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Registry #1	138155 (Canada)	Registry #2		Registry #3
IMO#		MMSI#		VRN#	90423

 

Name 1	1916	Quathiaski No. 8	Name 6
Name 2	1982	Thunderbird Spirit	Name 7
Name 3			Name 8
Name 4			Name 9
Name 5			Name 10

 

Year Built	1916	Place	Steveston	Area	BC	Country	Canada

 

Designer	(nk)	Measurement (imp)	48.8' x 13.1' x 6.1'
Builder	Atagi Boat Works (Tsunematsu Atagi)	Measurement (metric)	14.87m x 3.99m x 1.87m
Hull	Wood	Displacement
Gross Tonnage	28.66	Type 1	Fishboat, general
Registered Tonnage	19.49	Type 2
Engine	1hp engine (1916);	Engine Manufacture	(nk)
Repower	Repowered with a 77hp engine (1957c);	Propulsion	Screw
Rebuilds		Call Sign
Pendant  #		Masters	Chief Billy Assu

 

Owner(s)

In 1916-1933 she was owned by William E, Anderson, Quathiaski Cove BC Canada. In 1937 she was owned by British Columbia Packers Ltd., Vancouver BC Canada. In 1942 she was owned by James G. Kirk, Vancouver BC Canada. In 1943-1972 she was owned by Nelson Bros. Fisheries Ltd., Vancouver BC Canada. In 1973-1980 she was owned by British Columbia Packers Ltd., Richmond BC Canada. In 1982 she was owned by Thunderbird Freight Ltd., Gibsons BC Canada. In 1983-1984 she was owned by Susan I. Sweeney, Big Bay BC Canada. In 1985 she was owned by Thunderbird Freight Ltd., Gibsons BC Canada. In 1986-1990 she was owned by Susan I. Sweeney, Minstrel Island BC Canada. In 1991-2001 she was owned by C.D.C. Packing Ltd., Campbell River BC Canada. In 2004-2015 she was owned by 681445 B.C. Ltd., Nanaimo BC Canada.

 

Fate	Registry closed	Date	2015-05-07

 

Named Features
Significance of Name

 

Anecdotes
Alan Haig-Brown (British Columbia Nautical History Facebook Group 27/01/2018) states that "I've heard that Chief Billy Assu ran the Quathiaski 8. He liked all of his crew to keep watching for jumpers. He sometimes got angry and said, "I can see more with my glass eye than you can with two good eyes." "

 

References
Canada List of Shipping
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