Ship Details

Margaret A. (I)

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Registry #1 158315 (Canada) Registry #2 Registry #3
IMO# MMSI# VRN#
 
Name 1 1928 Margaret A. (I) Name 6
Name 2 Name 7
Name 3 Name 8
Name 4 Name 9
Name 5 Name 10
 
Year Built 1928 Place Fort McMurray Area AB Country Canada
 
Designer (nk) Measurement (imp) 88.5' x 20.1' x 6.7'
Builder Thorpe Bros. Measurement (metric) ?m x ?m x ?m
Hull Wood Displacement
Gross Tonnage 101 Type 1 Freighter
Registered Tonnage 66 Type 2
Engine 6-cylinder 72hp engines Engine Manufacture Norris, Henty & Gardner Ltd., Manchester UK
Repower Repowered with 2-Gardiner engines. Propulsion Twin Screw
Rebuilds Call Sign
Pendant  # Masters Captain C.H. Roberts (1934); Captain R.J. Summers (1936);
 
Owner(s)
In 1928-1954 she was owned by Hudson's Bay Co. Ltd., London UK carrying freight from Tuktoyaktuk.
 
Fate Registry closed Date 0000-00-00
 
Named Features
Significance of Name
 
Anecdotes
In 1934 when the Fort James was delayed in her voyage from the east coast via the Panama Canal, Margaret A.was purchased for $12,500.00 at Fort Smith. This vessel was crewed and skippered by men from Vancouver BC and was involved in the Lake Athabsca fishery. This vessel was trapped in the ice in the winter of 1934 at Letty Harbour and was forced to overwinter. Some of her crew of 12 were airlifted out to Cameron Bay.
 
References
Interview with Jack Wood and Sven Johansson, Victoria BC 27/08/1991; Canada List of Shipping; https://www.gov.mb.ca/chc/archives/hbca/ships_histories/pdf/margaret-a.pdf ;
Last update
2019-11-22 00:00:00
Record Creator
John M. MacFarlane (2019);
Record Updater
John M. MacFarlane (2019);

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