Ship Details
Chief Tapeet Photo Credit: Bernard Remmem

 

Registry #1	156811 (Canada)	Registry #2		Registry #3
IMO#		MMSI#		VRN#	91139

 

Name 1	1930	Chief Tapeet	Name 6
Name 2			Name 7
Name 3			Name 8
Name 4			Name 9
Name 5			Name 10

 

Year Built	1930	Place	Prince Rupert	Area	BC	Country	Canada

 

Designer	(nk)	Measurement (imp)	61.4' x 17.0' x 7.1'
Builder	Prince Rupert Dry Dock Co.	Measurement (metric)	?m x ?m x ?m
Hull	Wood	Displacement
Gross Tonnage	57.21	Type 1	Fishboat, seiner
Registered Tonnage	38.9	Type 2
Engine	60bhp 4 .7nhp diesel engine (1930)	Engine Manufacture	Fairbanks Morse Co., Chicago, IL
Repower	Repowered with a 135bhp diesel engine (1943) Caterpillar Tractor Co., Peoria, IL	Propulsion	Screw
Rebuilds		Call Sign
Pendant  #		Masters

 

Owner(s)

In 1930-1939 she was owned by the Canadian Fish & Cold Storage Co., Prince Rupert BC Canada. In 1940 she was returned to her owner. In 1949-1974 she was owned by British Columbia Packers Ltd., Vancouver BC Canada. In 1975-1979 she was owned by The Packers Steamship Co. Ltd., Richmond BC Canada. In 1979-1987 she was owned by British Columbia Packers Ltd., Richmond BC and H.R.J. Sewid Fishing Co. Ltd., Vancouver BC Canada. In 1989-1997 she was owned by British Columbia Packers Ltd., Richmond BC Canada. In 2001 she was owned by Bruce W. MacDougall, Vancouver BC Canada.

 

Fate	Registry closed	Date	2001-03-05

 

Named Features
Significance of Name

 

Anecdotes
This vessel formed part of the pre-war Fishermen’s Reserve Fleet. This vessel was mobilized as a Fishermen’s Reserve vessel from 15 Nov 1939 to 11 Apr 1940 and was employed by the RCN as a tender to HMCS Givenchy and as an Examination Service at Prince Rupert.

 

References
Canada List of Shipping; Government of Canada The Canadian Navy List Ottawa ON; Freeman, David J. (2000); RG24D-1-c Volume 5824 File 8000-300/11 General Information - HMCS CHIEF TAPEET; RG12 Reel T-11577 (Chief Tapeet) ; Bryon Taylor (Email to Nauticapedia 24/07/2018) ; RG12 Reel T-11577 (Chief Tapeet); RG12 Volume 776 File 9015-C22 Requisitioning of Ships – (Chief Tapeet); RG24 Volume 5681 File 126-102 - Fishermen’s Reserve West Coast Organization Volume 1 ;
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