Wooden Boats of the North Coast — T to Z

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Name Date Built Where builit Builder Length Original Owner Notes Official No. Port of Registry
T & V
Lewis Island Rosang, Emil
Emil Rosang source: V. Garreson notes, 1983

Tamara II 1945 Oona River Rabaneck, E. & H. 38 E. and H. Rabeneck Union 20 hp (diesel) PRDN Mar 30, 1946
1985 owner: Duncan BC
176087 Nanaimo
Taplow



Brown & Flewin, Port Simpson PRDN Mar 1, Mar. 8 1924.

Taplow II 1928 Prince Rupert McLean 35
see PRDN, Dec 3, 1922 154716
Teddy Boy / Dolless 1933 Oona River Group, John 30
Not on Oona list.
1985 owner: A. Larsen, Uclulet
2006 owner: Parksville
176257 Victoria
Teeny Milly 1930 Cow Bay Suehiro 52’ Capt George Cook “Teeny Millie” maiden trip on new 52’ boat. (PRDN Jan 11, Ap 26, 1930)
Capt. George Cook. Halibut. Built 1930. (DN Jan 3/31)
1985 owner: Peter Sakich owner, Burnaby. (reg. length given as 40’)

Image link (City of Richmond Archives)
155188 Vancouver
Tekla O 1925 Lewis Island Rosang, Emil 36’ Sam Olson Built from selected cedar. 15 hp Bolinder semi-diesel. (PR Daily News, Ap 11, 1925)
In 1992 bluebook, Earl Maquinna George owner, Tofino. reg. length 27’
Registration closed, Nov. 17, 1997.
158751 Nanaimo
Tell 1948 Cow Bay Wick, Ole 35 Carl Marki, PR PRDN Feb 27, 1948 (says length is 42’
Iver Johanson Interview
mentioned in Tugboat Tales, P. 21. (c alled Tlell)
1985 owner: Nanoose
Closed Sept 30. 1999
178310 Prince Rupert
Tenereife II 1975 Prince Rupert
36



Terken / Mae West 1924 Lewis Island Rosang, E.? 34
Not on V. Garrison list.
1985 owner: R. Anderson, Powell River
150857 Prince Rupert
Thelma H.
Lewis Island Rosang, Emil
Billy Hansen source: V. Garreson notes, 1983
mentioned PRDN Nov. 26, 1921


Tian 1938 Prince Rupert Wahl, Edward 31
1985 owner: Kitimat (also 2006) 192461 Vancouver
Tillie L. 1925 Cow Bay Suga
Claxton cannery recently complete. PRDN Jy 4, 1925.

Togo No. 1 / Merrymac 1940 Sunnyside Eyaki, T. 36
1985 owner: C. Macfarlane, Vancouver 172029 Vancouver
Toivo 1919 Malcolm Island
32



Tomahawk II 1951 Prince Rupert McLean Shipyard 30
2006 owner: Vancouver 195783 Victoria
Tomte 1946 Alert Bay





Tonga 1965 Prince Rupert Wahl 35
Registered 1965 05 03
2006 owner: Duncan
323292
Torbjorg A. 1935 Prince Rupert Tsumura, K. 32
2006 owner: Prince Rupert 193622 Prince Rupert
Towena 1924 Cow Bay Field, John

“a new keel is being laid down in Boneyard Creek by skipper John Field.” PRDN Feb 16, 1924.
“under re-construction for skipper John Field at the Bone Yard Creek ways...” PRDN Mar 8 1924.
PRDN Ap 19 1924:”utility boat.. recently built by John Field on the Cow Bay floats...”


Tracer 1944 Digby Island Wahl 31
1985 owner: Piers Island
Closed July 16, 2001
322973. Victoria
Tracey Isle 1967 Prince Rupert
34



Tracey Lee No. 1 / Miss Natalie 1972 Prince Rupert Wahl 34
1985 owner (Tracey Lee No. 1) M. McKay, Prince Rupert
1992 owner (of Miss Natalie): Clarence Innis, Prince Rupert
Registration closed: September 24, 2001.
344770 Prince Rupert
Trade Wind 1960 Prince Rupert Wahl 37
1985 owner: Langley
Registration closed May 8, 2001
311904 Vancouver
Trim 1945 Oona River Group, John 38.8’ J. Husvick Gray 124 hp. PRDN Mar 30, 1946
1985 owner: Trim Fishing Ltd. Delta reg. length = 38’
2006 owner: Uclulet
176085 Prince Rupert
Trina Marie 1968 Prince Rupert Wahl 31
Registered Feb. 18, 1981
2006 owner: Madeira Park
369707 Vancouver
Trio 1948 or 1949 Dodge Cove Wahl
Kristmanson ref: Memories of Osland, P. 68

