Ship Details
Silver Dolphin (I) Photo Credit: John M. MacFarlane

 

Registry #1	320898 (Canada)	Registry #2		Registry #3
IMO#	6515825	MMSI#		VRN#	67493; 910436

 

Name 1	1965	Silver Dolphin (I)	Name 6
Name 2			Name 7
Name 3			Name 8
Name 4			Name 9
Name 5			Name 10

 

Year Built	1965	Place	Vancouver	Area	BC	Country	Canada

 

Designer	William G. Reid	Measurement (imp)	85.4' x 24.6' x 11.1'
Builder	Benson Brothers Shipbuilding Co. (1960) Ltd.	Measurement (metric)	26.03m x 7.50m x 3.38m
Hull	Steel	Displacement
Gross Tonnage	190.48	Type 1	Fishboat, general
Registered Tonnage	129.53	Type 2
Engine	725bhp turbo-charged diesel engine (1965)	Engine Manufacture	Caterpillar Tractor Co., Peoria IL USA
Repower		Propulsion	Screw
Rebuilds		Call Sign
Pendant  #		Masters

 

Owner(s)

In 1965-1970 she was owned by Innes and Pierce Fishing Co. Ltd., Prince Rupert BC Canada. In 1970 she was owned by Dolphin Fishing Ltd., Prince Rupert BC Canada. In 1970-1975 she was owned by the National Sea Products Ltd., Halifax NS Canada. In 1975-1989 she was owned by J. Hackett Fisheries Ltd., Halifax NS Canada. In 1990-1992 she was owned by Western Coordinators Ltd., Corner Brook NL. In 1993-1995 she was owned by Northwest Fisheries Ltd., Corner Brook NL. In 1997 she was owned by Forward Investments Ltd., Corner Brook NL. In 2001 she was owned by Barry Seafoods Inc., Corner Brook NL. In 2003 she Ws owned by Branden Fisheries Ltd., St. Johns NL. In 2006 she was owned by Haylate Transport Ltd. In 2015-2020 she was owned by Royal Bank of Canada, Burlington ON Canada. In 2023-2024 she was owned by Oban Ventures Ltd., Duncan BC Canada.

 

Fate	Afloat in 2024	Date	0000-00-00

 

Named Features
Significance of Name

 

Anecdotes
In 2015-2016 this vessel was employed by the Canadian Fishing Co. Ltd., Vancouver BC. This vessel was moved to Atlantic Canada and then back, at the end of her life, to the Pacific coast.

 

References
http://heritage.canadiana.ca/view/oocihm.lac_reel_t11862/140?r=0&s=6 ; Information compiled in 2024 by R.G. Allan from Wm. M. Reid drawings and reference lists on file at Robert Allan Ltd., and previously transferred to the VMM collection;
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