Ship Details
White Birch Photo Credit: Peter McGuire

 

Registry #1	14K4269 (Canada)	Registry #2		Registry #3
IMO#		MMSI#		VRN#

 

Name 1	1950	White Birch	Name 6
Name 2			Name 7
Name 3			Name 8
Name 4			Name 9
Name 5			Name 10

 

Year Built	1950	Place	New Westminster	Area	BC	Country	Canada

 

Designer	(nk)	Measurement (imp)	34.0' x 9.5' x 3.5'
Builder	B.C. Forest Service Maintenance Depot	Measurement (metric)	10.5m x 2.7m x .9m
Hull	Wood	Displacement
Gross Tonnage		Type 1	Patrol Vessel
Registered Tonnage		Type 2	Yacht, power-cruiser
Engine		Engine Manufacture	(nk)
Repower		Propulsion	Screw
Rebuilds		Call Sign
Pendant  #		Masters

 

Owner(s)
In 1950 she was owned by Minister of Lands & Forests, Victoria BC. In 1950 she was on Prince Rupert service. In 1978 she was sold to Bob Irving, Tofino BC. In 2007 she was owned by Colin & Dorothy Duxbury, Courtenay BC. In 2008-2018 she was owned by Peter McGuire, Victoria BC.

 

Fate	Registry closed	Date	0000-00-00

 

Named Features
Significance of Name

 

Anecdotes
This vessel was a "Second series Blimp" design.

 

References
https://www.for.gov.bc.ca/hfd/library/documents/bib106806.pdf;
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