Other Boatbuilders in British Columbia ~ Shipbuilding History

Other Boatbuilders in British Columbia

Most recent update: July 21, 2021.

The number of tugs and other small boats built in British Columbia is legion and impossible to document fully. As a result, this table is far from complete and it does not even include several yards, the output of which was in the hundreds of boats, for which tables are still being developed.

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Builder	Location		O/N	Name	Customer	Type	GT	Completed	Notes
ABC Boats	Vancouver		819473	Queen of Diamonds	Vancouver Cruises	ferry	392	1897
Allen, H. H.	Vancouver			Achates		freighter	209	1908
Banks Marine Ind.	Parksville		393934	Donna Maria No.1		trawler	55	1980	later Lasqueti Fisher No.1
Banks Marine Ind.	Parksville		396174	Lasqueti Steeler		trawler	77	1980
Breezedale Marine	Port Moody		393879	Proud Venture		trawler	62	1980
Breezedale Marine	Port Moody		395583	Providence II		trawler	68	1980
British Columbia IW	Vancouver			Iskoot	Klondyke Mining	freighter	590	1898	wrecked Grenville Channel 1898
B.C. Yacht & boat	Victoria		802619	Berens	Coast Guard	lighthouse tender	73	1921	later f/v Lady Marjorie 1958, sank 1974
Brown, A.	New Westminster			Faultless		tugboat	145	1907
Brown, R.	Vancouver			Queen City		schooner	391	1894	sank off Beaver Cove, Vancouver Is 1920
Bulger, J.M.	Nelson			Slocan	Canadian Pacific	sternwheel ferry	600	1897
Bulger, J.M.	Nelson			Ymir	Canadian Pacific	tugboat		1899	scuttled 1929 in Nelson
Bulger, J.M.	Nelson			Procter	Canadian Pacific	tugboat		1900	sank 1926 in Trout Lake City
Bulger, J.M.	Nelson			Valhalla	Canadian Pacific	tugboat	153	1901	burned 1993
Bulger, J.M.	Nelson			Slocan	Canadian Pacific	passenger freighter	605	1905
Bulger, J.M.	Nelson			Kuskanook	Canadian Pacific	passenger	1,008	1906	hulked 1931
Bulger, J.M.	Okanagan Landing			Okanagan	Canadian Pacific	passenger	1,078	1907	hulked 1938
Bulger, J.M.	Nelson			What Shan	Canadian Pacific	freighter	106	1909
Bulger, J.M.	Nelson			Hosmer	Canadian Pacific	freighter	154	1909	burned 1934
Bulger, J.M.	Nakusp			Bonnington	Canadian Pacific	passenger	1,700	1911	hulked 1931, sold 1942
Bulger, J.M.	Okanagan Landing			Castlegar	Canadian Pacific	tugboat	104	1911
Bursey, Harold	Port Mellon		194215	Harverdor		yacht	10	1949	later Crusader
Canadian Pacific	Okanagan Landing			Aberdeen	Canadian Pacific	passenger	554	June 1893	scrapped 1919
Canadian Pacific	Victoria			Otter	Canadian Pacific	freighter	366	1900	burned and laid up at Malksope Inlet, Vancouver Is 1937
Cates, G.E.	Vancouver			Britannia	Terminal S.S.Co	freighter	326	1902	scrapped 1926
Cates, G.E.	Vancouver			Cascade		freighter	119	1902
Cefer Designs	Richmond		820954	Seaborne II	Sturgeon's Dvlpmt.	ferry	2,371	1985
Central Interior Barging	Prince George		812703	Babine Charger	Babine Forest Prods	ferry	1,201	1993
Central Interior Barging	Prince George		812712	Williston Transporter	Canadian FP	ferry	4,252	1994
Centre SY	Victoria		368895	Sun Maiden		trawler	148	1974
Centre SY	Victoria		368913	Westerly		trawler	50	1975
Centre SY	Victoria		368933	Karibendale C		trawler	52	1975	later Miss Crewe
Cholberg	Victoria			Washington	A/S Wood	schooner	976	Aug 1919	later Cynthia 1923, Valborg 1923, Margareta 1947, foundered 1950
Cholberg SY	Victoria			Vancouver	A/S Wood	schooner	988	Oct 1919	later Margaret F. Sterling 1925, Trade Wind 1937, sold 1941 at Tokyo
Conner, Arthur	Ganges		807733	Pacifica		trawler	87	1988
