Ship Details
Texada Moccasin If you have images associated with this Vessel, please contact us at admin@nauticapedia.ca

 

Registry #1	197719 (Canada)	Registry #2		Registry #3
IMO#		MMSI#		VRN#

 

Name 1	1954	Texada Moccasin	Name 6
Name 2			Name 7
Name 3			Name 8
Name 4			Name 9
Name 5			Name 10

 

Year Built	1954	Place	Vancouver	Area	BC	Country	Canada

 

Designer	(nk)	Measurement (imp)	26.0' x 9.4' x 3.2'
Builder	Turner Boat Works Ltd.	Measurement (metric)	7.92m x 2.87m x 0.98m
Hull	Wood	Displacement
Gross Tonnage	4.93	Type 1	Passenger Vessel
Registered Tonnage	4.04	Type 2
Engine	200hp gasoline engine (1954)	Engine Manufacture	(nk)
Repower		Propulsion	Screw
Rebuilds		Call Sign
Pendant  #		Masters

 

Owner(s)
In 1954-1961 she was owned by Benjamin Nicholas, Vananda BC Canada. In 1961 she was owned by Ralph Coomber and Chuck McCallum, Powell River BC Canada. In 1967-1979 she was owned by Ben's Water Taxis Ltd., Vananda BC Canada. In 2004-2008 she was owned by James A. Howlin, Powell River BC Canada.

 

Fate	Registry closed	Date	2008-03-10

 

Named Features
Significance of Name

 

Anecdotes
This vessel operated as a water taxi between Texada Island and Powell River BC.

 

References
Canada List of Shipping; Harbord, Heather (2011);
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