Ship Details

James Bay

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Photo Credit: George Schneider

 
 
Registry #1 327280 (Canada) Registry #2 MCB.152 (RCN) Registry #3
IMO# MMSI# VRN#
 
Name 1 1954 James Bay (H.M.C.S.) Name 6
Name 2 1966 James Bay Name 7
Name 3 1976 Greenpeace V Name 8
Name 4 Name 9
Name 5 Name 10
 
Year Built 1954 Place Esquimalt Area BC Country Canada
 
Designer (nk) Measurement (imp) 147.4' x 28' x 13.2'
Builder Yarrows Ltd. Measurement (metric) ?m x ?m x ?m
Hull Wood Displacement
Gross Tonnage 478.97 Type 1 Minesweeper, Bay-class
Registered Tonnage 294.7 Type 2 Research Vessel
Engine 2-1230hp diesel engines (1954) Engine Manufacture General Motors Corporation, Detroit MI USA
Repower Propulsion Screw
Rebuilds Call Sign
Pendant  # MCB.152 Masters
 
Owner(s)
In 1954 she was commissioned by the Royal Canadian Navy as H.M.C.S. James Bay. In 1966 she was owned by Seattle WA owners and leased to the Greenpeace Foundation. In 1966 she was renamed as the James Bay. The minesweeper was sold in 1966 for use as an offshore oil exploration vessel. In 1966-1968 she was owned by Offshore Marine Services Ltd., Vancouver BC Canada. In 1968 she was owned by USA interests.
 
Fate Registry closed Date 1968-01-25
 
Named Features
Significance of Name Named for a bay located between Ontario and Quebec with islands that are part of Nunavut within.
 
Anecdotes
In 1976 this vessel was involved in an anti-whaling campaign with Greenpeace.
 
References
Brown, Michael and John May (1989); Canada List of Shipping; Government of Canada The Canadian Navy List Ottawa ON; Freeman, David J. (2000); https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMCS_James_Bay; http://heritage.canadiana.ca/view/oocihm.lac_reel_t11926/721?r=0&s=4 ;
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