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Foundation Company, Victoria BC

Most recent update: September 1, 2010.

The Foundation Company's shipyard was an emergency yard for World War One.   It was located at Point Hope, on the western shore of Victoria's upper harbour, on a site that had been a shipyard, off and on, since 1873.  Originally known as Colling and Cook's Ways, it became Clark and Turpel's Shipyard in 1888 and had several names thereafter.  It was leased to the Foundation Company in 1917 and produced the 25 wooden cargo ships listed below.  In 1928, the yard was sold to Captain W. E. Gardner and in 1938 it was taken over by Island Tug & Barge and Victoria Tug, which re-named it Point Hope Shipyards.  It is now a repair yard called Point Hope Marine and belongs to Seaspan.  You can see it from the air on Google here.

Hull # Original Name Original Owner Vessel Type GT Built Disposition
1 War Songhee British Govt. Cargo Ship 2,325 1917 Later Zenson 1920, scrapped 1924
2 War Masset British Govt. Cargo Ship 2,273 1918 Later Gallacier 1919, foundered 1920
3 War Babine British Govt. Cargo Ship 2,342 1918 Later Volupia 1919,  Tullia 1920, scrapped 19'23
4 War Camchin British Govt. Cargo Ship 2,339 1918 Later President Mithouard 1919, scrapped 1924
5 War Nanoose British Govt. Cargo Ship 2,227 1918 Later Roumanier 1919, burnt and scrapped 1923
  Erie Govt of France Cargo Ship 2,708 1919 Scrapped 1925
  Trois Rivieres Govt of France Cargo Ship 2,704 1919 Scrapped 1925
  Hudson Govt of France Cargo Ship 2,708 1919 Later Calgary 1921, deleted 1933
  Alberta Govt of France Cargo Ship 2,706 1919 Later Ismir 1926, Izmir 1929, Trabzon 1939, bombed and lost at Laurium 1941
  Quebec Govt of France Cargo Ship 2,699 1919 Scrapped 1923
  Frontenac Govt of France Cargo Ship 2,624 1919 Deleted 1927
  Champlain Govt of France Cargo Ship 2,575 1919 Later Caribou 1920, scrapped 1926
  Vancouver Govt of France Cargo Ship 2,701 1919 Wrecked in tow near Paymezo, Peniche 1925
  Ontario Govt of France Cargo Ship 2,624 1919 Later Manitoba 1921, scrapped 1926
  La Salle Govt of France Cargo Ship 2,697 1919 Deleted 1929
  Victoria Govt of France Cargo Ship 2,701 1919 Later Toronto 1920, scrapped 1925
  Montcalm Govt of France Cargo Ship 2,701 1919 Deleted 1927
  Montmagny Govt of France Cargo Ship 2,704 1919 Deleted 1927
  Montreal Govt of France Cargo Ship 2,699 1919 Scrapped 1925
  Ottawa Govt of France Cargo Ship 2,700 1919 Scrapped 1922
  Acadie Govt of France Cargo Ship 2,706 1919 Scrapped 1925
  Canada Govt of France Cargo Ship 2,687 1919 Later Athabaska 1922, barge 1924
  Wilfrid Laurier Govt of France Cargo Ship 2,701 1919 Deleted 1929
  Nouvelle Ecosse Govt of France Cargo Ship 2,707 1919 Deleted 1927
  Winnipeg Govt of France Cargo Ship 2,624 1919 Scrapped 1925