Ship Details

Norsal (H.M.C.S.)

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Registry #1 150654 (Canada) Registry #2 Registry #3
IMO# 5256549 MMSI# VRN#
 
Name 1 1921 Norsal Name 6
Name 2 1939 Norsal (H.M.C.S.) Name 7
Name 3 1945 Norsal Name 8
Name 4 1973 Maui Lu Name 9
Name 5 Name 10
 
Year Built 1921 Place Vancouver Area BC Country Canada
 
Designer (nk) Measurement (imp) 122.4' x 19.25' x 12.75'
Builder W.R. Menchions & Co. Ltd. Measurement (metric) ?m x ?m x ?m
Hull Wood Displacement
Gross Tonnage 168 Type 1 Yacht, power-cruiser
Registered Tonnage 95 Type 2 Yacht, armed
Engine 2 sets of 4-cylinder semi-diesel engines Engine Manufacture Fairbanks Morse Co. Ltd., Three Rivers PQ
Repower 270hp engine (1957c) Propulsion Screw
Rebuilds Call Sign
Pendant  # Masters Captain R. MacKenzie (1927)
 
Owner(s)
In 1921-1939 she was owned by the Powell River Company Ltd., Vancouver BC Canada. In 1939 she was taken over by the Canadian Government as H.M.C.S. Norsal. In 1945 she was returned to her owner Clarke Gibson, Vancouver BC Canada. In 1945-1947 she was owned by Willis Dewees, Vancouver BC Canada. In 1950-1973 she was owned by William C. Gibson, Vancouver BC Canada. In 1973-1976 she was owned by Spuraway Holdings Ltd., Vancouver BC Canada. In 1977-1983 she was owned by Kirkwood Charters Inc., Whonnock BC Canada. (In 1984-1992 she was not listed in the Canada List of Shipping) In 1989 she was sold to Tom May and used for fish farm use.
 
Fate Registry closed Date 1990-00-00
 
Named Features
Significance of Name She was named for Norman and Sally Lang, the children of Norman Lang of the Powell River Co.
 
Anecdotes
In 1977-1983 this vessel was operated as a coastal charter vessel by Kirkwood Charters Inc., Whonnock BC. In 1989 this vessel was listed for sale at $400,000. Samantha Macgowan (British Columbia Nautical History Facebook Group November 6, 2014) stated "From what I could gather this vessel was on the run from the bailiffs. I was at Seaspan when this vessel was hauled out. They did a bunch of re-fastening and plank work in the bottom in the summer of 1987. The spikes went in to the frames a way to easy in my opinion. " In 1990 (some reports say 1992) this vessel sank in Hecate Strait BC on her way to Prince Rupert.
 
References
Macpherson, Ken and John Burgess (1981); Government of Canada The Canadian Navy List Ottawa ON; Freeman, David J. (2000); References: Morris, Rob and Leonard McCann. (1997) Greater Vancouver Hall of Fame. In The Greater Vancouver Book: an urban encyclopedia. Ed. Chuck Davis. Vancouver BC: Linkman Press; Email (Jack Dewit - Nauticapedia 21/03/2016);
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