Ship Details
GSS No. 4 Photo Credit: Unknown

 

Registry #1	153378 (Canada)	Registry #2		Registry #3
IMO#		MMSI#		VRN#

 

Name 1	1927	Canadian Pilot No. 1	Name 6
Name 2	1930	B.C. Pilot No. 1	Name 7
Name 3	1961	Canada Pilot No. 20	Name 8
Name 4	1970	GSS No. 4	Name 9
Name 5	1974	Percy Shadforth	Name 10

 

Year Built	1927	Place	Steveston	Area	BC	Country	Canada

 

Designer	(nk)	Measurement (imp)	37.0' x 12.4' x 6.3'
Builder	Atagi Boat Works (Tsunematsu Atagi)	Measurement (metric)	11.3m x 3.8m x 1.9m
Hull	Wood	Displacement
Gross Tonnage	16.29	Type 1	Pilot boat
Registered Tonnage	11.08	Type 2
Engine	14bhp 6-cylinder gasoline engine (1927);	Engine Manufacture	(nk)
Repower	Repowered with a 10nhp 4-cycle gas engine Union Gas Engine Co., San Francisco CA USA; Repowered with a 6-cylinder 14bhp engine, Hall-Scott Motor Car Co., Berkeley CA USA	Propulsion	Screw
Rebuilds		Call Sign
Pendant  #		Masters

 

Owner(s)

In 1927 she was owned by Canadian Pilots Ltd., Vancouver BC Canada. In 1930 she was owned by the British Columbia Pilotage Authority, Victoria BC Canada. In 1931-1937 she was owned by The Minister of Marine, Ottawa ON Canada. In 1949-1961 she was owned by The Minister of Transport, Ottawa ON acting as Pilotage Authority for the Pilotage District of British Columbia. In 1967-1970 she was owned by the Minister of Transport, Ottawa ON acting as Pilotage Authority for the Pilotage District of BC Canada. In 1971-1976 she was owned by Vernon G. Bruce, Victoria BC Canada. In 1977-1979 she was owned by Wayne D. Maxted and Diane L. Maxted (JO), Cumberland BC Canada. In 1979-2008 she was owned by Michael J. Mahon, Comox BC Canada.

 

Fate	Registry closed	Date	2008-03-10

 

Named Features
Significance of Name

 

Anecdotes
In 1991 this vessel was designated as a Vintage Vessel by the Maritime Museum of British Columbia. In 2017 this vessel was dryberthed in the Comox Valley and was being advertised as a free giveaway on the internet.

 

References
Canada List of Shipping; Harbour & Shipping (Progress Publishing Co. Ltd.) Vol. 10 (1927)
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