Ship Details
Renown (I) Photo Credit: Roy Stewart

 

Registry #1	189291 (Canada)	Registry #2		Registry #3
IMO#		MMSI#		VRN#	20805

 

Name 1	1957	Renown (I)	Name 6
Name 2			Name 7
Name 3			Name 8
Name 4			Name 9
Name 5			Name 10

 

Year Built	1957	Place	Vancouver	Area	BC	Country	Canada

 

Designer	(nk)	Measurement (imp)	68.6' x 20.7' x 9.3'
Builder	A.C. Benson Shipyard Ltd.	Measurement (metric)	20.91m x 6.31m x 2.83m
Hull	Wood	Displacement
Gross Tonnage	103.96	Type 1	Fishboat, general
Registered Tonnage	71.84	Type 2
Engine	347bhp engine (1957)	Engine Manufacture	(nk)
Repower	Repowered with a 520bhp diesel engine (2004c)	Propulsion	Screw
Rebuilds		Call Sign
Pendant  #		Masters

 

Owner(s)
In 1957-1961 she was owned by John F. Parker (MO), Vancouver BC. In 1962-1972 she was owned by British Columbia Packers Ltd., Richmond BC. In 1973-2001 she was owned by Slavko Tobako, Vancouver BC. In 2003-2019 she was owned by Silver Challenger Marine Eco Tours Ltd.

 

Fate	Afloat in 2019	Date	1971-04-02

 

Named Features
Significance of Name

 

Anecdotes
On April 2, 1971 this vessel sank off Texada Island BC.

 

References
Canada List of Shipping; Photo courtesy of Roy Stewart; Rogers, A.C. (Jr.) Shipwreck Chart No. 1;
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