Ship Details
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Registry #1	130558 (Canada)	Registry #2		Registry #3
IMO#		MMSI#		VRN#

 

Name 1	1911	Phrenes	Name 6
Name 2	1913	Cuprum (I)	Name 7
Name 3	1953	Willoma	Name 8
Name 4	1959	Rhenania	Name 9
Name 5	1979c	Solazar	Name 10

 

Year Built	1911	Place	Vancouver	Area	BC	Country	Canada

 

Designer	(nk)	Measurement (imp)	59.5' x 11.4' x 5.8'
Builder	Dafoe Shipbuilding Co.	Measurement (metric)	16.4m x 3.6m x 1.8m
Hull	Wood	Displacement
Gross Tonnage	29	Type 1	Mine Tender
Registered Tonnage	19	Type 2	Yacht, power-cruiser
Engine		Engine Manufacture	(nk)
Repower	In 1953 she was re-engined with twin 230bhp Chrysler Crown gas engines. In 1963 she was re-engined with a 100hp Parsons Barracuda diesel engines at Matsumoto Shipyards, North Vancouver BC.	Propulsion	Screw
Rebuilds	In 1953 she was rebuilt at Burrard Shipyard, Vancouver BC to 53.8' x 11.7' x 6.0' 31gt 25rt . In 1970c she was rebuilt at Quayside Shipyard, Vancouver BC.	Call Sign
Pendant  #		Masters

 

Owner(s)

In 1913 she was owned by Britannia Mining & Smelting Co. Ltd., Britannia Beach BC Canada. In 1914-1915 she was owned by John A. Whalen, Mill Creek BC Canada. In 1919-1921 she was owned by Whalen Pulp & Paper Mills Ltd., Vancouver BC Canada. In 1926 she was owned by British Columbia Pulp & Paper Co. Ltd., Vancouver BC Canada. In 1929-1934 she was owned by Francis J. Beale, Bella Bella BC Canada. In 1935-1938 she was owned by Carl G. Glazer, Vancouver BC and Claude Horton, Powell River BC Canada. In 1938-1941 she was owned by David T. Scott, Mitchell Island BC Canada. In 1942-1950 she was owned by Alan J. Quinn, Mitchell Island BC Canada. In 1951 she was owned by David T. Scott, Mitchell Island BC Canada. In 1953 she was owned by Wilmot M. Cliff, Vancouver BC Canada. In 1953-1958 she was owned by Wilmot Cliff. In 1959 she was owned by Northwest Properties Ltd., West Vancouver BC Canada. In 1960-1966 she was owned by Dr. John Spreunken, West Vancouver BC Canada. In 1967-1968 she was owned by Rhenania Holdings Ltd., Vancouver BC Canada. In 1969-1977 she was owned by Richard Smith (MO), Burnaby BC Canada. In 1979-2010 she was owned by Frederick V.W. Demmings (MO), Port Hardy BC Canada.

 

Fate	Registry closed	Date	2010-05-28

 

Named Features
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Anecdotes

 

References
Canada List of Shipping
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