McKay Cormack ~ Shipbuilding History

McKay Cormack

Victoria BC

McKay Cormack was formed by H. Malcolm McKay and Alan Cormack, reactivating the facility previously operated by Falconer Marine Industries (1942-1949) and, before that, by Armstrong Brothers (1908-1942). The shipyard was on Kingston Street, where the Coast Victoria Hotel and Marina is today.

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	O/N	Name	Customer	Type	GT	LOA	Built	Notes
Built by Armstrong Brothers
	171629	Milwin	Canadian Coast Guard	patrol boat	49	52	1939	later PML 15, ML 15, Blue Fjord, sank 2006
	172103	New America	Harold Manson	fishing boat	13	34	1939	later HC-87, New America, burned 1962
	172104	Phylgail	Fred. Manning	work boat	8	25	1940	later Jo-Mar, inactive 1977
	172492	Barnston Island	BC-Min. of Public Works	work boat	10	31	1940	inactive 1967
	172497	General Caldwell	Canadian Army	work boat	14	39	1941	later Humphrey VI, inactive 2002
	173471	General Hertzberg	Canadian Army	work boat	18	39	1941	later Namu, inactive 2014
	173780	Fisher Boy II	John K. Homer	fishing boat	15	39	1942	inactive
	177553	Talapus	Canadian Navy	patrol boat	109	79	1942	later Parry
	178828	Kuitan	Canadian Navy	patrol boat	94	79	1942	later Cape Bathurst, Kornat I
Built by Falconer Marine
	177585	HPC-35	Canadian Navy	Harbor Craft	14	45	1944	sold 1946 as Deerco, Valerie K II, Squamish Queen, Deerco, inactive 1996
	178867	HPC-36	Canadian Navy	Harbor Craft	14	45	1944	sold 1946 as Windrush, sold to US owners 1948
	177612	HPC-37	Canadian Navy	Harbor Craft	14	45	1944	sold 1946 as Rio III, burned 1946
	322986	Lakewood (Z-63)	Canadian Navy	target Vessel	32	57	1944	sold 1966 as Lakewood, Discovery Princess
	347982	Oakwood (Z-64)	Canadian Navy	target Vessel	32	57	1944	sold 1974 as Lochinvar, Curious, Oakwood
	819454	Wildwood (Z-65)	Canadian Navy	target Vessel	32	57	1944	sold 1959 as Wildwood, Wildwood I
	176753	Baldpate	Canadian Air Force	crash boat	15	37	1944	sold 1961, inactive 2011
	193361	Vida II	Higgs Ferries	passenger	5	32	1945	inactive 2008
	176654	Fisher Boy III	John K. Homer	fishing boat	14	39	1946	later San Marino, Kathy L , Little Stormer, idle 2019
	176671	Invercan No. 5	Todd & Sons	fishing boat	38	53	1946	later Prosperity, Adriatic Wind, Pacific Odyssey, Linnee
	176679	Dunrone	Alexander Paul	recreational	5	25	1946	inactive 1977
	177367	Nipentuck	John K. Homer	fishing boat	25	45	1946	inactive 2008
	177369	Jeep		recreational	5	25	1946	inactive 2010
	177370	Thunderbird	Seaview Holdings	recreational	28	42	1946
	177390	Messenger 3	Shanteyman's Assn.	work boat	28	45	1946	later Messenger III
	322979	Maria S	Bernhard Larson	fishing boat	7	32	1946	inactive 2008
	178868	Tejos	Walter S. Moore	recreational	20	34	1947	later Pinafore II, inactive 2010
	178877	Falcon Marina	Claude Harrison	recreational	5	25	1947	later Notyett, Davey Pearl, El Lucianne, inactive 2013
	179086	Bay Falcon	Geoffrey Simpson	recreational	8	25	1947	later Gay Zone, Miss T Jane, inactive 2006
	179405	Weald		recreational	7	25	1947	later Lady Ann, inactive 2010
	190131	Dawn IV	Archie Kennedy	recreational	7	25	1947	inactive 2007
