Identity area
Type of entity
Corporate body
Authorized form of name
M/V Island King (ship)
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Description area
Dates of existence
1920 - 1976
History
591 gross tons steel freighter built in Brevik, Norway as steamship Granit. In 1929, she was renamed Columbia and in 1930, she came to British Columbia and was renamed Island King. Here, she was owned by British Columbia Cement Company and reengined as a motor vessel. In 1944, she was sold to Waterhouse, taken over by Union Steamships 1948, renamed Chilliwack 1954, sold to Northland Navigation Company of Vancouver in 1958, renamed Tahsis Prince, and sold again to Sannie Transportation Company of Vancouver 1961. In 1962, she was sold to Northwest Shipping of Vancouver, sold as accommodation vessel for oyster fishermen in 1968, and finally, in 1976, she was abandoned near New Westminster.