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Kuyakuzmt

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Registry #1	138073 (Canada)	Registry #2	127364 (US)	Registry #3	FS.539 (US Army)
IMO#		MMSI#		VRN#

Name 1	1900	Columbia (II)	Name 6	1940	Moonlight Maid (II)
Name 2	1915	Stadacona (H.M.C.S.)	Name 7	1942	Moonlight Maid (U.S.A.V.)
Name 3	1925	B.C. Maid (I)	Name 8
Name 4	1927	Kuyakuzmt	Name 9
Name 5	1929	Lady Stimson	Name 10

Year Built	1900	Place	Elizabeth	Area	NJ	Country	USA

Designer	(nk)	Measurement (imp)	168.0' x 30.5' x 15.7'
Builder	Crescent Shipyard	Measurement (metric)	?m x ?m x ?m
Hull	Steel	Displacement	682
Gross Tonnage	798	Type 1	Yacht, power-cruiser
Registered Tonnage	479	Type 2	Yacht, armed
Engine	99nhp triple expansion surface condensing engine and boiler	Engine Manufacture	W. Cramp & Sons S. & E. Company, Philadelphia PA
Repower		Propulsion	Screw
Rebuilds	Rebuilt as a yacht. In 1931 she was rebuilt at Prince Rupert BC as a tug.	Call Sign	KPHQ
Pendant #	FS.539	Masters	Lieutenant H.G. Jarvis RCN

Owner(s)
In 1900 she was owned by Joseph Harvey Ladew, Sr. (Singer Sewing Machine Co.) In 1915 she was sold to Aemilius Jarvis for use by the Royal Canadian Navy as an armed yacht. In 1915 she was commissioned and renamed as H.M.C.S. Stadaconna (a Canadian Naval Launch, Motor, Depot Ship) under the command of Lieutenant H.G. Jarvis RCN. In 1916 she patrolled the Gulf of St. Lawrence, Nova Scotia and Newfoundland coasts. In 1919 she was transferred to the west coast via the Panama Canal and lost a rudder off the Oregon coast. In 1919-1920 she was used for seamanship training for officer cadets at the Royal Naval College of Canada. In 1920 she was paid off to the Minister of Fisheries and Marine as a fisheries protection vessel. In 1924 she was owned by the Central America Shipping Company, Vancouver BC. In 1924 she was owned by Ocean Salvage Co., Vancouver BC (Joseph W. Hobbs) and converted to a yacht and rumrunner mother ship. Rebuilt as a yacht. In 1929-1931 she was owned by Willis P. Dewees, Vancouver BC. In 1931-1941 she was owned by Armour Salvage and Towing Company, Prince Rupert BC. In 1941 she was owned by Foss Towing and Transportation Company, Seattle, WA USA, reflagged in the United States. In 1942 she acquired by the United States War Shipping Administration. She was turned over to the US War Department, Quartermasters Corps. Allocated to the US Army Transportation Corps for service in Alaska

Owner(s)

In 1900 she was owned by Joseph Harvey Ladew, Sr. (Singer Sewing Machine Co.) In 1915 she was sold to Aemilius Jarvis for use by the Royal Canadian Navy as an armed yacht. In 1915 she was commissioned and renamed as H.M.C.S. Stadaconna (a Canadian Naval Launch, Motor, Depot Ship) under the command of Lieutenant H.G. Jarvis RCN. In 1916 she patrolled the Gulf of St. Lawrence, Nova Scotia and Newfoundland coasts. In 1919 she was transferred to the west coast via the Panama Canal and lost a rudder off the Oregon coast. In 1919-1920 she was used for seamanship training for officer cadets at the Royal Naval College of Canada. In 1920 she was paid off to the Minister of Fisheries and Marine as a fisheries protection vessel. In 1924 she was owned by the Central America Shipping Company, Vancouver BC. In 1924 she was owned by Ocean Salvage Co., Vancouver BC (Joseph W. Hobbs) and converted to a yacht and rumrunner mother ship. Rebuilt as a yacht. In 1929-1931 she was owned by Willis P. Dewees, Vancouver BC. In 1931-1941 she was owned by Armour Salvage and Towing Company, Prince Rupert BC. In 1941 she was owned by Foss Towing and Transportation Company, Seattle, WA USA, reflagged in the United States. In 1942 she acquired by the United States War Shipping Administration. She was turned over to the US War Department, Quartermasters Corps. Allocated to the US Army Transportation Corps for service in Alaska

Fate	Registry closed	Date	1948-00-00

Named Features
Significance of Name

Anecdotes
This vessel was the flagship of the New York Yacht Club. this vessel was in service with the US Navy during the Spanish-American War. this vessel operated as a rum runner. In 1948 this vessel was broken up in Seattle WA USA. John Sivey reports that "In researching the yacht Columbia, I I found a problem. The owner, Joseph Harvey Ladew, Sr. built two yachts, both named Columbia. The first one was built at Cramp Shipbuilding at Philadelphia in 1893 and joined the U.S. Navy in 1898 as the USS Wasp. The second one was built at Crescent Shipyard in Elizabeth, New Jersey in 1900 and went on to become HMCS Stadacona."

Anecdotes

This vessel was the flagship of the New York Yacht Club. this vessel was in service with the US Navy during the Spanish-American War. this vessel operated as a rum runner. In 1948 this vessel was broken up in Seattle WA USA. John Sivey reports that "In researching the yacht Columbia, I I found a problem. The owner, Joseph Harvey Ladew, Sr. built two yachts, both named Columbia. The first one was built at Cramp Shipbuilding at Philadelphia in 1893 and joined the U.S. Navy in 1898 as the USS Wasp. The second one was built at Crescent Shipyard in Elizabeth, New Jersey in 1900 and went on to become HMCS Stadacona."

References
Harbour & Shipping (Progress Publishing Co. Ltd.) Vol. 12 (1929); Canada List of Shipping; http://www.navsource.org/archives/30/07/07539.htm (website viewed 22/01/2023);
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