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Construction of the BC Barge and Tug FleetA BRIEF HISTORY
PRESENTED BY: MALCOLM McLAREN
ALLIED SHIPBUILDERS (RETIRED)
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Overview of the BC Shipbuilding Industry1900 to Present
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The First Shipbuilding Boom - 1917 to 1923Employees in Front of Coughlan’s Shipyard – 1918Columbia and 1st Avenue – False Creek, Vancouver
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Cargo Vessel ‘War Storm’Built by Wallace Shipbuilding Company, North Vancouver - 1918
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The Second Shipbuilding Boom - World War II
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Launch of 10,000 Ton Victory (Liberty) ShipWest Coast Shipbuilders, Vancouver
(Future Home of 2010 Winter Olympics Athletes’ Village)
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Victory Ship Entering Vancouver HarbourPhoto from Prospect Point
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Post War Shipbuilding - 1946 to 1949 SS ‘Prince George’, Built by Yarrows – 1948
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Deckhouse of the ‘Radium Gilbert’On Portage in Northwest Territories – Summer 1946
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‘Radium Gilbert’On Great Bear Lake, Northwest Territories - 1946
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Building a BC Barge and Tug Fleet1950 to 1990
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Total Number of Steel Vessels Built Per Year in British Columbia
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Number of Steel Barges Built Per Year in British Columbia
Steel Barges
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Yarrows - 249
Vancouver Shipyards - 102
McKenzie Barge - 87
Burrard Drydock - 83
Allied Shipbuilders - 82
Victoria Machinery Depot - 70
Western Bridge - 51
West Coast Shipbuilders - 45
John Manly / Westcoast Manly - 42
Bel-Aire Shipyards - 41
Dominion Bridge - 24
B.C.Marine Shipbuilders - 21
Barges Built by 72 Other Firms - 138
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1,035 Steel Barges Built by BC Shipyards - 1907 to Present
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Yarrows - 249
Vancouver Shipyards - 102
McKenzie Barge - 87
Burrard Drydock - 83
Allied Shipbuilders - 82
Victoria Machinery Depot - 70
Western Bridge - 51
West Coast Shipbuilders - 45
John Manly / Westcoast Manly - 42
Bel-Aire Shipyards - 41
Dominion Bridge - 24
B.C.Marine Shipbuilders - 21
Barges Built by 72 Other Firms - 138
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1,035 Steel Barges Built by BC Shipyards - 1907 to Present
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Interior of Yarrows’ Covered BerthYarrows Covered Building Berth Enhanced Productivity
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A Typical British Columbia Chip BargeBarge ‘Island Tug No. 61’
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Yarrows - 249
Vancouver Shipyards - 102
McKenzie Barge - 87
Burrard Drydock - 83
Allied Shipbuilders - 82
Victoria Machinery Depot - 70
Western Bridge - 51
West Coast Shipbuilders - 45
John Manly / Westcoast Manly - 42
Bel-Aire Shipyards - 41
Dominion Bridge - 24
B.C.Marine Shipbuilders - 21
Barges Built by 72 Other Firms - 138
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1,035 Steel Barges Built by BC Shipyards - 1907 to Present
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Vancouver ShipyardsAerial Photo of Pemberton Avenue Facility – June 1967
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Yarrows - 249
Vancouver Shipyards - 102
McKenzie Barge - 87
Burrard Drydock - 83
Allied Shipbuilders - 82
Victoria Machinery Depot - 70
Western Bridge - 51
West Coast Shipbuilders - 45
John Manly / Westcoast Manly - 42
Bel-Aire Shipyards - 41
Dominion Bridge - 24
B.C.Marine Shipbuilders - 21
Barges Built by 72 Other Firms - 138
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1,035 Steel Barges Built by BC Shipyards - 1907 to Present
