BEAVERTON W23

Norton Class Tugboat

Built in 1944 (commission date May 27) by Montreal Drydock in Montreal, Quebec, the Beaverton was one of eight Norton Class ocean-going tug ordered by the RCN under the Emergency Boat Building Program of WW II. Five were built by the Montreal Dry Dock Co. and three by Canadian Bridge Co. of Windsor ON. She saw service on the East Coast of Canada during WW II. On August 27, 1946, after a collision with the Empire McAlpine the Beaverton sank off Cap-aux-Oies, QC.

Commanding Officers

Skpr/Lt, George Yarn, RCNR - 24 Apr 1944 - unk

Lt Gordon Alister Mills, RCNR - 02 Jan 1945 - unk

     In memory of those who have crossed the bar    

They shall not be forgotten

Former Crew Members

Brash, Robert, Skpr/Lt, RCNR - 24 Apr 1944

Cooke, Hugh Allan, Skpr, RCNR - 12 Feb 1945

McLay, Kenneth Roderick, Skpr/Lt, RCNR - 02 Apr 1945

Miller, James Arthur Sinclair, Skpr, RCNR - 16 Apr 1945

Saunders, Ivor Henry Alphonso, A/Wt (E) - 11 Apr 1944

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