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 | ||