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Registry #1	156914 (Canada)	Registry #2		Registry #3
IMO#		MMSI#		VRN#

 

Name 1	1931	Merry Sea II (I)	Name 6
Name 2	1985	Curtis K. (I)	Name 7
Name 3	1987	Merry Sea K	Name 8
Name 4	2004	Merry Sea II	Name 9
Name 5	(nk)	Merry Sea K	Name 10

 

Year Built	1931	Place	Vancouver	Area	BC	Country	Canada

 

Designer	Robert Allan	Measurement (imp)	48.7' x 12.2' x 6.6'
Builder	Walkem's Shipyard Ltd.	Measurement (metric)	14.84m x 3.72m x 2.01m
Hull	Wood	Displacement
Gross Tonnage	28.67	Type 1	Patrol vessel
Registered Tonnage	19.5	Type 2
Engine	72bhp 4-cylinder engine	Engine Manufacture	Gardner Engine Co., Manchester UK
Repower	135hp Cummins diesel engine;	Propulsion	Screw
Rebuilds		Call Sign
Pendant  #		Masters

 

Owner(s)

In 1931-1946 she was owned by the Minister of Fisheries & Marine, Ottawa ON Canada. In 1950-1962 she was owned by Gagne & Son Construction Ltd., Campbell River BC Canada. In 1963-1984 she was owned by D.C.D. Pile Driving Co. Ltd., Campbell River BC Canada. In 1985 she was owned by Wayne & John Beech, Quadra Island BC Canada. In 1987-1989 she was owned by Josef Thuma, Union Bay BC Canada. In 1990-2024 she was owned by David & Susan Robertson, Whaletown BC Canada.

 

Fate	Afloat in 2024	Date	1947-05-30

 

Named Features
Significance of Name

 

Anecdotes
On May 30, 1947 this vessel was wrecked in a collision with the Forest Surveyor at a Campbell River wharf and sank in Discovery Passage. This vessel was removed from the registry and abandoned as a total constructive loss. In 1950 this vessel was rebuilt and was re-registered at Nanaimo BC. In 1991 this vessel was designated as a Vintage Vessel by the Maritime Museum of British Columbia.

 

References
Transportation Safety Board of Canada (1993); Canada List of Shipping; Harbour & Shipping (Progress Publishing Co. Ltd.) Vol. 14 (1931); List of Shipping Casualties Resulting in Total Loss in British Columbia and Coastal Waters Since 1897 (undated manuscript document); Vancouver Sun (Vancouver BC) Saturday May 31, 1947 page 2;
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