Ship Details

M.449 Jager (R.C.A.F.)

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Registry #1 173741 (Canada) Registry #2 M.449 (RCAF) Registry #3
IMO# MMSI# VRN# 90343
 
Name 1 1941 Amorita (II) Name 6
Name 2 1942 M.449 Jager (R.C.A.F.) Name 7
Name 3 1951 Jager (I) Name 8
Name 4 Name 9
Name 5 Name 10
 
Year Built 1941 Place Sea Island Area BC Country Canada
 
Designer (nk) Measurement (imp) 36.1' x 11' x 5.5'
Builder Baba Bros. Boatworks Measurement (metric) 11.00m x 3.34m x 1.68m
Hull Wood Displacement
Gross Tonnage 17.99 Type 1 Work Boat
Registered Tonnage 15.36 Type 2 Misc. Non-commercial
Engine 91bhp gasoline engine (1941) Engine Manufacture Gray Motor Marine Co, Detroit, MI
Repower Repowered with a 105hp turbocharged Ford diesel engine Propulsion Screw
Rebuilds Call Sign GH3D; V422L
Pendant  # M.449 Masters
 
Owner(s)
In 1941-1942 she was owned by Amos Beckman, Vancouver BC Canada. In 1942 she was chartered by and in 1943 purchased by the Royal Canadian Air Force for service at RCAF Station Boundary Bay and RCAF Station Bella Bella. In 1945-1951 she was owned by War Assets and Disposal Corporation, Ottawa ON Canada. In 1951-1962 she was owned by Horace H. German, Sidney BC Canada. In 1962 she was owned by Valery German (widow), Sidney BC Canada. In 1962-1969 she was owned by Melville Webber, Nanaimo BC Canada. In 1970-1971 she was owned by Elmer B. Carrothers, Nanoose BC Canada. In 1972 she was owned by Brian Higgins, West Vancouver BC Canada. In 1973-1988 she was owned by Guilford Brett, Vancouver BC Canada. In 1989-1995 she was owned by Thomas Dent, Gabriola Island BC Canada. In 1996-2004 she was owned by Terry A. Milos, Sechelt BC Canada. In 2004-2014 she was owned by Richard and Margaret Hartley, Garden Bay BC Canada. In 2017-2019 she was owned by Richard and Margaret Hartley, Clearwater BC Canada. In 2023-2024 she was owned by Daniel G. Polhill, 108 Mile Ranch BC Canada.
 
Fate Afloat in 2024 Date 0000-00-00
 
Named Features
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Anecdotes
Rick Hartley notes (2013): "Technically, we are listed as owning her from 2011-present. We finally registered the transfer then, but actually purchased the boat in 1992 after a fire had destroyed her to the waterline. As my late father, George Hartley, and I had built boats together on the West Coast for many years, I thought this vessel would be a good project and make a beautiful cruiser for us. I ended up spending a good many years on the rebuild, between other work and raising a family. I stripped her right down to bare hull, redesigned everything, glassed over the wooden hull, and here this vessel is today. We launched her in 2011 and that's when we re-registered her."
 
References
Canada List of Shipping; Weicht, Chris (1997); Freeman, David J. (2000); Personal E-mail Communication (Rick Hartley - Nauticapedia 01/07/2013); RG12 Volume 768 File 9015-A25 REQUISITIONING OF SHIPS - WAR MEASURES - 'AMORITA' (R.C.A.F.); RG12 Reel T-11902 (1943) (Amorita); RG12 Reel T-11923 (1966) (Jagger) ; Bryon Taylor (Email to Nauticapedia 17/07/2018); http://heritage.canadiana.ca/view/oocihm.lac_reel_t11923/625?r=0&s=4 ;
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