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McKenzie Barge and MarinewaysAerial View of North Vancouver Facility – c.1960
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Yarrows - 249
Vancouver Shipyards - 102
McKenzie Barge - 87
Burrard Drydock - 83
Allied Shipbuilders - 82
Victoria Machinery Depot - 70
Western Bridge - 51
West Coast Shipbuilders - 45
John Manly / Westcoast Manly - 42
Bel-Aire Shipyards - 41
Dominion Bridge - 24
B.C.Marine Shipbuilders - 21
Barges Built by 72 Other Firms - 138
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1,035 Steel Barges Built by BC Shipyards - 1907 to Present
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Burrard Drydock CompanySelf-Dumping Log Barge ‘Powell No.1’ - 1964
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Yarrows - 249
Vancouver Shipyards - 102
McKenzie Barge - 87
Burrard Drydock - 83
Allied Shipbuilders - 82
Victoria Machinery Depot - 70
Western Bridge - 51
West Coast Shipbuilders - 45
John Manly / Westcoast Manly - 42
Bel-Aire Shipyards - 41
Dominion Bridge - 24
B.C.Marine Shipbuilders - 21
Barges Built by 72 Other Firms - 138
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1,035 Steel Barges Built by BC Shipyards - 1907 to Present
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Allied ShipbuildersAerial View of North Vancouver Facility – 1969
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Self-Dumping Log Barge‘Rayonier No.1’ - Allied Shipbuilders Hull No.120
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Self-Dumping Log Barge‘Rayonier No.1’ - Allied Shipbuilders Hull No.120
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Self-Dumping Log Barge‘Rayonier No.1’ - Allied Shipbuilders Hull No.120
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Self-Dumping Log Barge‘Rayonier No.1’ - Allied Shipbuilders Hull No.120
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Self-Loading Log Barge‘Crown Zellerbach No.1’ - Allied Shipbuilders Hull No.131
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Yarrows - 249
Vancouver Shipyards - 102
McKenzie Barge - 87
Burrard Drydock - 83
Allied Shipbuilders - 82
Victoria Machinery Depot - 70
Western Bridge - 51
West Coast Shipbuilders - 45
John Manly / Westcoast Manly - 42
Bel-Aire Shipyards - 41
Dominion Bridge - 24
B.C.Marine Shipbuilders - 21
Barges Built by 72 Other Firms - 138
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1,035 Steel Barges Built by BC Shipyards - 1907 to Present
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Victoria Machinery DepotSemi-Submersible Drilling Rig Sedco 135F (Compared to the Empress Hotel)
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Steel Tugs
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John Manly / West Coast Manly - 293
S.Madill - 59
Allied Shipbuilders - 52
Vito Steel Boat & Barge - 33
Star Shipyards ( Mercer's) - 32
Alberni Engineering - 29
B.C. Marine Shipbuilders - 20
Yarrows - 17
Vancouver Shipyards - 16
Vancouver Steel Fabricators - 16
Sylte Shipyard - 15
Bel-Aire Shipyards - 14
Tugs Built by 90 Other Firms - 182
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778 Steel Tugs Built by BC Shipyards - 1906 to Present
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John Manly / West Coast Manly - 293
S.Madill - 59
Allied Shipbuilders - 52
Vito Steel Boat & Barge - 33
Star Shipyards ( Mercer's) - 32
Alberni Engineering - 29
B.C. Marine Shipbuilders - 20
Yarrows - 17
Vancouver Shipyards - 16
Vancouver Steel Fabricators - 16
Sylte Shipyard - 15
Bel-Aire Shipyards - 14
Tugs Built by 90 Other Firms - 182
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778 Steel Tugs Built by BC Shipyards - 1906 to Present
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John Manly (and Related Companies)Responsible for the Construction of Nearly 40% of the Tugs Built in British Columbia
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John Manly / Westcoast Manly‘Rivtow Capt. Bob’ (Now ‘Seaspan Royal’)
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John Manly / West Coast Manly - 293
S.Madill - 59
Allied Shipbuilders - 52
Vito Steel Boat & Barge - 33
