Ship Details
Q-070 (H.M.C. M.L.) Photo Credit: John M. MacFarlane

 

Registry #1	176475 (Canada)	Registry #2	Q.070 (RCN)	Registry #3	ML.070 (RCN)
IMO#		MMSI#		VRN#

 

Name 1	1943	Q-070 (H.M.C. M.L.)	Name 6	1962c	Saracen III
Name 2	1943	M.L. 070 (H.M.C. M.L.)	Name 7	1984c	Lahaina Lady
Name 3	1947c	Machigonne (III)	Name 8	2012c	Noble Lady
Name 4	1958	Gulf Ranger (III)	Name 9
Name 5	1958	Coast Ranger (I)	Name 10

 

Year Built	1943	Place	New Westminster	Area	BC	Country	Canada

 

Designer	(nk)	Measurement (imp)	108.3' x 1.9' x 6.9'
Builder	Star Shipyards (Mercers) Ltd.	Measurement (metric)	33.01m x 5.46m x 2.10m
Hull	Wood	Displacement
Gross Tonnage	134.53	Type 1	Patrol Vessel
Registered Tonnage	102.25	Type 2	Passenger Vessel
Engine	400hp engine	Engine Manufacture	(nk)
Repower	Repowered with a 243hp diesel engine	Propulsion	Twin Screw
Rebuilds		Call Sign	CGZN
Pendant  #	Q.070; ML.070	Masters

 

Owner(s)

In 1942-1946 she was owned by the Royal Canadian Navy. In 1946 she was owned by Marine Manufacturing Construction Co. Ltd., Vancouver BC Canada. In 1947 she was owned by Radium Chemicals Ltd., Vancouver BC Canada. In 1951-1955 she was owned by Black Ball Ferries Ltd., Victoria BC Canada. In 1955 she was owned by William Gibson, Vancouver BC Canada. In 1958 she was owned by Johnstone Strait Enterprises Ltd., Sointula BC Canada. In 1960-1961 she was owned by Mrs. Toni L. Rothwell, West Vancouver BC Canada. In 1962-1971 she was owned by Pacific Cruises Ltd., North Vancouver BC Canada. In 1972-1993 she was owned by Halger M. Ohman, New Westminster BC Canada. In 1994-2001 she was owned by Betty Lou Hunt, Surrey BC Canada. In 2003 she was owned by Terrance J. Hunt, Surrey BC Canada. In 2004-2019 she was owned by John J. & Karen Boyd, Campbell River BC Canada. In 2024 she was owned by Tom Stenner, Gibsons BC Canada.

 

Fate	Afloat in 2024	Date	0000-00-00

 

Named Features
Significance of Name

 

Anecdotes
In the Second World War this vessel was based at the Yorke Island gun battery in Johnstone Strait on the east coast of Vancouver Island.

 

References
Canada List of Shipping; McKee, Fraser (2014)
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