Ship Details
Fifer (H.M.C.S.) Photo Credit: Unknown

 

Registry #1	171815 (Canada)	Registry #2	968810 (US)	Registry #3	FY.00 (RCN)
IMO#		MMSI#		VRN#

 

Name 1	1939	Fifer (I)	Name 6
Name 2	1942c	Fifer (H.M.C.S.)	Name 7
Name 3	1945	Fifer (I)	Name 8
Name 4	1985	Adequate Award	Name 9
Name 5	1985	Fifer (I)	Name 10

 

Year Built	1939	Place	North Vancouver	Area	BC	Country	Canada

 

Designer	Robert Allan	Measurement (imp)	99.3' x 20.1' x 11.3'
Builder	Burrard Drydock Co. Ltd.	Measurement (metric)	29.8m x 6.1m x 3.4m
Hull	Steel	Displacement
Gross Tonnage	194.34	Type 1	Yacht, power-cruiser
Registered Tonnage	140.63	Type 2
Engine	1-240bhp T/S diesel engine (1939)	Engine Manufacture	Mirrlees, Bickerton and Day, Stookport UK
Repower	Repowered with a 670bhp diesel engine (1960) Waukeshu Motor Co., Waukeshu WI;	Propulsion	Screw
Rebuilds		Call Sign	WAX4760
Pendant  #	FY.00; V048Z	Masters	Captain W. Crawford (1939);

 

Owner(s)

She was owned 1939-1944 by the Empire Stevedoring Co. Ltd. (Captain William M. Crawford) in Vancouver BC Canada. . In 1943 she was chartered by the Royal a Canadian Navy. In 1945 she was returned to her owner. In 1945 she was owned by Maquinna Investments Ltd. (R.M. Andrews) of Vancouver BC Canada. In 1948 she was owned by Meander Ltd. (Edward Lowe) Vancouver BC Canada. In 1952 she was owned by Reliance Towing Co., Ltd., Vancouver, BC Canada. In 1953-1954 she was owned by Burrard Drydock Co. Ltd., Vancouver BC Canada. In 1956-1958 she was owned by Powell River Company Limited, Vancouver BC Canada. In 1961 she was owned by MacMillan Bloedel and Powell River Co. Ltd., Vancouver BC Canada. In 1962-1981 she was owned by Clarence Wallace, Vancouver BC Canada. In 1982-1984 she was owned by Fifer Management Corporation, Vancouver BC Canada. In 1985-1989 she was owned by California lawyer Melvin Belli. In 1989 she was owned by Ariezelle Charters Ltd., Calgary AB (Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Pellarin, Redwood City CA). In 2012-2020 she was owned by Fifer LLC, San Francisco CA.

 

Fate	Registry closed	Date	1990-08-17

 

Named Features
Significance of Name

 

Anecdotes

In 1942 this vessel was commissioned into the Royal Canadian Navy Fisherman's Reserve as H.M.C.S. Fifer. In 1942 John D. McPhee (Chief Skipper RCNR (Temp.)) in command with Ray Pedersen (Coxswain RCNR) as tender to H.M.C.S. Givenchy. In 1943 James Patterson (Skipper Coxswain RCNR) in command with Harry Nordin (Coxswain RCNR) as tender to H.M.C.S. Givenchy II. In 1944 James Patterson (Skipper Coxswain RCNR (FR)) in command with William Paulin (Coxswain RCNR (FR)) as Mate and William T. Locke (Coxswain RCNR (FR)) as Mate - tender to H.M.C.S. Givenchy.

 

References
Brissenden, Constance with Larry Loyie. (1997) Greater Vancouver Hall of Fame. In The Greater Vancouver Book: an urban encyclopedia. Ed. Chuck Davis. Vancouver BC: Linkman Press; Canada List of Shipping; Government of Canada The Canadian Navy List Ottawa ON; Freeman, David J. (2000); Bryon Taylor (Email to Nauticapedia 23/01/2019); RG12 Reel T-11581 (Fifer) RG24 Volume 6741 File 8000-496/8 General Information - HMCS FIFER ;
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