Ship Details
Calm Sea Photo Credit: City of Vancouver Archives

 

Registry #1	179053 (Canada)	Registry #2	APc-26 (US Navy)	Registry #3
IMO#		MMSI#		VRN#

 

Name 1	1943	APc-26 (U.S.S.)	Name 6
Name 2	1947	Geo. M. Lindsay	Name 7
Name 3	1962	La Belle (II)	Name 8
Name 4	1963	Calm C (I)	Name 9
Name 5	1964	Calm Sea	Name 10

 

Year Built	1943	Place	Antioch	Area	CA	Country	USA

 

Designer	(nk)	Measurement (imp)	97.5' x 21.3' x 9.4'
Builder	Fulton Shipyard	Measurement (metric)	?m x ?m x ?m
Hull	Wood	Displacement
Gross Tonnage	169	Type 1	Tug
Registered Tonnage	45	Type 2	Fishboat, general
Engine	350bhp 6-cylinder (12" x 15") engine (1943)	Engine Manufacture	Enterprise Engine Co., San Francisco CA
Repower		Propulsion	Screw
Rebuilds	In 1963 she was converted at Burrard Shipyards to a herring seiner and salmon packer.	Call Sign	VYTC
Pendant  #	APc-26	Masters	Captain John MacQuarrie (1973);

 

Owner(s)

In 1943 she was a commissioned US Navy vessel of the Coastal Transport (small) APc-1 class. In 1943-1947 she was owned by the United States Maritime Commission. In 1947-1962 she was owned by Vancouver Barge Transportation Co. Ltd., Vancouver BC. In 1962 she was owned by Vancouver Tug Boat Co., Vancouver BC. In 1963 she was owned by Calm C Fish Ltd., Vancouver BC. In 1970 she was owned by Donald Carl Doving, Vancouver BC. In 1971-1973 she was owned by Deep Cove Fishing Co. Ltd. (Donald C. Doving); Vancouver BC.

 

Fate	Registry closed	Date	1973-05-22

 

Named Features
Significance of Name

 

Anecdotes
This vessel flooded and sank in Hurricane in Atlantic north of Bermuda in January 20, 1973. Captain John McQuarrie died after falling off a ladder while boarding a rescue ship, the four other crew members were rescued.

 

References
George M Lindsay , City of Vancouver Archives, AM782-6, Neg #548; Canada List of Shipping; Personal Email Communication (George Duddy - John MacFarlane 18/10/2013); Shipscribe.com; Archived Vancouver ship registry documents LAC Burnaby BC; Vancouver Sun article January 22, 1973.
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