Ship Details

Nigalik (II)

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Registry #1 153181 (Canada) Registry #2 Registry #3
IMO# MMSI# VRN#
 
Name 1 1926 Nigalik (II) Name 6
Name 2 Name 7
Name 3 Name 8
Name 4 Name 9
Name 5 Name 10
 
Year Built 1926 Place Vancouver Area BC Country Canada
 
Designer Karl H. Scheel Measurement (imp) 63.0' x 22.2' x 8.4'
Builder Vancouver Shipyards Ltd. Measurement (metric) ?m x ?m x ?m
Hull Wood Displacement
Gross Tonnage 77.81 Type 1 Schooner, trading (northern)
Registered Tonnage 47.08 Type 2
Engine 75bhp diesel engine (1926); Engine Manufacture Atlas-Imperial Engine Co., Oakland CA USA
Repower Propulsion Screw
Rebuilds Call Sign
Pendant  # Masters Captain Hugh Gillen (1926); Captain Hendry; Captain Paisley; Captain R.J. Summers (1941-1943); Captain Johnny Norberg (1948-1952);
 
Owner(s)
In 1926-1938 she was owned by Canalaska Trading Co., Vancouver BC. In 1936-1938 she was owned by the Hudson's Bay Co., London UK when Pedersen sold his interests.
 
Fate Registry closed Date 0000-00-00
 
Named Features
Significance of Name Nigalik is a location in Alaska.
 
Anecdotes
This vessel was taken to Arctic by Captain Hugh Gillen. In 1941-1943 this vessel was distributing to and inspection of Western Arctic Posts, Tuktoyaktuk as base. In 1948-1951 this vessel was serving the Western Arctic from Cambridge Bay, Reid Island wintering spots. this vessel was replaced by the Nechilik. this vessel was eventually crushed in the ice, near Richardson Island (Victoria Land), in the 1952c while under command of her master Johnny Norberg.
 
References
Canada List of Shipping; Interview by John MacFarlane with E.J. Gall and Sven Johansson 27/08/1991 at Victoria BC; http://www.kitikmeotheritage.ca/Angulalk/ctpeders/ctpeders.htm; https://www.gov.mb.ca/chc/archives/hbca/ships_histories/pdf/nigalik.pdf ;
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