Ship Details
Willobee G. Photo Credit: John M. MacFarlane

 

Registry #1	154547 (Canada)	Registry #2		Registry #3
IMO#		MMSI#		VRN#

 

Name 1	1927	Willowbee G.	Name 6
Name 2	1929	Aileen	Name 7
Name 3	1956	Alice B. (I)	Name 8
Name 4	1970	Lena K.	Name 9
Name 5	1989	Willobee G.	Name 10

 

Year Built	1927	Place	Vancouver	Area	BC	Country	Canada

 

Designer	(nk)	Measurement (imp)	48.2' x 11.6' x 4.8'
Builder	Hoffar-Beeching Shipyards Ltd.	Measurement (metric)	?m x ?m x ?m
Hull	Wood	Displacement
Gross Tonnage	26	Type 1	Yacht, power Cruiser
Registered Tonnage	18	Type 2
Engine	1.5hp engine (1927)	Engine Manufacture	Hall-Scott Motor Car Co., Berkeley CA USA
Repower	Repowered with a 102hp Gardner diesel engine (1935)	Propulsion	Screw
Rebuilds		Call Sign
Pendant  #		Masters

 

Owner(s)

In 1927-1928 she was owned by George E. Gudewill, Vancouver BC Canada. In 1929-1937 owned by Frederick A. Lindsay, Victoria BC Canada. In 1941-1949 she was owned by George "Jocko" Patton, Victoria BC Canada. In 1956-1961 she was owned by Robert Blackmore (MO), North Vancouver BC Canada. In 1966-1967 she was owned by Coast Marine Services Ltd., Vancouver BC Canada. In 1977-1979 she was owned by Gordon Kleaman, North Vancouver BC Canada. In 1989-1992 she was owned by David Thompson, North Vancouver BC Canada. Penny & David Thompson, North Vancouver BC Canada. In 2000 she was owned by David S. Ekstrom, Seattle WA USA.

 

Fate	Registry closed	Date	1998-08-18

 

Named Features
Significance of Name	Willowbee G. comes from George Gudewill (Will) and his wife Beatrice (Bee) and Gudewill (G.)

 

Anecdotes

In 1991 this vessel was designated as a Vintage vessel by the Maritime Museum of British Columbia. Frederick Lindsay was the Honorary Colonel of the Canadian Scottish Regiment and President of the Navy League. He used the vessel for an annual sea cadet day trip to Discovery Island. After the Second World War this vessel was reputed to have been owned by G.H. (John) Patton (British School Boys Club) and rum running with Johnny Schnaar.

 

References
Canada List of Shipping; MacFarlane, John M. (1993);
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