Bel-Aire Shipyard ~ Shipbuilding History

Bel-Aire Shipyard

North Vancouver BC

Most recent update: July 16, 2021.

Bel-Aire Shipyard was founded by George Fryatt in 1956. Initially, it was at the north end of Cardero Street, in Vancouver's Coal Harbour, on the site previously occupied by A. Linton & Co., next door to W. R. Menchion's shipyard. In 1963, Fryatt moved the company to a larger site, in North Vancouver, on the west side of the Ironworkers Memorial Bridge, where ABD Boats is today. See it from the air on Google here. Bel-Aire Shipyard closed in 1986 and ABD began operations in 1987, carrying on Bel-Aire's hull numbering sequence. In the table below, note that Bel-Aire started their hull numbering at 101 and numbered all contracts in a single sequence, including not only new construction projects but also repair and industrial work: as a result, there are many gaps in the table.

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	O/N	Name	Customer	Type	GT	Built	Notes
Built in Coal Harbour
101			Frank MacNichol	24' yacht		1956
				12' rowboat			40 boats
				16' speed boat			8 boats
			Dept. of Transport	24' lifeboat			2 boats
			Lyttle Bros. Ltd.	24' yacht
				26' cruiser
	310377	Whiplash	W. Neville	yacht	14	1958
	312041	Pamper II	P. Wilson	yacht	14	1959	later Mariah Sea
	312059	Seal Rock	Dept. of Fisheries	patrol vessel	24	1959	later Seal Rock I, Seal Rock
	312849	Tsowam	National Harbours Board	patrol vessel	9	1960
	313668	Comet III	Mercury Water Taxi Ltd	water taxi	1	1960
	313725	Glenys Mary	John A. Stuart	yacht	14	1960
125	313754	Beaver Rock	Dept. of Fisheries	patrol vessel	31	1961	later 1997-14, Tlingit Princes (USA ON 1072383)
126	313779	Pillar Rock	Dept. of Fisheries	patrol vessel	31	1961	later Pillar Mist, Pillar Rock
	313240	Miss Harriet	J. N. Tubb	trawler	14	1962
	319743	Moodyville	Moodyville Mill Owners	Boomboat	2	1963	later Zory
	319510	Thrasher Rock	Dept. of Fisheries	patrol vessel	17	1963
130	320205	Lawrence L	Lyttle Bros. Ltd.	tugboat	88	1963	later North Arm Voyager
	320275	Barbie L IV	L. & K. Lumber Ltd.	Boomboat	3	1963
	320291	Barbie L V	L. & K. Lumber Ltd.	Boomboat	3	1963
	178829	Ocean Comet	Georgia Shipping Ltd.	Repowering of tugboat	60	1963	Former US tug Jorgie, Mount Coment
134	327208	Omega	Mercury Ventures Ltd.	ketch	17	1965
	322368	Cat Boomer	Finning Tractor Ltd	tugboat	3	1964
	322497	Mercury VIII	Mercury Marine Services	water taxi	5	1964
	322951	Island Boomer	Island Tug & Barge Co. Ltd.	Boomboat	3	1964
	326519	Bronco	Earl's Cove Logging Co.	Boomboat	3	1964
	325552	Sea Mark V	N. J. Jewitt	Boomboat	3	1965
Built in North Vancouver
	323234	Gale L	Lyttle Bros. ltd.	tugboat	6	1964	later Bold Bluff
	322502	Northcoaster	West Coast Towing	tugboat	16	1964
	325271	Barbie L VIII	L. & K. Lumber Ltd.	Boomboat	3	1965
148	325582	Viking Monarch	Viking Tugboat Co. Ltd	tugboat	68	1965
	329572	W.W. XV	Weldood of Canada Ltd.	Boomboat	3	1965
150	323282	Tasu No. 2	Wesfrob Mines Ltd.	barge	223	1965
152A	323846	Island Tug 150	Island Tug & Barge Co. Ltd.	barge	2,188	1965	later Seaspan 610
152B	323856	Island Tug 151	Island Tug & Barge Co. Ltd.	barge	2,188	1965	later Seaspan 611
		L.C. 12	B.C. Hydro	scow		1965
		L.C. 13	B.C. Hydro	scow		1965
	326583	Barbara L. III	L. & K. Lumber Ltd.	tugboat	8	1966
156	323871	Island Tug 91	Island Tug & Barge Co. Ltd.	barge	719	1966
157	327064	Island Tug 92	Island Tug & Barge Co. Ltd.	barge	719	1966	later Seaspan 381, Vicwest II
158	327071	Island Tug 93	Island Tug & Barge Co. Ltd.	barge	719	1966	later Seaspan 382
