Ship Details

Capella I (H.M.C.S.)

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Photo Credit: John M. MacFarlane

 
 
Registry #1 155156 (Canada) Registry #2 FY.31 (RCN) Registry #3
IMO# MMSI# VRN# 90539
 
Name 1 1929 Capella I Name 6
Name 2 1941 Capella I (H.M.C.S.) Name 7
Name 3 1945c Capella I Name 8
Name 4 Name 9
Name 5 Name 10
 
Year Built 1929 Place Prince Rupert Area BC Country Canada
 
Designer (nk) Measurement (imp) 46.0' x 13.8' x 5.3'
Builder Prince Rupert Dry Dock & Shipyards Co. Measurement (metric) 14.02m x 4.21m x 1.62m
Hull Wood Displacement
Gross Tonnage 27.23 Type 1 Fishboat, general
Registered Tonnage 11.91 Type 2 Patrol vessel
Engine 50bhp diesel engine (1929) Engine Manufacture J. & C.G. Bolinders Co. Ltd., Stockholm Sweden
Repower Repowered with a 177bhp diesel engine, Nissan Diesel Motor Ltd., Tokyo, Japan (1975); Propulsion Screw
Rebuilds Call Sign
Pendant  # FY.31 Masters Daniel Larsen 1929-1940; Skipper Coxswain RCNR 1940-1945; Daniel Larsen 1945-1956
 
Owner(s)
In 1929-1958 she was owned by Daniel Larsen, Prince Rupert BC Canada. In 1958-1972 she was owned by Johan Wolff, Vancouver BC Canada. In 1972-1986 she was owned by Frank A.D. Burgess, Burnaby BC Canada. In 1986-1987 she was owned by Keeling Fishing Ltd., Nanaimo BC Canada. In 1988 she was owned by Rondlund Marine Ltd., Port Alberni BC Canada. In 1989-1997 she was owned by Carolyn McIsaac, Victoria BC Canada. In 2001 she was owned by Capella I Enterprises Ltd., Victoria BC Canada. In 2003-2024 she was owned by Derek Christensen, Hagensborg BC Canada.
 
Fate Afloat in 2024 Date 0000-00-00
 
Named Features
Significance of Name
 
Anecdotes
This vessel formed part of the pre-war Fishermen’s Reserve Fleet. This vessel participated in the 30 January – 25 February 1939 Fishermen’s Reserve Training Session. This vessel was mobilized 15 Sep 1939. In 17 Sep 1939 this vessel was commissioned into the Royal Canadian Navy Fisherman's Reserve as HMCS CAPELLA I. In 1942 this vessel was a tender to HMCS Givenchy. In 1943-44 this vessel was a tender to HMCS Chatham. Alan G. Moberg (British Columbia Nautical History Facebook Group 27/06/2016) states "This boat was one of a small group of Norwegian trollers in the 1950s. Others were the Atomic I, Northcap, the Runo, Zenith II, Deep Sea. My Dad was Swede but had a lot of respect for these [Norwegian] guys. "
 
References
Canada List of Shipping; Government of Canada The Canadian Navy List Ottawa ON; Freeman, David J. (2000); Bryon Taylor (Email to Nauticapedia 23/02/2019); RG12 Reel T-11576 (Capella I); RG24D-1-c Volume 6727 File General Information - HMCS CAPELLA I; BC Archives MS-0677 Volume 389 File 113 Fishermen’s Reserve;
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