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Registry #1 | 156733 (Canada) | Registry #2 | Registry #3 | ||
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IMO# | MMSI# | VRN# |
Name 1 | 1930 | Kanawaka | Name 6 | ||
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Name 2 | Name 7 | ||||
Name 3 | Name 8 | ||||
Name 4 | Name 9 | ||||
Name 5 | Name 10 |
Year Built | 1930 | Place | Wallace | Area | NS | Country | Canada |
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Designer | (nk) | Measurement (imp) | 76.1' x 18.0' x 7.5' |
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Builder | Cumberland Shipyards | Measurement (metric) | ?m x ?m x ?m |
Hull | Wood | Displacement | |
Gross Tonnage | 91 | Type 1 | Fishpacker |
Registered Tonnage | 51.42 | Type 2 | |
Engine | 15bhp diesel engine (1930) | Engine Manufacture | Cooper-Bessemer Corp., Barber NJ |
Repower | 275hp diesel 8-cylinder Cooper-Bessemer engine | Propulsion | Screw |
Rebuilds | Call Sign | ||
Pendant # | Masters | Captain T.E. Dalzell (1952); |
Owner(s) |
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In 1931 she was owned by the Union Navigation Co., British Honduras. In 1935 she was owned by Coast Island Fisheries Ltd., Vancouver BC. In 1936 she was owned by the North Island Trollers Coop., Vancouver BC. In 1952-1952 she was owned by Prince Rupert Fishermen's Coop Association, Cowichan Bay BC. |
Fate | Registry closed | Date | 1952-05-24 |
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Significance of Name |
Anecdotes |
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This vessel was reported to have been a rum runner operating out of British Honduras. On Saturday evening, May 24, 1952 the fishpacker Kanawaka was rammed by the passenger vessel Capilano 4 miles east southeast of Gower Point BC. The fishing vessel was three hours out of Vancouver bound for Prince Rupert. The crew had difficulty freeing the lifeboat, by the time they had succeeded the wheelhouse was filling with water. A heavy swell capsized the boat just as they launched it putting them all in the water. The Capilano put a lifeboat in the water, the crew of six who were in the water for twenty minutes before rescue. The impact of the collision left a large hole in the stern of the vessel filling her hold with water. |
References |
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Transportation Safety Board of Canada (1993); Canada List of Shipping; Miles, Fraser (1992); List of Shipping Casualties Resulting in Total Loss in British Columbia and Coastal Waters Since 1897 (undated manuscript document); Edmonton Journal (Edmonton AB) Monday May 26, 1952 page 8; Vancouver Sun (Vancouver BC) Tuesday May 27, 1952 page 2; |
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