Ship Details

Fifer (H.M.C.S.)

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Registry #1 171815 (Canada) Registry #2 968810 (US) Registry #3 FY.00 (RCN)
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Name 1 1939 Fifer (I) Name 6
Name 2 1942c Fifer (H.M.C.S.) Name 7
Name 3 1945 Fifer (I) Name 8
Name 4 1985 Adequate Award Name 9
Name 5 1985 Fifer (I) Name 10
 
Year Built 1939 Place North Vancouver Area BC Country Canada
 
Designer Robert Allan Measurement (imp) 99.3' x 20.1' x 11.3'
Builder Burrard Drydock Co. Ltd. Measurement (metric) 29.8m x 6.1m x 3.4m
Hull Steel Displacement
Gross Tonnage 194.34 Type 1 Yacht, power-cruiser
Registered Tonnage 140.63 Type 2
Engine 1-240bhp T/S diesel engine (1939) Engine Manufacture Mirrlees, Bickerton and Day, Stookport UK
Repower Repowered with a 670bhp diesel engine (1960) Waukeshu Motor Co., Waukeshu WI; Propulsion Screw
Rebuilds Call Sign WAX4760
Pendant  # FY.00; V048Z Masters Captain W. Crawford (1939);
 
Owner(s)
She was owned 1939-1944 by the Empire Stevedoring Co. Ltd. (Captain William M. Crawford) in Vancouver BC. . In 1943 she was chartered by the Royal a Canadian Navy. In 1945 she was returned to her owner. In 1945 she was owned by Maquinna Investments Ltd. (R.M. Andrews) of Vancouver BC. In 1948 she was owned by Meander Ltd. (Edward Lowe) Vancouver BC. In 1952 she was owned by Reliance Towing Co., Ltd., Vancouver, BC. In 1953-1954 she was owned by Burrard Drydock Co. Ltd., Vancouver BC. In 1956-1958 she was owned by Powell River Company Limited, Vancouver BC. In 1961 she was owned by MacMillan Bloedel and Powell River Co. Ltd., Vancouver BC. In 1962-1981 she was owned by Clarence Wallace, Vancouver BC. In 1982-1984 she was owned by Fifer Management Corporation, Vancouver BC. In 1985-1989 she was owned by California lawyer Melvin Belli. In 1989 she was owned by Ariezelle Charters Ltd., Calgary AB (Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Pellarin, Redwood City CA). In 2012-2020 she was owned by Fifer LLC, San Francisco CA.
 
Fate Registry closed Date 1990-08-17
 
Named Features
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Anecdotes
In 1942 this vessel was commissioned into the Royal Canadian Navy Fisherman's Reserve as H.M.C.S. Fifer. In 1942 John D. McPhee (Chief Skipper RCNR (Temp.)) in command with Ray Pedersen (Coxswain RCNR) as tender to H.M.C.S. Givenchy. In 1943 James Patterson (Skipper Coxswain RCNR) in command with Harry Nordin (Coxswain RCNR) as tender to H.M.C.S. Givenchy II. In 1944 James Patterson (Skipper Coxswain RCNR (FR)) in command with William Paulin (Coxswain RCNR (FR)) as Mate and William T. Locke (Coxswain RCNR (FR)) as Mate - tender to H.M.C.S. Givenchy.
 
References
Brissenden, Constance with Larry Loyie. (1997) Greater Vancouver Hall of Fame. In The Greater Vancouver Book: an urban encyclopedia. Ed. Chuck Davis. Vancouver BC: Linkman Press; Canada List of Shipping; Government of Canada The Canadian Navy List Ottawa ON; Freeman, David J. (2000); Bryon Taylor (Email to Nauticapedia 23/01/2019); RG12 Reel T-11581 (Fifer) RG24 Volume 6741 File 8000-496/8 General Information - HMCS FIFER ;
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