Cowichan Welding	Duncan		812608	Royal Fisher		trawler	71	1990	later Lasqueti Titan
Dame	New Westminster			Armac		freighter	136	Sep 1927
Fergusson, O.C.	Vancouver		384011	Vampy No. 1		trawler	130	1978
Fergusson, O.C.	Vancouver		809178	Pacific Venture I		trawler	51	1987
Fergusson, O.C.	Vancouver		809200	Krista Gail		trawler		1987	closed
Frostad BW	Delta		369209	Carmanah No. 1		trawler	83	1974
Frostad BW	Delta		348878	Nucleus		trawler	87	1974
Frostad BW	Delta		369500	Karenora		trawler	80	1975	later Ocean Venture
Frostad BW	Delta		369631	R. M. Nelson		trawler	58	1975	later Haida Shadows
Granville I. BY	Vancouver		816799	Destiny I	Accent Cruises	ferry	196	1993
Halliday Marine	Nanaimo		344912	Strider King		trawler	50	1971
Halliday Marine	Nanaimo		346230	Ocean Aggressor		trawler	96	1972
Halliday Marine	Nanaimo		347452	Viking Leader		trawler	66	1973
Harbour SY	Vancouver			Mermaid II		trawler	106	1943
Kickham, T.J.	Vancouver			Le Roi		freighter	196	1905
Kootenay ferry	Nelson			Osprey 2000		ferry	1,780	2000
Lasqueti Fishing	Lasqueti I.		811864	Lasqueti Storm		trawler	86	1989
Leader Marine	Vancouver		391883	Leader IV		trawler	98	1978
Mann, Ronald	Qualicum		383889	Osprey No. 1		trawler	78	1978	later Point Made
Marlin Marine	Vancouver		384100	Steadfast		trawler	82	1978	closed 2000
Marlin Marine	Vancouver		391315	Elora Jane		trawler	82	1978
Marlin Marine	Vancouver		391878	Pacific Spray		trawler	103	1979
Mayer Steel Boats	Sidney		347783	Twin J		trawler
Mayer Steel Boats	Sidney		371687	Jenolet		trawler	62	1977	later Steer Clear
Mayer Steel Boats	Sidney		383375	Rebecca Lor		trawler	49	1977
Mayer Steel Boats	Sidney		391731	Pacific Banker		trawler	53	1979
Mayer Steel Boats	Sidney		393600	windjammer		trawler	59	1979
Mayer Steel Boats	Sidney		393613	Sanglinay		trawler	50	1979	later Lasqueti Explorer
McAllister	Vancouver			Alexander	McAllister Bros	tugboat	332	1976
McAlister, T	Minstrel I		370599	Temujin		trawler	24	1976
McAlister, T	Oona River		802673	Far Reach		trawler	22	1983
McAlpin & Allen	Vancouver			Thistle	M. Manson	freighter	384	1890	burned off Queen Charlotte Sound, BC 1907
McAlpin & Allen	Vancouver			City of Nanaimo	Mainland & Nanaimo S.N.Co	passenger	761	1891	later Bowena 1912, Cheam 1920, scrapped 1926
McAlpine, C.	Vancouver			Stikine Chief	Stikine Nav Co	freighter	847	1898	sank in tow North Pacific 1898
McDonald, A.	Vancouver			Haro		tugboat	233	1910
McDonald, A.C.	Victoria			Venture	N.P.Shaw	freighter	812	1902	burned at Inverness, Skeena River 1909
McDonald, A.C.	Vancouver			Commodore	BC-Mills Timber & Trading	tugboat	318	1907	later Commodore Straits 1949, wrecked Fraser Reef, Welcome Pass BC 1955
McDougall Jenkins	Vancouver			Point Ellice		freighter	163	1911
McGregor, J. D. & W. L.	Vancouver		157242	Hoaloha	McGregor, J. D. & W. L.	yacht	21	1932	to US owners 1943 as Marbob (ON 244882), Eliza, Wild Rose, Katie Mack
McNair, D.	New Westminster					tugboat	172	1889
Menchions SY	Vancouver					trawler		1949	later Western Wind
Moir, J.	New Westminster			Dauntless		freighter	128	1901
Moscrop, A.	Vancouver			R. F. M.		tugboat	103	1922
Moscrop, A.	Vancouver			Sea Swell		tugboat	103	1922
Nanaimo SY	Nanaimo		815336	Bad News	Gemini Marine	trawler	93	1993
Pacific Whaling	Victoria			W. Grant		whale catcher	103	1910
Pardiac, August	Qualicum		331030	Windward Isle		trawler	71	1970
Paterson, T.W.	Victoria			Iroquois		passenger freighter	195	1900	sank off Sidney, BC 1911
Peck, W.	New Westminster			Peerless		freighter	128	1904
