Ship Details
Thomas Crosby (I) Photo Credit: Rev. Thomas Crosby

 

Registry #1	150971 (Canada)	Registry #2		Registry #3
IMO#		MMSI#		VRN#

 

Name 1	1922	Thomas Crosby (I)	Name 6
Name 2	1949c	Lulu Island (II)	Name 7
Name 3			Name 8
Name 4			Name 9
Name 5			Name 10

 

Year Built	1922	Place	Sandspit	Area	BC	Country	Canada

 

Designer	(nk)	Measurement (imp)	49.0' x 14.7' x 6.4'
Builder	Oliver, William	Measurement (metric)	15.30m x 3.96m x 1.71m
Hull	Wood	Displacement
Gross Tonnage	34	Type 1	Mission Boat
Registered Tonnage	23	Type 2	Yacht, power-cruiser
Engine	80hp engine (1922)	Engine Manufacture	(nk)
Repower	In 1951 she was repowered with a 102hp Gardner engine; 70bhp diesel engine (1958c)	Propulsion	Screw
Rebuilds	she was rebuilt to 28.06gt 19.08rt	Call Sign
Pendant  #		Masters	Captain William Oliver (1925);

 

Owner(s)

In 1920-1933 she was owned by the Methodist Church of Canada, Toronto ON Canada. In 1937 she was owned by the United Church of Canada, Toronto ON Canada. In 1938 she was owned by William Kier, Vancouver BC Canada. In 1940-1972 she was owned by British Columbia Packers Ltd., Vancouver BC Canada. In 1973-1975 she was owned by Packers Steamship Company Ltd., Richmond BC Canada. In 1975-1978 she was owned by Andrew C. Clarke, Delta BC Canada. In 1978-1984 she was owned by Gerard R. Picchioni, North Vancouver BC Canada. In 1985-1987 she was owned by Leonard Polly, West Vancouver BC Canada. In 1988-1991 she was owned by Ross H. Partriquin, Mission BC Canada. In 1992-2014 she was owned by Raymond P. Kucher, Gibsons BC Canada. In 2015-2020 she was owned by Raymond P. Kucher, Madeira Park BC Canada.

 

Fate	Afloat in 2020	Date	1951-10-07

 

Named Features
Significance of Name

 

Anecdotes
On October 7, 1951 this vesselcapsized between Wayton Passage and Blackfish Sound, Plumper Islands BC.

 

References
List of Shipping Casualties Resulting in Total Loss in British Columbia and Coastal Waters Since 1897 (undated manuscript document); Email (Andrew C. Clarke - John MacFarlane 28/04/2017); Crosby, Rev. Thomas (1914) Up and Down the North Pacific coast By Canoe and Mission Ship. The Missionary Society of the Methodist Church.
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