Ship Details
Beryl G. If you have images associated with this Vessel, please contact us at admin@nauticapedia.ca

 

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

 

Name 1	1914c	Beryl G.	Name 6
Name 2			Name 7
Name 3			Name 8
Name 4			Name 9
Name 5			Name 10

 

Year Built	1914c	Place	(nk)	Area	BC	Country	Canada

 

Designer	(nk)	Measurement (imp)	60' x ? x ?
Builder	(nk)	Measurement (metric)	?m x ?m x ?m
Hull	Wood	Displacement
Gross Tonnage		Type 1	Fishboat, general
Registered Tonnage		Type 2
Engine		Engine Manufacture	(nk)
Repower		Propulsion	Screw
Rebuilds		Call Sign
Pendant  #		Masters	Captain William J. Gillis (1924)

 

Owner(s)
In 1917 she was owned by the Royal Canadian Navy. In 1924 she was owned by Captain Gillis.

 

Fate	Registry closed	Date	1924-00-00

 

Named Features
Significance of Name

 

Anecdotes
In 1924 this vessel was operating as a rumrunner by Captain Gillis. In September 1924 this vessel was found abandoned with bloodstains on board by the keeper of Turn Point Light on Prevost Island. Captain Gillis and his 17 year old son had been murdered by hijackers and their bodies thrown overboard. Two men were hanged for the murders.

 

References
Canada List of Shipping; Nicholson, George (1965);
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