Ship Details |
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Old Maid IIPhoto Credit: Unknown |
Registry #1 | 153013 (Canada) | Registry #2 | 091507 (US) | Registry #3 | |
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IMO# | MMSI# | VRN# |
Name 1 | 1882 | Maid of Orleans | Name 6 | ||
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Name 2 | 1924 | Old Maid II | Name 7 | ||
Name 3 | 1934 | Maid of Orleans | Name 8 | ||
Name 4 | 1936 | Joan G. | Name 9 | ||
Name 5 | Name 10 |
Year Built | 1882 | Place | San Francisco | Area | CA | Country | USA |
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Designer | (nk) | Measurement (imp) | 110.2' x 29.8' x 9.0' |
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Builder | Dickie Brothers Shipyard | Measurement (metric) | ?m x ?m x ?m |
Hull | Wood | Displacement | |
Gross Tonnage | 209 | Type 1 | Schooner, two-masted |
Registered Tonnage | 107 | Type 2 | Barge, cargo |
Engine | 6.5hp engine (1882); | Engine Manufacture | (nk) |
Repower | Repowered in 1924 with a 29nhp engine by Atlas Engine Co., San Francisco CA USA. Repowered with a 320bhp engine (1949c); | Propulsion | Screw |
Rebuilds | She was rebuilt for Arctic trading. In 1961 she was a non-powered barge 182.88 gt/rt 171nt. | Call Sign | JWQC |
Pendant # | Masters | Captain J.E. Shields (1924); Christian J. Klengenberg (1924); Captain W.H. Gillen (1929-1930); Captain R. Sinclair (1931-1933); Captain Frederick Coe (1936); |
Owner(s) |
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In 1882 she operated as a 'blackbirder' in the Solomon Islands. In 1884 she was owned by San Francisco CA USA interests. In 1924 she was owned by Pacific Coast Codfishing Co. In 1924-1928 she was owned by Christian J. Klengenberg, Rymer Point NT. In 1928-1930 she was owned by the Hudson's Bay Co., London UK. In 1931-1933 she was owned by Coast Shipping Co., Vancouver BC. In 1934-1935 she was owned by Albert Rontai, Seattle WA. In 1936-1937 she was owned by William C. Gibson, Vancouver BC. In 1949-1954 she was owned by the Tahsis Co. Ltd., Vancouver BC. In 1954-1965 she was owned by The Canadian Fishing Co. Ltd., Vancouver BC. In 1965-1971 she was owned by Robert M. Savage, Vancouver BC. |
Fate | Registry closed | Date | 1971-01-22 |
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Named Features | |
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Significance of Name | The Maid of Orleans is a reference to Joan of Arc. Joan G. named for Joan Gibson, wife of Gordon Gibson. |
Anecdotes |
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In 1931-1933 this vessel was used for rum-running (managed by Captain C.H. Hudson) from the Evans, Coleman & Evans dock in Vancouver BC. (Miles, Fraser (1992)). In 1934 this vesselran aground on Sarah Island. In 1954 Captain Bill Dolmage converted her to a barge. In 1966 this vessel sank in Cockatrice Bay, Broughton Island BC during a heavy snowfall. Her hull was used as a shake bolt barge until wrecked off Kingcome Inlet. |
References |
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Canada List of Shipping; Gibson, Gordon with Carol Renison (1980); Miles, Fraser (1992); http://heritage.canadiana.ca/view/oocihm.lac_reel_t11930/556?r=0&s=4 ; Lloyd's Register Vol. 1 1926-1927; https://www.gov.mb.ca/chc/archives/hbca/ships_histories/pdf/old-maid-ii.pdf ; Merchant Vessels of the United States (1935); https://archive.org/details/LymanSailingVesselsPacificCoastBuilders18501905/page/n31/mode/1up; Merchant Vessels of the United States (1884); |
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