Ship Details
Foam (H.M.C.S.) (II) Photo Credit: Richmond Archives 1999 6 1157

 

Registry #1	156618 (Canada)	Registry #2		Registry #3
IMO#		MMSI#		VRN#	910356

 

Name 1	1930	Loyal No. 2	Name 6
Name 2	1942	Loyal No. 2 (H.M.C.S.)	Name 7
Name 3	1943	Foam (H.M.C.S.) (II)	Name 8
Name 4	1945	Foam (I)	Name 9
Name 5	(nk)	Loyal No. 2	Name 10

 

Year Built	1930	Place	Vancouver	Area	BC	Country	Canada

 

Designer	(nk)	Measurement (imp)	64.1' x 17.4' x 8.5'
Builder	W.R. Menchions & Co. Ltd.	Measurement (metric)	20.2m x 5.4m x 2.6m
Hull	Wood	Displacement
Gross Tonnage	70.56	Type 1	Fishpacker
Registered Tonnage	42.82	Type 2	Patrol vessel
Engine	135bhp diesel engine (1930)	Engine Manufacture	Washington Iron Works, Seattle, WA
Repower	Repowered with a 220bhp 4-cylinder diesel engine General Motors Corp, Detroit, MI USA; 1 – 565bhp super charged diesel engine, Caterpillar Tractor Co. 272kw diesel engine (2004c) ;	Propulsion	Screw
Rebuilds		Call Sign
Pendant  #	FY.22	Masters	In 1942 Charles Stewart (Coxswain RCNR) in command as tender to H.M.C.S. Givenchy. In 1943 Robert C. Wyllie (Coxswain RCNR) in command as tender to H.M.C.S. Givenchy II In 1944 Charles Stewart (Coxswain RCNR (FR)) in command as tender to H.M.C.S. Givenchy. J; Captainv Sankichi Aura

 

Owner(s)

In 1930-1931 she was owned by Kanzo Maekawa, Ucluelet BC (West Coast Fishing Co.). In 1935-1941 she was a packer owned by Ucluelet Fishing Co., Ucluelet BC Canada. In 1942 her ownership transferred to His Majesty the King. In 1943 she was purchased by the Royal Canadian Navy. In 1944 she was owned by Henry A. McKinnell, Vancouver BC Canada. In 1947-1949 she was owned by Richard M. Gammon, Vancouver BC Canada. In 1949-1963 she was owned by Sam Jasich (MO), Vancouver BC Canada. In 1964 she was owned by Anthony Jasich, Vancouver BC Canada. In 1972 she was owned by George Skullstad et al, Vancouver BC Canada. In 1974 she was owned by BC Packers Ltd., Richmond BC Canada. In 1977 she was owned by BC Packers Ltd., Richmond BC and Dennis Roberts, Campbell River BC Canada. In 1980-1993 she was owned by British Columbia Packers Ltd., Richmond BC Canada. In 1996-2008 she was owned by Bob Palmer, Victoria BC Canada.

 

Fate	Registry closed	Date	2008-05-25

 

Named Features
Significance of Name

 

Anecdotes

In 1941 this vessel was seized from her Japanese owners by the Canadian Government. In 1942 her ownership transferred to His Majesty the King. In 1942 her appraised value was $13,800. In 1942 this vessel was commissioned into the Royal Canadian Navy Fisherman's Reserve. James Roberts (British Columbia Nautical History Facebook Group 02/03/2018) stated "this vessel sank at the dock in California." On December 1, 1948 her crew of three was found dea inside having scuccumbed to carbon monoxide poisoning. Dead were: Harry Nash (Mate); R.H. Griffin (Engineer) and Thomas Kelly (Cook). The skipper, Joe Guthro, was in hospital in serious condition.

 

References
Macpherson, Ken and Burgess, John. 1981; Japanese Fishing Vessels Disposal Committee (December 1942) Report of Japanese Fishing Vessels Disposal Committee. Vancouver BC; Government of Canada The Canadian Navy List Ottawa; Canada List of Shipping; Freeman, David J. (2000); Fukawa, Masaki with Stanley Fukawa and the Nikkei Fishermen's History Book Committee (2009); Bryon Taylor (Email to Nauticapedia 23/01/2019); ; The Province (Vancouver BC) Thursday December 2, 1948 page 1
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