Robert Allan Ltd. is Canada's oldest privately owned
consulting
A consultant (from "to deliberate") is a professional (also known as ''expert'', ''specialist'', see variations of meaning below) who provides advice or services in an area of specialization (generally to medium or large-size corporations). Cons ...
Naval Architectural firm, established in
Vancouver
Vancouver is a major city in Western Canada, located in the Lower Mainland region of British Columbia. As the List of cities in British Columbia, most populous city in the province, the 2021 Canadian census recorded 662,248 people in the cit ...
,
British Columbia
British Columbia is the westernmost Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Canada. Situated in the Pacific Northwest between the Pacific Ocean and the Rocky Mountains, the province has a diverse geography, with rugged landscapes that ...
in 1930. Their experience includes designs for vessels of almost all types, from small
fishing boat
A fishing vessel is a boat or ship used to catch fish and other valuable nektonic aquatic animals (e.g. shrimps/prawns, krills, coleoids, etc.) in the sea, lake or river. Humans have used different kinds of surface vessels in commercial, arti ...
s to ocean-going
ferries
A ferry is a boat or ship that transports passengers, and occasionally vehicles and cargo, across a body of water. A small passenger ferry with multiple stops, like those in Venice, Italy, is sometimes referred to as a water taxi or water bus.
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. The firm is best known for its work in the fields of
tug and
barge
A barge is typically a flat-bottomed boat, flat-bottomed vessel which does not have its own means of mechanical propulsion. Original use was on inland waterways, while modern use is on both inland and ocean, marine water environments. The firs ...
transportation, ship-assist and escort tugs, fast
patrol craft,
fireboats and shallow-draft vessels. They provide professional marine consulting and design services to a worldwide client base.
History
* 1930 - Robert Allan began private practice as a Consulting Naval Architect. He produced designs for the British Columbia fishing fleet and for coastal ferry services, among others.
* 1946 - Robert F. Allan joined his father in the practice. The business developed specialized tugs and barges for the forestry and mining industries along the B.C. coast.
* 1962 - Robert Allan Ltd. was incorporated.
* 1973 - Robert G. Allan joined the company.
* 1981 - Robert G. Allan succeeded his father as President, bringing computer-based design technology into use with a variety of designs for high-performance ship-assist and escort tugs, icebreakers, government service vessels, and high speed craft.
* 2008 - The company was restructured with employee ownership, making eleven of Robert Allan Ltd.'s core group of senior employees shareholders in the firm. Robert G. Allan became Executive Chairman of the Board, remaining involved in the day-to-day operations and providing an advisory role to the new group of owners.
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See also
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Miscaroo'' and ''
Ikaluk''
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''Warner L. Lawrence''
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''Three Forty Three''
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Fire Fighter II''
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Christopher Wheatley''
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''American United''
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RCMP Marine Craft
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References
External links
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Workboat.com articleson Robert Allan Ltd.
MarinLink.com articleson Robert Allan Ltd.
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Architecture firms of Canada
Companies based in Vancouver