Ship Details

Fort McPherson (I)

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Photo Credit: Brabant Collection

 
 
Registry #1 134100 (Canada) Registry #2 Registry #3
IMO# MMSI# VRN#
 
Name 1 1914 Fort McPherson (I) Name 6
Name 2 Name 7
Name 3 Name 8
Name 4 Name 9
Name 5 Name 10
 
Year Built 1914 Place Vancouver Area BC Country Canada
 
Designer (nk) Measurement (imp) 58.6' x 16' x 6.3'
Builder Vancouver Shipyards Ltd. Measurement (metric) ?m x ?m x ?m
Hull Wood Displacement
Gross Tonnage 46 Type 1 Schooner, trading
Registered Tonnage 31 Type 2
Engine 60hp engine (1914) Engine Manufacture Union Gas Engine Co., San Francisco CA USA
Repower Propulsion Screw
Rebuilds Call Sign
Pendant  # Masters
 
Owner(s)
In 1914-1931 she was owned by the Hudson's Bay Co., London UK.
 
Fate Registry closed Date 1930-00-00
 
Named Features
Significance of Name
 
Anecdotes
This vessel made annual voyages to the Mackenzie Delta and Arctic Ocean on supply and exploration duties. This vessel distributed freight 1915-1930 in the Western Arctic. In October 1930 this vessel sank at Richardson Island (Coronation Gulf) NT.
 
References
Canada List of Shipping;
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