Ship Details

PC-1039 (U.S.S.)

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Photo Credit: John MacFarlane

 
 
Registry #1 179630 (Canada) Registry #2 PC.1039 (US Navy) Registry #3 SC.1039 (US Navy)
IMO# 5256123 MMSI# VRN# 910280
 
Name 1 1942 PC-1039 (U.S.S.) Name 6
Name 2 (nk) SC-1039 (U.S.S.) Name 7
Name 3 1948 Norking Name 8
Name 4 Name 9
Name 5 Name 10
 
Year Built 1942 Place Rockport Area TX Country USA
 
Designer (nk) Measurement (imp) 107.1' x 18.3' x 9.4'
Builder Rice Bros. & Co. Measurement (metric) 32.64m x 5.58m x 2.87m
Hull Wood Displacement
Gross Tonnage 134.87 Type 1 Patrol vessel
Registered Tonnage 91.71 Type 2 Fishboat, general
Engine 1000bhp engine (1942) Engine Manufacture (nk)
Repower Repowered with a 500hp engine (1957c); Repowered with a 365bhp diesel engine (2004c) Propulsion Screw
Rebuilds Call Sign
Pendant  # PC.1039; SC.1039; Masters
 
Owner(s)
In 1942-1946 she was a patrol vessel owned by the United States Navy. SC 1039 was transferred to the Maritime Commission on 2/9/1948. In 1948 she was owned by North Shore Packing Co. Ltd., Vancouver BC. In 1953-1958 she was owned by Seymour Navigation Co. Ltd., North Vancouver BC. In 1961-1977 she was owned by Queen Charlotte Fisheries Ltd., Richmond BC. In 1978-1986 she was owned by McIntosh Packing Ltd., Richmond BC. In 1987-2007 she was owned by Teraco Packing Inc., Richmond ON. In 2007-2014 she was owned by Andrew M. Clark, Salt Spring Island BC.
 
Fate Registry closed Date 0000-00-00
 
Named Features
Significance of Name
 
Anecdotes
This vessel escorted convoys along the northern coast of South America and near Guadalcanal in the South Pacific. On 1/29/1945, SC 1039 was damaged, along with four other small ships, when the cargo ship Serpens (AK-97) was sunk by an explosion of undetermined origin off Guadalcanal. Andrew Clarke reports that "this vessel was sold to a new owner in 2014 at Ladysmith BC. He put her on the beach to clean the hull and shell fell over. The owner then stripped her and scuttled her in 2015."
 
References
Canada List of Shipping; http://www.splinterfleet.org/sfafloat.php#sc1039; Email communication (Andrew Clarke-Nauticapedia 13/04/2017);
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