Twin Falls 1958 Port Edward Tasaka, Jack 30

344777
Twin Sisters 1951 Sointula
49



Two Rivers 1927 Port Essington
45’ Stewart Donaldson Built at Pt Essington over the winter for ferry from Port Essington to Haysport. Powered with 30 hp Frisco-Standard.
Later used at Brown’s Mill by Jimmy Donaldson.
1985 owner: J. A. Brown Mill. reg. length 37’
154516
Tyee 1944 Oona River Group, John 33
Not on Oona R. list. could be a Group boat built for Inverness
Registered Feb. 13, 1963
2006 owners: Errington
175455 Nanaimo
Universe 1942 Prince Rupert Matsumoto Boat Works 60
Registered Jan 22, 1948.
2006 owner: Garden Bay
173502 Vancouver
Uranus 1967 Prince Rupert
31



V.T. No. 10 / M.T. 3 1929 Prince Rupert Dry dock 110
1985 owner: Twin Creeks Salvage Ltd. Gibsons
Closed May 10, 2004
155180 Vancouver
Vade Mecum / Tela H. 1940 Prince Rupert Matsumoto, Y. 34
2006 owner: Courtenay 172387 Nanaimo
Valder II 1936 Prince Rupert Wahl 34
1985 owner: Prince Rupert
Closed Sept. 22, 2003
170925 Prince Rupert
Valiant No. 1 1946 Prince Rupert Wahl, Edward 40
Regisitered May 15, 1946
1985 owner: Powell River
2006 owner: Richmond
176246 Prince Rupert
Vanguard II 1935 Masset
33



Varden / Sasha 1938 Dodge Cove Wahl, Edward 32
Registered June 25, 1945
1985 owner: Alert Bay (also 2006)
170927 Victoria
Vasa


45’ T. Fujimoto acquired in 1926 from C.P. Riel. In Cow Bay putting on a new pilot house.”A pioneer vessel in local water,” probably will be used as tender out of Port Edward cannery. DN May 14, 1927.

Velmar 1969 Prince Rupert Wahl Boat Yard Ltd. 47
1985 owner: Maki Fishing, Vancouver
2006 owner: S. Maki, Sointula
330270 Prince Rupert
Venture Bank 1968 Masset
36



Venture No. 1 1964 Prince Rupert Wahl 34
1985 owner: Tofino
Closed Feb. 6, 2004
320883 Prince Rupert
Vera Beatrice 1929 Cow Bay Suehiro 50’ Jud Thurber PR Daily News, Feb 2, Feb 9, Feb 16, March ? 1929.

Verna L. 1920 Metlakatla
34 Pete Leighton, Metlakatla PRDN Oct. 25, 1924.
1985 owner: D. Younger, Sandspit.
194984
Veronika H. 1954 Oona River Group, John 38 Tony Hnilica, Prince Rupert 1985 owner: Tony Hnilica, Prince Rupert. reg. length= 31’
2006 owner: Sehasgreen, Prince Rupert
195764 Prince Rupert
Versatile 1957 Skidegate
31
1985 owner: Versatile Divers, Victoria

Victorita 1958 Prince Rupert Wahl 29
1985 owner: Cassiar Packing Co.
Closed June 26, 2000
189639 Prince Rupert
Victory F. 1933 Prince Rupert Tsumura, K. 33
rebuilt 1947
2006 owner: Campbell River
158252 Prince Rupert
View Point 1966 Prince Rupert
38



Viking I 1927 Cow Bay Suehiro 45’ Harold Ericksen (Eriksen) original power: 20 h.p. Completed April, 1927 (PR Daily News, Ap 2, 1927)
1985 owner: Martin Eriksen, Prince Rupert
see Viking Adventure Tours
http://www.vikingadventuretours.com/boat.htm
154391
Virginia C.



