Ship Details
Danae Photo Credit: Unknown

 

Registry #1	176234 (Canada)	Registry #2	989489 (US)	Registry #3
IMO#		MMSI#		VRN#

 

Name 1	1930	Danae	Name 6
Name 2	1945	Danae III	Name 7
Name 3	1965	Danae	Name 8
Name 4			Name 9
Name 5			Name 10

 

Year Built	1930	Place	Vancouver	Area	BC	Country	Canada

 

Designer	L.E. (Ted) Geary	Measurement (imp)	39.2' x 9.3' x 4.7'
Builder	Vancouver Shipyards Ltd.	Measurement (metric)	?m x ?m x ?m
Hull	Wood	Displacement
Gross Tonnage	15	Type 1	Yacht, power-Cruiser
Registered Tonnage	10	Type 2
Engine	400hp V-12 Liberty aircraft engine (1930)	Engine Manufacture	Liberty airplane engine
Repower	Repowered with a 200hp engine (1958c); In 1975 she was repowered with Ford diesel 120 engine.	Propulsion	Screw
Rebuilds		Call Sign
Pendant  #		Masters

 

Owner(s)

In 1930 she was owned by Massey Goolden, Victoria BC Canada. During the Second World War she served with the Royal Canadian Navy. In 1945 she was owned by Buckerfields Ltd. (Ernie Buckerfield), Vancouver, BC Canada. In 1949 she was owned by Mrs. Amy E. Mitchell, Vancouver BC Canada. In 1950-1958 she was owned by George R. Hackett, Vancouver BC Canada. In 1961 she was owned by Commander Maurice F. Oliver RCN, Victoria, BC Canada. In 1969 she was owned by Richard D. Snape, Victoria BC Canada. In 1973 she was owned by Denis R. Paquette, Sidney BC Canada. In 1982-1992 she was owned by D. and L. Holdings, Sidney BC Canada. In 2000-2013 she was owned by Lester C. Gunther, Friday Harbour WA USA.

 

Fate	Registry closed	Date	1992-10-20

 

Named Features
Significance of Name

 

Anecdotes
Hull- Cedar planking. Frames- Bent Oak. Decks- F.R.P. over plywood. Cabin- Honduras mahogany. Cabin Configuration: Fore and aft cabins, wheelhouse amidships. The vessel ws not registered until 1947 and it was thought that this vessel was used for surveillance of vessels during prohibition. In 2001 this vessel was designated as a Vintage Vessel by the Maritime Museum of British Columbia.

 

References
Canada List of Shipping; Harbour & Shipping (Progress Publishing Co. Ltd.) Vol. 14 (1931); Resolution (Autumn 2001);
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