Vancouver, BC Canada The vessel was crafted in 1934 at W.R. Menchions Shipyard in Coal Harbour, positioned just east of wherever the Bayshore Inn now stands. Although there is no record of her value, amongst my Grandfather’s papers are notes of price estimates of incredibly identical vessels, and an educated guess would be about $24,000.… Continue reading MEANDER Yacht c. 1934 – False Creek
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ELLA MCKENZIE Tugboat Built: 1951
Vancouver, BC Canada Ella McKenzie is the very last picket tug designed by McKenzie Barge and Derrick Co. Ltd. at the Dollarton Shipyard in North Vancouver in 1951. It was commissioned by and named for the grandmother of the president of McKenzie Barge & Marine Techniques Ltd., R.R. McKenzie. A Glen Class tug, Ella McKenzie… Continue reading ELLA MCKENZIE Tugboat Built: 1951