		Aspen	BC-Forest Service	work boat	5	25	1947
		Elder	BC-Forest Service	work boat	5	25	1947
		Juniper	BC-Forest Service	work boat	5	25	1947
		Mountain Ash	BC-Forest Service	work boat	5	25	1947
		Ow-Wahla	BC-Forest Service	work boat	5	25	1947
		Poplar	BC-Forest Service	work boat	5	25	1947
		Syringa	BC-Forest Service	work boat	5	25	1947
		White Pine	BC-Forest Service	work boat	5	25	1947
		Yew	BC-Forest Service	work boat	5	25	1947
	179392	Manana	Roosevelt S. Olson	recreational	20	34	1948	later Athlone, inactive 2007
	190625	Blue Fin II	Richard A. Lipsey	recreational	19	34	1948	later Temagami, Blue Fin V
Built by McKay Cormack
	190678	Tichuk	Lawrence A. Genge	recreational	23	40	1949	later Seascape II, inactive 2011
	192291	Sealeave II		fishing boat	13	30	1950	inactive 2008
	193330	Tzinquaw	Hector C. Stone	recreational	11	29	1951	inactive 2010
	MP-79	Westview	RCMP	patrol boat	25	33	1953	sold 1970
	MP-87	Nanaimo	RCMP	patrol boat	44	65	1957	sold 1973
	MP-93	Masset	RCMP	patrol boat	44	65	1958	sold 1974 as Great Escape
	MP-98	Alert	RCMP	patrol boat	44	65	1958	sold 1975
	371190	Sossity	James M. Shell	recreational	48	62	1957
	310289	M. J. Watson	Canadian Explosives	tugboat	5	27	1958
	312263	Neepawa	McKay-Cormack	recreational	9	26	1959
	312288	Lo-Isle	Sydney J. Boatel	fishing boat	11	33	1960
	312855	Falcon Rock	Fisheries & Oceans	patrol boat	26	45	1960	later 1993-03, Falcon Rock
	314009	Terry Wayne	Gordon Edwards	passenger	12	33	1961	later Albert Charlie
	318638	Our-Own	Frank E. Smith	fishing boat	65	51	1962	inactive 2012
	320210	Barbarossa	Buford E. Haines	fishing boat	25	41	1963	foundered off Lasqueli I. 1989
	320069	Yukon Queen	Yukon Queen Tours	passenger	19	42	1964	later Scenic Queen
	320073	Yukon Belle	Yukon Queen Tours	passenger	19	42	1964	later Scenic Belle, inactive 2010
	320935	Kitandoh	Min. of Transport	work boat	12	32	1964	inactive 1979
	322359	Surge Rock	Fisheries & Oceans	patrol boat	33	47	1964	later 1997-17, Pacific Surveyor, Surge Rock
	325628	V.T. No. 164	Vancouver Towing	barge	778	165	1965	later Seaspan 406
	325678	V.T. No. 165	Vancouver Towing	barge	778	165	1965	later Seaspan 407, W.M.S. 3
	326494	V.T. No. 166	Vancouver Towing	barge	778	165	1965	later Seaspan 408, West Island 408, inactive 2012
	327100	Island Master	Island Tug & barge	tugboat	149	80	1967	later Seaspan Master, inactive 2012
	327101	Island Chief	Island Tug & barge	tugboat	149	80	1967	later Seaspan Chief, sold foreign 2017
	328897	Harbour Exodus	Harbour Ferries	cargo boat	66	80	1967	later Royal Chinook
	328909	Island West No. 1	Island Tug & barge	barge	1,166	132	1967	later P.P.S. Platform No.5
	330605	Dogwood Princess	BC-Ferries	passenger	5	28	1969	inactive 2008
	331270	V.T. No. 155	Vancouver Towing	barge	1,686	266	1969	later Seaspan 190
	CG-104	Bamfield	Canadian Coast Guard	SAR boat	22	44	1969	inactive 2001
	CG-105	Tofino	Canadian Coast Guard	SAR boat	22	44	1969	sold 2007
	CG-106	Bull Harbour	Canadian Coast Guard	SAR boat	22	44	1969	later Port Hardy, inactive 2004
	346377	Dirigo II	John R. Parrish	fishing boat	9	31	1979	inactive 2008