque (J-148) Royal Canadian Navy minesweeper 672 4 Aug 1941 scrapped 1959
2552 Ungava (J-149) Royal Canadian Navy minesweeper 672 5 Sep 1941 scrapped 1947
2553 Mahone (J-159) Royal Canadian Navy minesweeper 672 29 Sep 1941 to Turkey as Beylerbeyi 1958, scrapped 1972
2554 Chignecto (J-160) Royal Canadian Navy minesweeper 672 31 Oct 1941 scrapped 1949
2555 Outarde (J-161) Royal Canadian Navy minesweeper 672 4 Dec 1941 sold as Content 1946, Ping Hsin 1946, scrapped 1950
2556 Bayfield (J-08) Royal Canadian Navy minesweeper 672 26 Feb 1942 scrapped 1948
2557 Canso (J-21) Royal Canadian Navy minesweeper 672 5 Mar 1942 scrapped 1948
2558 Caraquet (J-38) Royal Canadian Navy minesweeper 672 31 Mar 1942 to Portugal as Almirante Lacerda 1946, scrapped 1975
2559 Guysborough (J-52) Royal Canadian Navy minesweeper 672 22 Apr 1942 torpedoed off Ushant 1945
2560 Ingonish (J-69) Royal Canadian Navy minesweeper 672 8 May 1942 scrapped 1948
2561 Lockeport (J-100) Royal Canadian Navy minesweeper 672 29 Sep 1942 scrapped 1948
101 Fort Alexandria Ministry of War freighter 7,127 27 May 1942 Vettor Pisani 1948, Ardea 1952, Tornado 1963, Victoria Venture 1964, scrapped 1969
102 Fort Augustus Ministry of War freighter 7,134 13 Jun 1942 scrapped 1959
103 Fort Babine Ministry of War freighter 7,135 26 Jun 1942 bombed and lost 1943
104 Fort Bourbon Ministry of War freighter 7,133 15 Jul 1942 scrapped 1960
105 Fort Battle River Ministry of War freighter 7,133 29 Jul 1942 torpedoed and lost 1943
106 Fort-a-la-Corne Ministry of War freighter 7,133 13 Aug 1942 torpedoed and lost 1943
107 Fort Rouge/Mount Robson Park Govt of Canada freighter 7,132 27 Aug 1942 Fort Miami 1944, Midhurst 1950, Andalusia 1957, Sevilla 1964, scrapped 1967
108 Fort Simpson Ministry of War freighter 7,133 11 Sep 1942 Atlanta II 1948, Atlanta 1949, scrapped 1966
109 Fort Gibraltar Ministry of War freighter 7,134 26 Sep 1942 Alcione 1948, scrapped Trieste 1963
110 Fort Paskoyac Ministry of War freighter 7,134 14 Oct 1942 Iran 1948, Hassan 1953, Tiha 1954, St.Dunstan 1960, Bename 1962, scrapped 1967
111 Fort La Montee Ministry of War freighter 7,134 29 Oct 1942 caught fire and blew up Algiers 1943
112 Fort Steele Ministry of War freighter 7,133 16 Nov 1942 scrapped 1959
113 Fort Frederick Ministry of War freighter 7,135 28 Nov 1942 Dodin Marsano 1948, Golfo di Augusta 1957, scrapped 1967
114 Fort Cedar Lake Ministry of War freighter 7,134 12 Dec 1942 torpedoed and lost 1943
115 Fort Drew Ministry of War freighter 7,134 29 Dec 1942 scrapped 1961
116 Fort Fairford Ministry of War freighter 7,134 15 Jan 1943 General Rivera 1948, scrapped 1967
117 Fort Frobisher Ministry of War freighter 7,134 3 Feb 1943 scrapped 1962
118 Fort Grahame Ministry of War freighter 7,133 19 Feb 1943 Marco Foscarini 1948, Promina 1959, scrapped 1966
119 Fort Jasper Ministry of War freighter 7,125 12 Mar 1943 scrapped 1959
120 Fort Buffalo Ministry of War freighter 7,133 26 Mar 1943 Radnor 1950, scrapped 1966
121 Fort Grouard Ministry of War freighter 7,132 15 Apr 1943 Sea Crest 1950, Ernest G. Pathy 1952, African Duke 1955, scrapped 1964
122 Fort Mcpherson Ministry of War freighter 7,132 29 Apr 1943 Labrador 1950, Poseidon 1956, Marichristina 1960, Ibrahim K. 1969, wrecked Benghazi 1969
123 Fort Fidler Ministry of War freighter 7,127 15 May 1943 Alcoutim 1946, scrapped 1971
124 Fort Capot River Ministry of War freighter 7,128 29 May 1943 Haligonian Duke 1948, Notting Hill 1950, Cepheus 1957, Brisa Feliz 1960, Zakia 1964, in collision and sank 1964
125 Fort Carlton Ministry of War freighter 7,131 16 Jun 1943 Sorel 1950, Surfside 1952, Theomitor 1953, scrapped 1963
126 Fort Esperance/Green Gables Park Govt of Canada freighter 7,132 7 Jul 1943 Papachristidis Vassilios 1946, Worldtrotter 1949, Marcos 1953, Esperanza 1964, Kwong Lee 1965, scrapped 1967
