Ship Details

Helen II (I)

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Photo Credit: Richmond Archives 1999 6 835

 
 
Registry #1 153308 (Canada) Registry #2 Registry #3
IMO# MMSI# VRN# 21933
 
Name 1 1927 Helen II (I) Name 6
Name 2 Name 7
Name 3 Name 8
Name 4 Name 9
Name 5 Name 10
 
Year Built 1927 Place Prince Rupert Area BC Country Canada
 
Designer (nk) Measurement (imp) 57.7' x 15.0' x 7.0'
Builder N.M. McLean Shipyard Measurement (metric) 17.59m x 4.57m x 2.13m
Hull Wood Displacement
Gross Tonnage 35.25 Type 1 Fishpacker
Registered Tonnage 17.07 Type 2 Fishboat, longliner
Engine 40bhp 3n hp diesel engine (1927) Engine Manufacture Hein & Sønner, Randers DK
Repower Repowered with a 100bhp diesel engine (1940); Caterpillar Tractor, Co., Peoria, MI Propulsion Screw
Rebuilds Call Sign
Pendant  # Masters
 
Owner(s)
In 1927 she was owned by James McNulty Prince Rupert, BC. In 1927 she was sold to Rasmus Kristian, Prince Rupert, BC. In 1930 she was sold ro James McNulty, Prince Rupert, BC. In 1935 she was sold to Thomas Byrne, Prince Rupert, BC. In 1939-1970 she was owned by Peter Byrne (MO), Prince Rupert BC. In 1970-1997 she was owned by Ocean Fisheries Ltd., Vancouver BC. In 2001-2004 she was owned by Daniel G. Edwards, Ucluelet BC. In 2011 she was owned by D & R Fishing Ltd., Ucluelet BC and Simpson Fishing Co. Ltd., Surrey BC. In 2012-2014 she was owned by D & R Fishing Ltd., Ucluelet BC and Dean Keitsch, Richmond BC. In 2015-2019 she was owned by D & R Fishing Ltd., Ucluelet BC and 7Seas Fish Co. Ltd., Richmond BC. In 2021 she was owned by D & R Fishing Ltd., Ucluelet BC. In 2023 she was owned by Jarrod Lund, Campbell River BC Canada.
 
Fate Afloat in 2023 Date 0000-00-00
 
Named Features
Significance of Name
 
Anecdotes
Bryon Taylor (Email to Nauticapedia 14/02/2019) states that "This vessel formed part of the pre-war Fishermen’s Reserve Fleet. This vessel participated in the 30 January – 25 February 1939 Fishermen’s Reserve Training Session. this vessel was however not mobilized for active duty during the Second World War. this vessel was inspected at the request of the NOIC Prince Rupert but was not taken into Naval Service." Dan Edwards (Email to Nauticapedia 11/11/2021) stated "I am the owner of a 57 foot halibut schooner built in 1927 at Mcleans shipyard in Prince Rupert. The vessel was a working fishing vessel(halibut and black cod) and it has been at the dock in Ucluelet for the last two years. It is still in working condition and was hauled out in February of 2021. The picture in this post is the Helen 11 in the early nineties when it was an Ocean Fisheries packer. They retired it in 1996 and we bought it back in 1998 and made a long liner out of it. It was a halibut long liner for much of its life until in the early 1970s Ocean Fish bought it and did a significant rebuild, converting it to a salmon packer for their gillnet fleet."
 
References
Canada List of Shipping; Bryon Taylor (Email to Nauticapedia 24/07/2018) ; SHIPPING - CONTROL OF - REQUISITIONING OF SHIPS - WAR MEASURES - "HELEN II"; RG12 Reel T-11583 (Helen II) ; BC Archives MS-0677 Volume 389 File 113 Fishermen’s Reserve; RG24 Volume 5681 File 126-102 - Fishermen’s Reserve West Coast Organization Volume 1; Dan Edwards (Email to Nauticapedia 11/11/2021);
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