Island Tug & Barge Limited

Identity area

Type of entity

Corporate body

Authorized form of name

Island Tug & Barge Limited

Parallel form(s) of name

  • Island Tug and Barge
  • Island Tug & Barge Ltd.

Description area

Dates of existence

1924 - 1970

History

Originally a Victoria-based towing company established by Harold Elworthy in 1924, the company acquired the large towing vessel Sudbury, a converted corvette, in 1954 that was BC’s most famous tug. It acquired another towing company, Young & Gore, in ... »