127 Fort Hall Ministry of War freighter 7,157 4 Aug 1943 Argofax 1946, Strovili 1959, scrapped 1967
128 Fort Clatsop Ministry of War freighter 7,157 27 Aug 1943 Mont Clair 1946, Husaini 1948, Al Husaini 1948, scrapped 1968
129 Fort Colville Ministry of War freighter 7,153 19 Sep 1943 Lake Kootenay 1950, Andros Cygnet 1957, Theoskepasti 1957, Marietta T 1965, scrapped 1966
130 Fort Panmure Ministry of War freighter 7,155 7 Oct 1943 Sunvalley 1948, Kally 1960, scrapped 1966
131 Fort Marin Ministry of War freighter 7,159 27 Oct 1943 Argojohn 1947, Kertis 1960, scrapped 1966
132 Fort Saleesh Ministry of War freighter 7,168 13 Nov 1943 Argomont 1946, Corfu Island 1949, wrecked 1963
133 Dundurn Park Govt of Canada freighter 7,159 28 Nov 1943 Marchdale 1946, Shahin 1948, Stella 1953, scrapped 1965
134 Fort St.Antoine Ministry of War freighter 7,165 17 Dec 1943 Manx Fisher 1947, Al Hasan 1949, scrapped 1964
135 Fort Sandusky/Kitsilano Park Govt of Canada freighter 7,160 31 Dec 1943 Lake Kootenay 1946, Phopho 1949, Harry Lundeberg 1950, wrecked 1954
136 Leaside Park Govt of Canada freighter 7,160 25 Jan 1944 Lake Lillooet 1946, Cnosaga 1948, Coral 1966, scrapped 1967
137 Temagami Park Govt of Canada freighter 7,160 15 Feb 1944 Lake Pennask 1946, Cygnet 1948, Cresta 1958, scrapped 1970
138 Westbank Park Govt of Canada freighter 7,161 9 Mar 1944 wrecked in Magdalena Bay, Baja California, 1945
139 Buffalo Park Govt of Canada freighter 7,160 5 Apr 1944 Fort Charlotte 1945, scrapped 1968
140 Crystal Park Govt of Canada freighter 7,161 2 May 1944 Chandler 1946, Natale 1960, scrapped 1969
141 Dorval Park Govt of Canada freighter 7,163 30 May 1944 Lake Canim 1946, Durban Bay 1950, Sea Rover 1954, Niobe 1960, scrapped 1968
142 Connaught Park Govt of Canada freighter 7,164 27 Jun 1944 Seaboard Ranger 1946, Ranger 1950, scrapped 1968
143 Fort Highfield/Yoho Park Govt of Canada freighter 7,164 22 Jul 1944 Lake Winnipeg 1946, Americana 1953, scrapped 1967
144 Richmond Park Govt of Canada freighter 7,163 18 Aug 1944 Lake Nipigon 1946, Pontoporos 1949, Maria II 1955, Maria Lemos 1960, Fabian Yabut 1964, scrapped 1969
145 Fort Green Lake/Bridgeland Park Govt of Canada freighter 7,165 14 Sep 1944 Cambray 1946, Simeto 1960, scrapped 1971
146 Fort Daer/Whiterock Park Govt of Canada freighter 7,166 11 Oct 1944 Tantara 1946, Pelopidas 1951, African Count 1956, scrapped 1963
147 Fort Harrison/Goldstream Park Govt of Canada freighter 7,163 7 Nov 1944 Cottrell 1946, Santagata 1961, scrapped 1971
148 Kinnaird Head/Mull of Galloway Royal Navy repair ship 7,300 15 May 1945 scrapped 1965
149 Rame Head Royal Navy repair ship 7,300 18 Aug 1945 scrapped 2009
150 Selkirk Park Govt of Canada freighter 7,148 5 Mar 1945 Tahsis 1946, Pelops 1950, Tai Nan 1959, scrapped 1964
151 Simcoe Park Govt of Canada freighter 7,148 6 Apr 1945 Sunmont 1948, Shun Fung 1960, wrecked off Hong Kong 1964
152 Highland Park Govt of Canada freighter 7,100 5 Jun 1945 Sunjewel 1948, Leefoon 1960, scrapped 1963
153 Mull of Kintyre Royal Navy repair ship 7,300 5 Nov 1945
154 Rattray Head/Iran Iran S.S. Co Ltd freighter 7,277 Oct 1946 Mabel Ryan 1948, Master Elias 1967, scrapped 1972
155 Trevose Head/Mull of Oa/Turan Turan S.S. Co Ltd freighter 7,273 Dec 1946 Betty Ryan 1948, Master George 1967, Jorge 1974, wrecked and scrapped 1974
Built by Pacific Dry Dock
158 Ottawa Panda/North Pioneer North Pioneer S.S. Co Ltd freighter 1,387 Feb 1946 Vivian 1969, Blue Seas 1971, wrecked and scrapped 1973
159 Ottawa Parapet/Island Connector Inter Island S.S. Co Ltd freighter 1,386 Apr 1946 Yukon Princess 1951, West Princess 1959, Rosita 1959, wrecked off Nicaragua 1964
160 Ottawa Patrol/North Coaster Caribbean S.S. Co Ltd freighter 1,387 Apr 1946 Karina II 1963, Bon Bini 1965, wrecked off Guayaquil 1979

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