Ship Details

Canadian II (I)

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Photo Credit: John M. MacFarlane

 
 
Registry #1 156630 (Canada) Registry #2 Registry #3
IMO# MMSI# VRN#
 
Name 1 1929 Seyelyn II Name 6
Name 2 1929 Cora Marie (II) Name 7
Name 3 1953c Nechako (III) Name 8
Name 4 1976 Canadian II (I) Name 9
Name 5 1984c Cora Marie (II) Name 10
 
Year Built 1929 Place Vancouver Area BC Country Canada
 
Designer L.E. Geary Measurement (imp) 99.4' x 19.5' x 9.7'
Builder Hoffar, James F. Measurement (metric) 30.3m x 5.94m x 2.96m
Hull Wood Displacement
Gross Tonnage 147.93 Type 1 Yacht, power-Cruiser
Registered Tonnage 77.76 Type 2
Engine 175bhp diesel engine (1929) Engine Manufacture Standard Gas Engine Co., Oakland CA USA
Repower 2-240hp 6-110 Detroit diesels Propulsion Screw
Rebuilds Call Sign
Pendant  # Masters
 
Owner(s)
In 1929-1930 she was owned by William C. Shelly, Vancouver BC Canada. In 1931 she was owned by Paul Franklin Johnson Co. Ltd., Vancouver BC Canada. In 1942 she was seized by US Customs. In 1942 she was used by the Navy to patrol the entrance to San Francisco Bay for Second World War service. In 1951-1975 she was owned by the Aluminum Co. of Canada Ltd., Montreal QC (Served as a passenger and mail carrier on the Kitmat-Kemano run.) In 1976-1984 she was owned by Cosulich Marine Charters Ltd., Vancouver BC Canada. In 1985-1987 she was owned by Norman Cosulich, Vancouver BC Canada. In 1987-2001 she was owned by Joseph M. Silva, Duncan BC Canada. In 2003-2011 she was owned by 630947 B.C. Ltd., Duncan BC Canada. In 2011 she was sold to owners (Frederick Marq?) in Miami FL USA.
 
Fate Registry closed Date 2011-04-05
 
Named Features
Significance of Name
 
Anecdotes
Accommodations include three double staterooms, two with ensuite heads and cast iron bathtubs, and five single cabins with bunks. The main deck features a full dining room. galley, main saloon with fireplace, and aft deck with wet basin and washroom. The upper deck consists of a large wheelhouse. washroom, large boat deck, and command bridge. Ron Drinkwater (BC Nautical History Facebook page 27/09/2014) reports that this vessel was in Cowichan Bay for a few years then moved to Genoa Bay. This vessel was sold and towed to Port Townsend. Not sure after that but possibly barged south Mexico or Central America? (Info from Grant and Melody Blundell, Cowichan Shipyards). In 2011 this vessel was sold to owners in Florida and transited the Panama Canal. In 2015 this vessel was sitting in Miami FL USA.
 
References
Canada List of Shipping; Harbour & Shipping (Progress Publishing Co. Ltd.) Vol. 13 (1930); Grant & Melody Blundell; Ron Drinkwater (BC Nautical History Facebook page 27/09/2014) ; http://blog.peregrinesea.com/2011/08/cora-marie-at-port-townsend.html; Email communication (Andrew Clarke-Nauticapedia 13/04/2017);
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