Ship Details

Athabasca (R.C.M.P.)

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Registry #1 R.C.M.P. 200-48 (Canada) Registry #2 Registry #3
IMO# MMSI# VRN#
 
Name 1 1967 Athabasca (R.C.M.P.) Name 6
Name 2 Name 7
Name 3 Name 8
Name 4 Name 9
Name 5 Name 10
 
Year Built 1967 Place Sidney Area BC Country Canada
 
Designer (nk) Measurement (imp) 26.0' x 9.9' x 2.3'
Builder Canoe Cove Manufacturing Ltd. Measurement (metric) ?m x ?m x ?m
Hull Glass Reinforced Plastic Displacement
Gross Tonnage 4.38 Type 1 Patrol Vessel
Registered Tonnage Type 2
Engine 2-150bhp MerCruiser gasoline engines (1967) Engine Manufacture Mercury Marine, Fond-du-Lac WI
Repower Propulsion Outboard Motor
Rebuilds Call Sign
Pendant  # MP.48 Masters
 
Owner(s)
In 1967-1990 she was owned by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Ottawa ON. In 1990 she was sold out of service.
 
Fate Registry closed Date 0000-00-00
 
Named Features
Significance of Name
 
Anecdotes
This vessel was built for service at EXPO '67. After duty at EXPO this vessel was transferred to Fort Chipewyan (Lake Athabasca) and then in August of 1969 this vessel was transferred to Nanaimo, BC. Sister Ship: Reliance (3rd). Alan Layard stated "In a previous life, I was a ticketed marine mechanic. I used to maintain this boat for a few years in the 1980s. It was based in Ganges, Salt Spring Island for most of that decade. As well, this vesselhad twin 165 Mercruiser sterndrives, not outboards. (250 ci GM in-line 6)"
 
References
RCMP Archives TS-1200-200-48 RCMP P/V 'Athabasca ' Code 200-48; Email (Bryon Taylor - Nauticaledia 18/11/2018); Email (Alan Layard - John MacFarlane 19/05/2020);
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