Ship Details
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Registry #1	(Canada)	Registry #2		Registry #3
IMO#		MMSI#		VRN#

 

Name 1	1895	Messenger (I)	Name 6
Name 2			Name 7
Name 3			Name 8
Name 4			Name 9
Name 5			Name 10

 

Year Built	1895	Place	Winnipeg	Area	MB	Country	Canada

 

Designer	(nk)	Measurement (imp)	26.0' x ? x 2.1'
Builder	Charles Fellows	Measurement (metric)	?m x ?m x ?m
Hull	Wood	Displacement	1.48
Gross Tonnage		Type 1	Work Boat
Registered Tonnage		Type 2
Engine	vertical high pressure steam engine	Engine Manufacture	John Gillies & Co., Carleton Place ON
Repower		Propulsion	Screw
Rebuilds		Call Sign
Pendant  #		Masters

 

Owner(s)
She was operated by the Hudson's Bay Co. on the Peace River from 1895 until about 1906.

 

Fate	Registry closed	Date	0000-00-00

 

Named Features
Significance of Name

 

Anecdotes
This vessel was built as steam launch for the Navy. This vessel was too small and and had too great a draught for river use. This vessel was replaced by the Peace River.

 

References
https://www.gov.mb.ca/chc/archives/hbca/ships_histories/pdf/messenger.pdf ;
Last update
2015-05-17 00:00:00
Record Creator
John M. MacFarlane (2019);
Record Updater
John M. MacFarlane (2019);

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