Ship Details
Viking I (I) Photo Credit: Mike Rydqvist McCammon

 

Registry #1	154391 (Canada)	Registry #2		Registry #3
IMO#		MMSI#		VRN#	23967

 

Name 1	1927	Viking I (I)	Name 6
Name 2			Name 7
Name 3			Name 8
Name 4			Name 9
Name 5			Name 10

 

Year Built	1927	Place	Prince Rupert	Area	BC	Country	Canada

 

Designer	(nk)	Measurement (imp)	48.6' x 12.6' x 5.5'
Builder	Suehiro, Y.	Measurement (metric)	14.81m x 3.84m x 1.68m
Hull	Wood	Displacement
Gross Tonnage	29.71	Type 1	Fishboat, general
Registered Tonnage	24.21	Type 2
Engine	1.50hp engine (1927);	Engine Manufacture	(nk)
Repower	Repowered with a 100hp engine (1957c); Repowered with a 170hp diesel engine (2004c)	Propulsion	Screw
Rebuilds	In 1956 she was rebuilt at Prince Rupert BC.	Call Sign
Pendant  #		Masters

 

Owner(s)

In 1927-1930 she was owned by Edward Lipsett, Vancouver BC Canada. In 1931-1956 she was owned by Harold Ericksen, Prince Rupert BC Canada. In 1957-1966 she was owned by Harold Eriksen (MO), Prince Rupert BC Canada. In 1968-1987 she was owned by Martin K. Ericksen (MO), Prince Rupert BC Canada. In 1988-1989-1995 she was owned by Robert M. Ericksen, Prince Rupert BC Canada. In 1997-1998 she was owned by Capitalist Enterprises Ltd., Prince Rupert BC Canada. In 2001-2016 she was owned by Ken G. Lund, Nanaimo BC Canada.

 

Fate	Registry closed	Date	0000-00-00

 

Named Features
Significance of Name

 

Anecdotes

Jarad Hildebrand (British Columbia Nautical History Facebook Group 10/08/2016) reports that this vessel sank in Nanaimo Harbour. Ken Lund reported (British Columbia Nautical History Facebook Group 18/08/2016) that "The Viking I was built in 1927 and was owned and fished by the Erikson family in Prince Rupert for 3 generations. It fished for the Co-op for many years and was often the high boat for halibut landings. I have owned it for the past 15 years and had many good memories. I left it in the hands of a caretaker this summer first time I had ever been away for more than a week. Unfortunately it sank in Nanaimo Harbour last Wednesday I suspect from complacency on behalf of 5he caretaker. Coast Guard jumped right on it and from the start gave no consideration to saving it just to scrapping it. What should have been a one day job to raise it dragged into 7 days before the amateur crew decided to tow it to the Brechin Boat ramp in Nanaimo. After a gong show including two popped airbags a crane was brought it to raise the stern enough to start pumping. The crew only managed to get one pump running out of the 6 pumps they had on hand. Coast Guard had seen enough and that crew was dismissed. Coast Guard was advised to have the ramp clear by the weekend and have AMIX coming from Vancouver with a tug and barge with crane to load the Viking 1 on the barge and haul it to Vancouver. The hull below the waterline still appears sound and divers saw no signs of sprung planks or foul play. I have been denied access to the boat to get personal belongings off. With the crane and barge coming at 8:30 am I doubt I will have an opportunity then either. There was no insurance."

 

References
Canada List of Shipping
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