Straits Towing & Salvage Ltd

STRAITS TOWING & SALVAGE LTD was the largest BC TOWBOATING company in the post-WWII period. It was established at the end of the 19th century when George McKeen started in business as a tugboat operator in NEW WESTMINSTER, and it continued under his son Stanley as Standard Towing. In 1943 Standard merged with Fred Brown's Union Towing to form Straits Towing Ltd. Following the war the company expanded its fleet of tugs and experimented with large, tank-landing ships that were converted into...

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