Ship Details
Western King (I) Photo Credit: Rolf Leben

 

Registry #1	322411 (Canada)	Registry #2		Registry #3
IMO#	6503896	MMSI#		VRN#	20864

 

Name 1	1964	Western King (I)	Name 6
Name 2			Name 7
Name 3			Name 8
Name 4			Name 9
Name 5			Name 10

 

Year Built	1964	Place	Vancouver	Area	BC	Country	Canada

 

Designer	Reid, William R.	Measurement (imp)	81.6' x 24.6' x 11.1'
Builder	Benson Brothers Shipbuilding Co. (1960) Ltd.	Measurement (metric)	24.87m x 7.5m x 3.38m
Hull	Steel	Displacement
Gross Tonnage	177.5	Type 1	Fishboat, seiner
Registered Tonnage	88.48	Type 2
Engine	500hp diesel engine (1964)	Engine Manufacture	Caterpillar Tractor Co., Peoria IL USA
Repower		Propulsion	Screw
Rebuilds		Call Sign
Pendant  #		Masters	Captain Henry Wyckham (1964);

 

Owner(s)
In 1964-1969 she was owned by Nelson Brothers Fisheries Ltd., Vancouver BC. In 1970-1972 she was owned by Seter Fishing Co. Ltd., Vancouver BC. In 1973-1977 she was owned by British Columbia Packers Ltd., Richmond BC. In 1978-2018 she was owned by R. A. Roberts Fishing Ltd., Vancouver BC. In 2019 she was owned by R. A. Roberts Fishing Ltd., Campbell River BC.

 

Fate	Afloat in 2019	Date	0000-00-00

 

Named Features
Significance of Name

 

Anecdotes

 

References
Canada List of Shipping
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