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East Isle Shipyard

Georgetown PEI

Most recent update: July 17, 2021.

East Isle Shipyard was started in 1965, when Bathurst Marine moved its operations to PEI from Bathurst NB. It has had its ups and downs but, after 1991, with strong support from the provincial government and its parent company, Irving Shipbuilding, it developed a very strong position as a builder of tugs, with many export orders to its credit. During the Canadian Frigate (1992-1994) and MCDV (1996-1998) programs, the shipyard built hull modules for the Saint John and Halifax shipyards. Unfortunately, it hasn't built anything in recent years and has had to be demoted to the inactive category. Visit the company here. The yard is at 115 Water Street, in Georgetown Harbour. See it from the air on Google here.

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O/N Name Customer Type GT Built Notes
Built by Bathurst Marine in Bathurst NB
1 319919 Reine du Golfe Fisherman's Loan Board of N.B. trawler 149 1962 later Pierre Helene
2 319920 Polar Fish SternTrawl Ltd trawler 150 1962
3 319929 Grand Monarch Bonavista Cold Storage Ltd trawler 270 1963
4 319936 Blue Waters M.E. Matthews trawler 181 1963
5 319937 Green Waters W. Savage trawler 181 1963
6 319954 Donald Rheal A. Guignard trawler 183 1964
7 319606 Howe Bay E. Boertien trawler 185 1964
8 319607 Iceland II J. Bjornsson trawler 185 1964 lost 1967
9 322118 Gulf Gull Gulf Garden Foods Ltd. trawler 182 1964
10 322138 Gulf Gallant Gulf Garden Foods Ltd. trawler 183 1965 later Zeal
Hulls 11 and up built at Georgetown PEI
11 322139 Gulf Guard Gulf Garden Foods Ltd. trawler 183 1965 later Rio San Lorenzo, Sena II
12 326858 Gulf Grenadier Industrial Enterprises Inc. trawler 504 1966 later Viking Sky
15 328753 Gulf Gerd Industrial Enterprises Inc. trawler 520 1967
16 328769 Gulf Georgetown Industrial Enterprises Inc. trawler 518 1967
Built by Fisherman's Loan Board
17 328785 Hillsborough Riverport Seafoods Ltd. trawler 510 1968
18 328833 Bedeque Riverport Seafoods Ltd. trawler 511 1968
19 329629 Egmont Riverport Seafoods Ltd. trawler 511 1969 later Atlantic D 2001
20 329705 Lady Maria Hypro Seafoods Ltd. trawler 434 1970
21 331390 Lady Janice Hypro Seafoods Ltd. trawler 434 1970 later Winchester
Built by PEI Construction
22 345320 Unimarfish United Maritime Fishermen trawler 472 1972
23 329243 Grande Baie Aluminum Co. of Canada tugboat 194 1972
Built by Georgetown Shipyard
24 C.G. 107 (Burin) Canadian Coast Guard SAR lifeboat 22 1973 sold, under renovation
25 C.G. 108 (Twillingate) Canadian Coast Guard SAR lifeboat 22 1973 inactive
26 C.G. 109 (St. Anthony) Canadian Coast Guard SAR lifeboat 22 1973 later Westfort, museum in Meaford ON
27 819123 C.G. 114 (Burgeo) Canadian Coast Guard SAR lifeboat 22 1973 sold 2001, Pro-Dive
28 Listerville (YTS 592) Royal Canadian Navy tugboat 20 1975
29 Merrickville (YTS 593) Royal Canadian Navy tugboat 20 1975
30 Marysville (YTS 594) Royal Canadian Navy tugboat 20 1975
31 383324 Marinus built on spec trawler (hull only) 112 1974 sold 1976 to Dept. of Fisheries and completed 1977 by Breton Industries, Cape Chelsea Enterprise, Aqua Enterprise
32 391988 Setting Sea II built on spec trawler 82 1974 sold to McClafferty & Frost and completed 1978
33 347507 Shamook Dept. of Fisheries fisheries research 120 1975
34 369407 La Prairie St. Lawrence Seaway Authority tugboat 110 1975
35 Glenevis (ATA-642) Royal Canadian Navy tugboat 255D 1976
36 Glenbrook (ATA-643) Royal Canadian Navy tugboat 255D 1976
37 Glenside (ATA-644) Royal Canadian Navy tugboat 255D 1977
38 The Spray Nova Scotia Dept, of Highways ferry 220 1978 Grand Passage ferry service
39 export Dry Dock No. II United Republic of Cameroon floating drydock 335 1979
40 329244 Alexis-Simard Aluminum Co. of Canada tugboat 286 1980
41 C.C.G.140 (Port Mouton) Canadian Coast Guard SAR lifeboat 22 Nov 1981 inactive
