Ship Details

John Henry (I)

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Photo Credit: Darrell Ohs

 
 
Registry #1 323302 (Canada) Registry #2 Registry #3
IMO# MMSI# VRN#
 
Name 1 1965 John Henry (I) Name 6
Name 2 Name 7
Name 3 Name 8
Name 4 Name 9
Name 5 Name 10
 
Year Built 1965 Place Gibsons Area BC Country Canada
 
Designer (nk) Measurement (imp) 26.1' x ? x ?
Builder Gooldrup Hulls Ltd. Measurement (metric) ?m x ?m x ?m
Hull Wood Displacement
Gross Tonnage 6 Type 1 Work Boat
Registered Tonnage 5.4 Type 2
Engine 120hp engine (1965) Engine Manufacture General Motors Corporation, Detroit MI USA
Repower Propulsion Screw
Rebuilds Call Sign
Pendant  # Masters
 
Owner(s)
In 1965-1997 she was owned by Harry J. Smith, Gibson's BC. In 2001-2003 she was owned by the Town of Gibsons, Gibsons BC.
 
Fate Registry closed Date 2003-06-13
 
Named Features
Significance of Name
 
Anecdotes
This vessel portrayed the vessel Persephone for 19 years in the TV series The Beachcombers as the log salvage boat operated by the character Nick Adonidas. Andy Harper (British Columbia Nautical History Facebook Group 27/03/2020) stated "When Smitty (Harry J. Smith) bought the boat in the 1960s it had no name, just the O.N. He asked where to sign, and the seller said "put your John Henry" here ... and it stuck." It is now on permanent display in the town of Gibsons BC.
 
References
Canada List of Shipping; Keller, Betty C. and Rosella M. Leslie (1996);
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