Ship Details

Canadian National No. 5

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Photo Credit: John MacFarlane

 
 
Registry #1 156887 (Canada) Registry #2 Registry #3
IMO# MMSI# VRN# 27379
 
Name 1 1930 Canadian National No. 5 Name 6
Name 2 Name 7
Name 3 Name 8
Name 4 Name 9
Name 5 Name 10
 
Year Built 1930 Place Prince Rupert Area BC Country Canada
 
Designer (nk) Measurement (imp) 67.3' x 17.3' x 8.8'
Builder Prince Rupert Dry Dock & Shipyards Co. Measurement (metric) ?m x ?m x ?m
Hull Steel Displacement
Gross Tonnage 68 Type 1 Tug
Registered Tonnage Type 2 Fishboat, dragger
Engine 300nhp diesel engine Engine Manufacture Norris Henty & Garddner Ltd., Manchester UK
Repower Propulsion Screw
Rebuilds In 1930 she was assembled at Kelowna BC. In 1965 she was disassembled and moved to Vancouver BC where she was rebuilt as a dragger fishboat. Call Sign
Pendant  # Masters Captain Joseph C. Wilson (1979-1989);
 
Owner(s)
In 1930-1960 she was owned by Canadian Northern Steamships Ltd., Toronto ON. In 1961-1965 she was owned by Canadian National Railway Company, Montreal QC. In 1965-1973 she was owned by Lawrence Equipment Co. Ltd., Vancouver BC. She was laid up in 1973. In 1973-1974 she was owned by Starbird Enterprises Ltd., Vancouver BC. In 1974-1986 she was owned by Joseph C. Wilson, Langley BC. In 1986-1989 she was owned by Harold Lennox and Frederick Elworthy (JO), Powell River BC Canada.
 
Fate Registry closed Date 0000-00-00
 
Named Features
Significance of Name
 
Anecdotes
This vessel was cut in two and made trailerable. In 1966 this vessel was carried out to the Pacific coast on flat cars. On February 06, 1990 this vessel was lost in a snow storm in the Gulf of Georgia apparently off the mouth of the Fraser River while en route from the Queen Charlotte Islands to Bellingham Wa USA with a load of dogfish. One body came ashore at Point Roberts and one on Gabriola Island - and two others remained missing. It was surmised that this vesselcrossed a towline which caused her to founder.
 
References
Canada List of Shipping; Harbour & Shipping (Progress Publishing Co. Ltd.) Vol. 13 (1930);
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