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Registry #1	(Canada)	Registry #2		Registry #3
IMO#		MMSI#		VRN#

 

Name 1	1930c	Ladybird (I)	Name 6
Name 2			Name 7
Name 3			Name 8
Name 4			Name 9
Name 5			Name 10

 

Year Built	1930c	Place	Nelson	Area	BC	Country	Canada

 

Designer	(nk)	Measurement (imp)	? x ? x ?
Builder	Walton Boat Works	Measurement (metric)	?m x ?m x ?m
Hull	Wood	Displacement
Gross Tonnage		Type 1	Yacht, speedboat
Registered Tonnage		Type 2
Engine		Engine Manufacture	Liberty airplane engine
Repower		Propulsion	Screw
Rebuilds	In 2016 she was fully restored by the Nelson Museum	Call Sign
Pendant  #		Masters

 

Owner(s)
In 1930c she was owned by Lewis Gilbert , Nelson BC.

 

Fate	Registry closed	Date	0000-00-00

 

Named Features
Significance of Name

 

Anecdotes
Lewis Gilbert is famed as the owner and driver of The Labybird speedboat that thundered down Kootenay Lake at up to 68mph. The Ladybird was still on the Lake as late as 1957.

 

References
https://thenelsondaily.com/news/famous-ladybird-boat-headed-road-kings-queen-city-cruise-42536?fbclid=IwAR0mlcyvnk89kq8fLHTE9hE_ZQQDRF-pq5jeYAN3810aUewzlHrQlDR4dY8;
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