MV Gulf Stream Shipwreck
The Gulf Stream was launched in 1915 as the steam screw yacht Wenonah. She was refurbished in 1946 registered in Vancouver with a new name MV Gulf Stream. She was headed upcoast from [...]
Chehalis Shipwreck Lower Mainland
The Chehalis was a tug commissioned for the Union Steamship Company. The wooden hull was built by Colin McAlpine at False Creek, Vancouver, in 1897. She was 59.3′ feet long by 13′ [...]
Central Coast BC Shipwreck of the Donald D
The Donald D was launched as the three-masted wooden ship Ivy, built in 1876 by Charles V Minott as his shipyard in Phippsburg Maine. On 30th October 1916, towed the empty Donald D out of [...]
Historic Shipwrecks “Commodore Straits” Sank December 14th, 1955
Historic Shipwrecks of the Sunshine Coast The Commodore Straits left Vancouver on 14th December 1955 to pick up a tow of logs. She had a crew of ten, including Captain Al Backen. At 9:48 p.m., [...]