42 824479 C.C.G.141 (Cap-au-Meules) Canadian Coast Guard SAR lifeboat 22 Jan 1982 Inactive, 2005-04
43 William G. Ernest Nova Scotia Dept. of Highways passenger ferry n.m. Mar 1982 Unregistered vessel
44 803712 Marine Courier C.N. Marine passenger ferry 316 1984 later Esprit, Aqua Sante
45 806310 F .C. G. Smith Dept. of Fisheries research 430 1986
46 807680 Harp Canadian Coast Guard SAR cutter 173 1986
47 807679 Hood Canadian Coast Guard SAR cutter 173 1986 later Marine Eagle
48 812139 G.S.I. No.1 built on spec. Al. FV, completed aspilot boat 32 Oct 1987 sold to Bowater Mersey Paper Co., Mersey Pride
49 808650 Atlantic Treasure C.W. McLeod Fisheries Ltd. trawler 185 Dec 1987
50 812096 Souris Lady Usen Fisheries Ltd. trawler 563 1989
51 812157 Fortune Lady Usen Fisheries Ltd. trawler 563 1989
52 813757 Cardigan Lady Usen Fisheries Ltd. trawler 563 1990
53 5 hulls Canadian Coast Guard 7-meter FRCs 1989 for Type 500 SAR Cutters
55 Protan Scotian Marine trawler 1989
57 2 hulls Versatile Pacific Shipyards Inc 7-meter FRCs Jan 1990 for Type 500 SAR Cutters
58 Canadian Coast Guard SP barge 6 Mar 1990
60a 815532 Spindrift Canadian Coast Guard SAR lifeboat 42 1992
Built by East Isle Shipyard
62 817863 Atlantic Spruce Atlantic Towing tugboat 383 Mar 1995 later Felix 1997
63 816104 Atlantic Fir Atlantic Towing tugboat 383 Aug 1995 later Alex 1997
64 816107 Atlantic Hemlock Atlantic Towing tugboat 388 Apr 1996
65 816118 Atlantic Spruce Atlantic Towing tugboat 392 Dec 1997
66 820618 Atlantic Fir Atlantic Towing tugboat 392 May 1998 later SD Jacoba
67 819069 Atlantic Willow Atlantic Towing tugboat 392 Oct 1998
68 821601 Atlantic Larch Atlantic Towing tugboat 392 May 1999
69 821602 Atlantic Ash Atlantic Towing tugboat 392 Sep 1999 later Caballo Palomino
70 820770 North Atlantic Petrel Newfoundland Marine Energy tugboat 395 Dec 1999
71 820786 North Atlantic Osprey Newfoundland Marine Energy tugboat 395 Apr 2000
73 821805 Round the Clock Stolt Sea Farm Inc. fishing boat 116 Nov 2000
74 Export Colon Panama Canal Authority tugboat 382 Nov 2001 (Panama)
75 Export Cocle Panama Canal Authority tugboat 382 Nov 2001 (Panama)
76 Export Herrera Panama Canal Authority tugboat 382 Aug 2002 (Panama)
77 Export Los Santos Panama Canal Authority tugboat 382 Nov 2002 (Panama)
78 824203 Atlantic Oak Atlantic Towing tugboat 402 June 2002 later Ocoa 2003
79 Export Caucedo Caucedo Marine Services tugboat 402 May 2004 later Svitzer Montreal (ON 839981)
80 Export Malena Caucedo Marine Services tugboat 402 June 2004 (Dom. Rep.)
81 826703 Atlantic Oak Atlantic Towing tugboat 402 Oct 2004
82 827350 Atlantic Fir Atlantic Towing tugboat 402 May 2005
83 827597 Atlantic Cedar Atlantic Towing tugboat 402 July 2005
84 Export Stevns Icequeen Stevns Sg A/S tugboat 381 Sep 2006 later Poseidon
85 827589 Ocean K. Rusby Groupe Ocean Inc. tugboat 402 Oct 2005
86 833471 Stevns Iceflower Stevns Sg A/S tugboat 381 Jan 2006 later Fjord Saguenay
87 835280 Stevns Icecap Stevns Sg A/S tugboat 381 May 2006 later Fjord Eternite
88 830498 Ocean Raymond Lemay Groupe Ocean Inc. tugboat 402 May 2007
89 830499 Ocean Henry Bain Groupe Ocean Inc. tugboat 402 July 2007
90 832559 Atlantic Beaver Atlantic Towing tugboat 395 Sep 2008
91 832806 Spitfire III Atlantic Towing tugboat 395 Oct 2008
92 833235 Atlantic Bear Atlantic Towing tugboat 395 Nov 2008
93 833368 Ocean Bertrand Jeansonne Groupe Ocean Inc. tugboat 402 June 2009
94 839141 Stevns Icequeen Nordane Shipping tugboat 381 Sep 2009 later Svitzer Nerthus, Ocean Raynald T
95 839142 Stevns Iceflower Nordane Shipping tugboat 381 Dec 2009 later Svitzer Njal, Ocean Clovis T
96 Export Stevns Breaker Nordane Shipping tugboat 381 Apr 2010
97 Export Stevns Battler Nordane Shipping tugboat 381 Aug 2010
98 835021 Ocean Yvan Desgagnes Groupe Ocean Inc. tugboat 402 Oct 2010
99 835198 Ocean Ross Gaudreault Groupe Ocean Inc. tugboat 402 Mar 2011

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