159	327083	Island Tug 119	Island Tug & Barge Co. Ltd.	barge	830	1966	later Seaspan 439
160	327087	Island Tug 120	Island Tug & Barge Co. Ltd.	barge	823	1966	later Seaspan 440
161	327090	Island Tug 121	Island Tug & Barge Co. Ltd.	barge	824	1966	later Seaspan 441
	327089	Island Boomer III	Island Tug & Barge Co. Ltd.	Boomboat	3	1966
	327264	Annex	Reeves MacDonald Mines	landing craft	12	1966
	327932	Cutter Rock	Dept of Fisheries	Wood patrol boat	36	1967
167	328912	Evco No. 3	Evans Coleman & Evans	barge	1,037	1967
168	328290	Island Tug 124	Island Tug & Barge Co	barge	819	1967	later Seaspan 444, W.M.S. 2
169	328300	Island Tug 125	Island Tug & Barge Co	barge	819	1967	later Seaspan 445
170	328306	Island Tug 126	Island Tug & Barge Co	barge	819	1967	later Seaspan 446
171	328311	Island Tug 127	Island Tu!-- g & Barge Co	barge	819	1967	later Seaspan 447
177	328936	Bute No. 5	Saul Miller	barge	757	1967
178A	329422	Bentley Rock	Doug Bentley	troller	14	1968	later Mar-Toy
178B	328985	Pat T. II	John N. Tubb	troller	14	1968	later Windchime
179	329453	Barbie L IX	L. & K. Lumber Ltd.	Boomboat	3	1968
180	328976	V.T. No. 180	Vancouver Tug Boat Co	barge	868	1968	later Seaspan 452, Beside The Point
181	329410	V.T. No. 181	Vancouver Tug Boat Co	barge	868	1968	later Seaspan 453, FRPD No. 7
182	329486	V.T. No. 182	Vancouver Tug Boat Co	barge	868	1968	later Seaspan 454
183	329464	Portage	BC-Hydro & Power Auth.	barge	115	1968
184	330380	Bel-Aire No. 1	Bel-Aire Shipyards Ltd.	barge	118	1968	later S.N. No. 1
185	329605	Evco No. 15	Lehigh Hanson Materials	barge	1,539	1969
186	331847	Island Valiant	Island Tug & Barge Co. Ltd.	tugboat	110	1969	later Seaspan Valiant
187	331108	Evco No. 90	Lehigh Hanson Materials	barge	1,710	1969
188	331288	Evco No. 91	Lehigh Hanson Materials	barge	2,184	1969
189	331865	Evco No. 92	Lehigh Hanson Materials	barge	1,711	1969
190	330852	Arctic Circle No. 1	Kaps Transport Ltd.	tugboat	168	1969
191	331229	Island Victor	Island Tug & Barge Co. Ltd.	tugboat	110	1970	later Seaspan Victor
192	331205	Peace carrier	Peace Navigation		215	1969
194	331945	B.A.M. No. 1	Bel-Aire Mackenzie Ltd.	barge	215	1970
195	331947	Bel-Aire Lift	Bel-Aire Mackenzie Ltd.	drydock	222	1970	later Seaspan Drydock No. 1
196	331946	Bel-Aire Beaver	Bel-Aire Mackenzie Ltd.	Boomboat	3	1970
197	331770	Peace Logger	Terminal Forest Products	barge	98	1970
	330380	S.N. No. 1	Egmont Towing & Salvage	barge		1970	lengthening of Bel-Aire No. 1 (hull 184)
201?	331768	Peace Boomer No. 8	Peace Navigation	Boomboat	5	1970
201B	331769	Peace Boomer No. 9	Peace Navigation	Boomboat	5	1970
204	344689	G. of G. 501	Gulf of Georgia Towing Co.	barge	1,624	1970	later NA 195, Hodder 195
	344735	Vic Ingraham	Northern Transportation	tugboat	711	1970	Deckhouse only
206A	331130	Federal Arctic No. 1	Federal Com & Nav Co	landing craft	14	1970
206B	331131	Federal Arctic No. 2	Federal Com & Nav Co	landing craft	14	1970
208A	345227	Fir	Bel-Aire Shipyards Ltd.	Boomboat	3	1971	later Barbie L XII
208B	345228	Pine	Bel-Aire Shipyards Ltd.	Boomboat	3	1971
208C	345229	Cedar	Bel-Aire Shipyards Ltd.	Boomboat	3	1971
209B	330397	Hudson Handler	Int'l Hydrodynamics	submersible tender	343	1970	assembled in Churchill MB
211	345247	Bel-Aire No. 3	Bel-Aire Shipyards Ltd.	barge	213	1971	later L & K V, H.I.R.E. I
212	391815	Angelglow	Arnold Lehn	Wood Ketch	11	1979	not completed until 1979
217		Tlingit	Richard Stewart	launch	11	1971	sold (USA ON 1028312), laid up 2009 in Riverside CA