Pelletier Welding	Port Alberni		369486	Windward Star		trawler	59	1975	later Pacific Aggressor
Progressive Marine	New Westminster BC		805649	Researcher	ISE Research	tugboat	128	1985
Riley, Ross	Nanaimo		331001	Golden Fleece		trawler	67	1968	later Pacific Adventure
Robertson, C.E.	Vancouver			Sea Lion		freighter	218	1905
Ross & Murphy	Vancouver			Ophir		freighter	212	1907
Schneider, Rodney	Powell River		822733	Penrose		trawler	11	2000
Scoretz, Thomas	N. Vancouver		313781	Haste		trawler	46	1961
Scoretz, Thomas	N. Vancouver		368707	Mr. Wind		trawler	107	1974
Scott, David T.	Mitchell I.		190284	Treasure Island		trawler	50	1948
Seaton, A.H.	Arrowhead			Adam Hall		freighter	145	1904
Seaton, A.H.	New Westminster			Westham		passenger freighter	199	1909
Shore boat	Richmond			Kwawkewlth Producer		trawler	101	1974
Shore boat	Richmond		803553	Western Hunter		trawler	45	1979	later Cape George
Shore boat	Richmond	317		Pacific Destination		trawler	120	1989
Sikanni Oilfield	Fort Nelson		368376	Arctic Eagle	Arctic Navigation	tugboat	45	1975	later RDV-Gator
Smith, J.M.C.	Victoria			Barbara Boscowitz		freighter	338	1883	wrecked Parson's Bay, BC, 1904
Sooke Machine Shop, Ltd.	Sooke		368924	Rebel Isle		trawler	65	1975	in the US (O.N. AK7148AL)
Streeper Bros.	Fort Nelson		369113	J. S. Keens		tugboat	119	1974	later Coastal Destinations
Sunset SY	Vancouver			Newcastle No. 6		trawler	102	1918	later Cape Naden
TD Marine	Port Coquitlam		395563	Dan Mary No. 1		trawler	60	1980
Thompson MW	Parksville		369490	Beaufort Sea		trawler	68	1975
Thompson MW	Parksville		371899	Discovery Isle		trawler	135	1977	later Argent No. 1
Thompson MW	Parksville		383873	Nimpkish Producer No. 1		trawler	120	1978
Trackey, T.H.	Victoria			Czar		tugboat	152	1897	scrapped 1919
Tristar Marine	Port Hammond		383470	Viking Sunrise		trawler	91	1977
Tristar Marine	Port Hammond		383500	Ocean Pearl		trawler	93	1978	later La Porsche
Turpel Marine	Victoria			Leebro	Steamer Leebro Ltd	freighter	323	1908	later Salvor 1923, Island Prince 1942, M.M.C.S. Beaver 1964, scuttled 1970
Turpel Marine	Victoria		130611	Olive M.	Victoria Lumber	tugboat	124	1911	later Sea King I 1940, wrecked 1997, salvaged and scuttled
Turpel Marine	Victoria			Strath		tugboat	116	1926
	Victoria		347761	Pacific Bandit		trawler	69	1973	sank 1995
	Victoria		807705	Powak		trawler	62	1987
	Vancouver		329340	Tiro		trawler	70	1930
Van's Steel	Vancouver		331241	Bar-Van		trawler	147	1969	later Eastern Phoenix
Victoria Lumber	Chemainus			Chemainus		freighter	153	1909
Waterbridge Fab.	Prince George		820154	Francois Forester	Waterbridge Eqpmt.	ferry	861	2004
Watson, A.	Victoria			R. P. Rithet		passenger	817	1882	later Baramba 1909
Watson, A.	New Westminster			Transfer		passenger	264	1893	scrapped 1910
Watson, A.	Victoria			Port Simpson	Hudson's Bay Co	passenger freighter	607	1908	scrapped 1922
Westminster MR	New Westminster			Columbia		freighter	106	1910
Westminster MR	New Westminster			coaster		freighter	149	1916
Westminster MR	New Westminster			Queen		tugboat	106	1914
Westminster MR	New Westminster			Robert Preston	Preston Mann Towing	tugboat		1923	later Johnstone Straits 1949, Prestige 1954
Westminster MR	New Westminster			D. B. M.		tugboat	102	1924
Zenith Steel	Richmond		347981	Delta Eagle	Horizon Marine	tugboat	71	1973
Zenith Steel	Richmond		348884	Miller Langley	Inlet Navigation	tugboat	140	1974	later Belleisle Sound
Zenith Steel	Richmond			Betty Coulter		tugboat	141	1974