Star Shipyards ( Mercer's) - 32
Alberni Engineering - 29
B.C. Marine Shipbuilders - 20
Yarrows - 17
Vancouver Shipyards - 16
Vancouver Steel Fabricators - 16
Sylte Shipyard - 15
Bel-Aire Shipyards - 14
Tugs Built by 90 Other Firms - 182
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778 Steel Tugs Built by BC Shipyards - 1906 to Present
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Allied ShipbuildersT.A. McLaren Piloting Allied Shipbuilders Hull No. 2 – ‘Wee MacAdam’
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Allied ShipbuildersHull No. 124 – ‘Neva Straits’
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Allied ShipbuildersHull No. 226 – ‘Bandera’ (Now ‘Storm Bandit’)
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Allied ShipbuildersHull No. 231 – ‘Canmar Tugger’ (Now ‘Island Tugger’)
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Allied ShipbuildersHull No. 194 and No. 195 – ‘Arctic Taglu’ and ‘Arctic Hooper’
Keels Set and Main Engines Installed
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Allied ShipbuildersHull No. 194 and No. 195 – ‘Arctic Taglu’ and ‘Arctic Hooper’
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John Manly / West Coast Manly - 293
S.Madill - 59
Allied Shipbuilders - 52
Vito Steel Boat & Barge - 33
Star Shipyards ( Mercer's) - 32
Alberni Engineering - 29
B.C. Marine Shipbuilders - 20
Yarrows - 17
Vancouver Shipyards - 16
Vancouver Steel Fabricators - 16
Sylte Shipyard - 15
Bel-Aire Shipyards - 14
Tugs Built by 90 Other Firms - 182
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778 Steel Tugs Built by BC Shipyards - 1906 to Present
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Vito Steel Boat and Barge Launching of Steel Gravel Barge ‘Packmore 4000’ – 1976
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John Manly / West Coast Manly - 293
S.Madill - 59
Allied Shipbuilders - 52
Vito Steel Boat & Barge - 33
Star Shipyards ( Mercer's) - 32
Alberni Engineering - 29
B.C. Marine Shipbuilders - 20
Yarrows - 17
Vancouver Shipyards - 16
Vancouver Steel Fabricators - 16
Sylte Shipyard - 15
Bel-Aire Shipyards - 14
Tugs Built by 90 Other Firms - 182
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778 Steel Tugs Built by BC Shipyards - 1906 to Present
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Bel-Aire Shipyards‘Seaspan Regent’ Prior to Launch
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Ships Few and Far Between1990 to Present
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John Manly / West Coast Manly - 293
S.Madill - 59
Allied Shipbuilders - 52
Vito Steel Boat & Barge - 33
Star Shipyards ( Mercer's) - 32
Alberni Engineering - 29
B.C. Marine Shipbuilders - 20
Yarrows - 17
Vancouver Shipyards - 16
Vancouver Steel Fabricators - 16
Sylte Shipyard - 15
Bel-Aire Shipyards - 14
Tugs Built by 90 Other Firms - 182
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778 Steel Tugs Built by BC Shipyards - 1906 to Present
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Sylte Shipyard5,400 BHP Ship-Docking Tug ‘Tiger Sun’ – Built 1999 (Now ‘SMIT Tiger Sun’)
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Shipbuilding Yard Closures Burrard Drydock (Versatile) – North Vancouver
Yarrows (Versatile) – Victoria
Bel-Aire Shipyard – North Vancouver
Westcoast Manly – Vancouver
Vito Steel Boat – Delta
Matsumoto – North Vancouver
Shore Boats – Richmond
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Shift to Repair Work with Shipbuilding CapabilityAllied Shipbuilders Hull No. 244 – 1,680 Ton Capacity Drydock
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Number of Steel Tugs Registered Per Year in British Columbia
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Seaspan Deliveries Since 2000Barges Quantity
Chip and Gravel Barges 28
Double-Hull Fuel Barges 5
TOTAL 33
Self-Propelled Vessels Quantity
River Tugs 2
Intermediate Class Ferries 2
Orca Class Training Vessels 8
Cape Class Motor Lifeboats 30
TOTAL 42
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Seaspan Chip Barges Under Tow
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