Ship Details
Blithe Spirit Photo Credit: Unknown

 

Registry #1	178196 (Canada)	Registry #2		Registry #3
IMO#		MMSI#		VRN#

 

Name 1	1947	Blithe Spirit	Name 6
Name 2			Name 7
Name 3			Name 8
Name 4			Name 9
Name 5			Name 10

 

Year Built	1947	Place	Vancouver	Area	BC	Country	Canada

 

Designer	Ed Monk	Measurement (imp)	48.1' x 14.2' x 4.6'
Builder	Vancouver Shipyards Ltd.	Measurement (metric)	14.66m x 4.33m x 1.40m
Hull	Wood	Displacement
Gross Tonnage	36.8	Type 1	Work Boat
Registered Tonnage	32	Type 2	Yacht, power-cruiser
Engine	165hp diesel engine (1947)	Engine Manufacture	General Motors Corporation, Detroit MI USA
Repower		Propulsion	Screw
Rebuilds		Call Sign
Pendant  #		Masters

 

Owner(s)
In 1947-1953 she was owned by Mrs Florence Fenner, Vancouver BC. In 1958-1968 she was owned by Spilsbury & Tindall Ltd., Vancouver BC. In 1969-2014 she was owned by Columbia Research Ltd., Vancouver BC. In 2015-2019 she was owned by Columbia Research Ltd., Duncan BC.

 

Fate	Afloat in 2019	Date	0000-00-00

 

Named Features
Significance of Name

 

Anecdotes
This vessel was built of double red cedar planking, which was re-caulked and refastened with stainless steel fasteners in 2005/2006.

 

References
Canada List of Shipping; Photo courtesy Pacific Boat Brokers http://www.pacificboatbrokers.com/images.asp?File_Number=PW4576;
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