Maritime History of the Great Lakes

Island King (1920)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
Island King
Also known as:
Columba; Chilliwack (1950); Tahsis Prince
Year of Build:
1920
Official Number:
160634
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Brevik
Power
Propulsion:
Screw
Hull Dimensions
Tonnage (gross):
591
Final Disposition
Final Location:
Estevan Point, British Columbia, Canada
How:
Wrecked
History
Chronology:

Previous Registration: Norway (1929) as Columba

165x28x12 Owned by B. C. Cement Co., Victoria; to Union Steamship Co. 1940. Voyage from Rouen, France took from 07/02/29 to 09/10/29 owing to repeated engine trouble. Delayed five months at Azores awaiting engine part, new part failed after three weeks, ran remaining distance on three cylinders. Towed from San Diego to Victoria. Re-engined immediately. Wrecked 15/03/68 Estevan point, B.C., abandoned and beached Surrey B.C.

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Island King (1920)