218	345601	N.W.D. 203	North Western Dredging	barge	396	1971	later Miller 203
222A	346416	Janie B	Federal Com & Nav Co	OSV	885	1972	later George E. Darby, 601, Rambo, Ocean Project, Unibamba (Peru)
222B	346417	Cathy B	Nordic Offshore Services	OSV	885	1972	later SeaFed Margaree, 956, Chunghwa III, Rotam I (Honduras)
230a	347879	Hudson Service	offshore Marine Int'l.	AHTS	877	1973	later Jackman, 602, Pamar Salvor, Martha Eugenia (U.S.A.)
230b	347880	Baffin Service	offshore Marine Int'l.	AHTS	877	1973	later Grenfell, 601, Geosearch, Pearl Horizon, Odyssea Voyager (U.S.A.), burned and CTL-2006
232		Captain Teach	Richard Stewart	yacht		1974
233	348505	Pandora II	Christensen Canadian Ent	Diving Support	1,378	1974	later Jean Francois de la Perouse, Ocean Voyager (U.K.), foundered 2002
		Lady Colleen II	Californian Owner	yacht		1974
235	347536	Kakisa	Northern Transportation	tugboat	204	1973
238A	348506	Strom Bay	Canadian Fishing Co	barge	115	1974
238B	348507	Oval Bay	Canadian Fishing Co	barge	115	1974
239A	Panama	Ambassador Service	offshore Marine Int'l.	AHTS	497	1975	later Selat Pride, Seabulk Persistence, Neptune Persistence, MISR Gulf XII (Egypt)
239B	Panama	Sovereign Service	offshore Marine Int'l.	AHTS	497	1975	later June T, Marianas Voyager (Guam)
240A	Panama	Statesman Service	offshore Marine Int'l.	AHTS	497	1975	later Viva (India), scrapped 2014
240B	Panama	Dominion Service	offshore Marine Int'l.	AHTS	497	1975	(U.S.A.)
241A	368699	Homa Bay	Canadian Fishing Co	barge	115	1974
241B	368700	Naas Bay	Canadian Fishing Co	barge	115	1974
246	356755	Seaspan Regent	Seaspan International	tugboat	568	1976
258	371232	Dillingham No. 255	Dillingham Corporation	barge	72	1976	later Delcat 255
262	371657	BP 1026	BC-Dept. of Highways	drydock	396	1976
264	371214	Muchalat Chief	Tahsis Co. Ltd.	tugboat	9	1976	Outfitting only, Sunderland Chief
	323681	Leroy & Barry	Pacifc Sunrise Fishing Co.	seiner	126	1977	conversion, Hope Bay, capsized 2004 and lost
268	383282	Charles H. Cates VII	C. H. Cates & Sons Ltd.	tugboat	68	1977
269	383412	Hamilton Baillie	Chemanius Towing	tugboat	120	1977	later Island Defender
270	383486	Intrepid No. 1	T. Mosley	seiner	96	1978
271	368390	Arctic Surveyor	Arctic Transportation	research	736	1978	later Blain McKeil, Geomariner 1, Geo Mariner
272	391885	Charles H. Cates V	C. H. Cates & Sons Ltd.	tugboat	68	1979
278A	Brazil	Satro 21	SATRO	OSV	796	1980	scrapped 2011
278B	Brazil	Satro 23	SATRO	OSV	796	1980	scrapped 2011
280	391840	Pelagic No. 1	Pelagic Transport Ltd	barge	369	1978	later RDV-Keetu, Penphrase
281	Mexico	Coinseco Alfa	Atunera Coinseca	trawler	1,773	1982	later Azteca 3
282	Mexico	Coinseco Beta	Atunera Coinseca	trawler	1,773	1982	later Marisa Z., Azteca 7
283	393502	Jeanna Marie	J. E. Farrington	trawler	218	1979
284	392924	Canmar Supplier 8	Dome Petroleum Ltd	landing craft	1,256	1979	later Couteau Supplier, Birchy 1, Cristina Express (Venezuela)
286	371657	B.P. 1026	BC-Dept. of Highways	drydock	913	1980	conversion and lengthening
288	800076	P. B. 12	Marine Petrobulk	tank barge	759	1981
	188246	Banksland Surveyor	Nortran Offshore Ltd	survey vessel	640	1982	conversion, Salmon Seeker
	800993	Canmar Tugger II	Dome Petroleum Ltd	tugboat	651	1982	conversion
300	800199	Warrior	LaFarge Canada	barge	2,683	1981
301	802332	Placentia Bay	Husky Oil Co.	AHTS	2,769	1983	later Maersk Placentia, Maersk Shipper, Maersk Placentia, Storm Express (Denmark)
302	804457	John P. Tully	Canadian Govt.	research	2,198	1985