Captain Jim
A steam tug currently wrecked in Quebec Harbour. Length: 78 feet Hull: Wood Built in Goderich, Ontario Originally owned by Booth Fisheries Co then sold to Purvis Fisheries November 13th, 1933.
Details
Boat Type: Fishing Tug
Company Owners: Purvis Fisheries, Booth Packing Co.
Date of Service Start: 1902
Date of Service End: 1962
Shipwrecked: Yes
Note
Ship registration information for Captain Jim found in the Canadian Archives.
Sources and Further Learning
Shipwreck Information
Scuttled in the harbour at end of season in 1949 or start of season 1950 after springing a chronic leak in its rotting timbers. This is a rough date as boat is not mentioned in fishing harvest records after 1949. Logical assumption that it happened at end of season 1949 as they used it up until November that season but no mention of it in 1950 records.