Ship Details
B.C.P. 45 Photo Credit: John Arnold

 

Registry #1	154553 (Canada)	Registry #2		Registry #3
IMO#		MMSI#		VRN#	25638

 

Name 1	1927	B.C.P. 45	Name 6
Name 2			Name 7
Name 3			Name 8
Name 4			Name 9
Name 5			Name 10

 

Year Built	1927	Place	Vancouver	Area	BC	Country	Canada

 

Designer	Gerald Seaton	Measurement (imp)	47.0' x 13.5' x 6.3'
Builder	Burrard Shipyard & Engineering Works Ltd., Vancouver BC	Measurement (metric)	14.33m x 4.11m x 1.92m
Hull	Wood	Displacement
Gross Tonnage	27.75	Type 1	Fishboat, seiner
Registered Tonnage	18.87	Type 2
Engine	2.5nhp engine (1927)	Engine Manufacture	Hicks engines
Repower	Repowered with a 140hp engine (1958c); Repowered with a 145bhp diesel engine (2004c)	Propulsion	Screw
Rebuilds		Call Sign
Pendant  #		Masters

 

Owner(s)

In 1927-1931 she was owned by Packers Steamship Co., Vancouver BC. In 1937-1946 she was owned by British Columbia Packers Co. Ltd., Vancouver BC. In 1949-1958 she was owned by Harry Assu, Cape Mudge BC. In 1961-1984 she was owned by British Columbia Packers Ltd., Vancouver BC. In 1992-1997 she was owned by Allen J. "Ole" Chickite, Quathiaski Cove, BC. In 1997-2001 she was owned by the Vancouver Maritime Museum, Vancouver BC. In 2003-2017 she was owned by Campbell River Maritime Heritage Society, Campbell River BC.

 

Fate	Museum collection	Date	2003-00-00

 

Named Features
Significance of Name	The initials B.C.P. stand for British Columbia Packers Ltd.

 

Anecdotes
This vessel was depicted on the back of the Canadian five dollar bill. In 1969-1996 this vessel was owned by Allen "Ole" Chickite, Quathiaski Cove and after selling his licence back to the Federal Government in a government buy-out program for $170,000 he donated the vessel to the Vancouver Maritime Museum. this vessel was restored and placed on display in Campbell River BC.

 

References
Canada List of Shipping; Harbour & Shipping (Progress Publishing Co. Ltd.) Vol. 10 (1927)
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