Port Simpson ‘Indian launch” PR Daily News, Sept. 16 1922

W & F


50’
halibut boat and packer. Suffered a gasoline explosion at Inverness Cannery. Sold to Henry Dudoward who will recondition it as a seineboat and packer. Has a 20 hp N & S engine. PR Daily News Aug 13 1927.
(doesn’t seem to have happend) puchased from BC Towage & Lighterage by nels Limbo. Will be renamed Folly. PR Daily News, Mar 3, 1928.


Wa-yas 1926 Sointula
36



Wal-Isle / Lorcia 1953 Kyuquot
38
1985 owner: J. Sloman, Tofino 197690 Vancouver
Water Lily No. 2 1935 Oona River Group, John 27
Not on Oona R. list
2006 owner: E. Ling, Prince Rupert
313056 Prince Rupert
Wave Runner 1977 Prince Rupert Okabe 32

372351
We 1937 Prince Rupert Wahl, E. 31
Registered Dec. 7, 1954.
1985 owner: Prince Rupert
2006 owner: Surrey
195771 Prince Rupert
Welcome Spirit (ex Mary Roberta) 1974 Prince Rupert Prince Rupert Boatyard Ltd Wahl 50
1985 owner: Ramsay Fishing Co. Prince Rupert
2008 owners in Richmond
348044 Prince Rupert
Wesgale 1950 Sointula
40



West Point 1950 Prince Rupert
32



Western Standard 1940 Oona River Group, John 40’ Charlie Urdquist 2006 owner: Vancouver 172389 Prince Rupert
Western Viking / Endeavour 1967, 1998 Prince Rupert Prince Rupert Boatyard Ltd Wahl 58
Rebuilt 1998.
2006 owner: Nanaimo
327147 Prince Rupert
Western Wave / Haida Warrior 1951 Masset
49
1985 owner: Collinson Fishing Co., Skidegate 194282 Prince Rupert
Westview 1942 Digby Island Wahl, Ed 31
Registered Feb. 10, 1952
1985 owner: Victoria
2006 owner: Prince Rupert
174090 Vancouver
White Hope 1930 Prince Rupert Dry Dock 54 Pete Thompson 50 hp Gardiner d iesel (shipped from England) PRDN Feb 8, Ap 26, 1930
1985 owner: T. Tournier, North Vancouver. reg length: 46’
156812 Vancouver
White Oak / Miss Denise 1951 Prince Rupert Deane, W.J.H. 41
1985 owner: Queen Charlotte Canners, Masset 193628 Prince Rupert
White Swan No. 3 1964 Prince Rupert Wahl 31
1985 owner: Prince Rupert
Registration closed November 22, 2000
320887 Prince Rupert
Whitewater
Oona River Group, John 32



Wildeb 1963 Prince Rupert Prince Rupert Boatyard Ltd Wahl 34

313087
Wilma R.

Wahl
Henry Reid “Then I had Ed Wahl build the Wilma R. for me. Them days people knew you, you know, you had no trouble. I went to Lipsett’s here, and the Regal engine, 20 h.p. Regal... $500. I give them $250 down. You pay that next year, he said, I won’t charge you any interest. So I had a twenty Regal. Ed Wahl built this 36 foot boat for $950. A thousand dollars, put in the shaft, set the engine in, put the steering wheel in and everything.” (from transcript of interview,)

Wilma W. / Millionaires 1967 Sointula
43
1985 owner: WJ Fishing, Vancouver 328866 Vancouver
Winnie S. / Adriatic Breeze 1962 Prince Rupert Wahl 28
1985 owner: Cassiar Packing Co.
Vessel reg. web : Port of Registry= Vancouver, reg. 1993
0313085 Prince Rupert
Yoyo
Oona River Group, John 34



Zapora 1927 Prince Rupert Dry dock 62’ Lars Voge to have 75 hp Washington-Estep. PR Daily News, Ap 16, 1927.
Rebuilt 1941.
1985 owner, Kenesa Fishing, Prince Rupert. (reg length 56’ Listed as seine)
154512
Zayas 1966 Prince Rupert Wahl 35
Registered 1966 03 22
1985 owner: Whispering Wind Enterprises, Prince Rupert
2003 owner: Doerksen, Prince Rupert
320919 Prince Rupert