Ship Details

Chief Tapeet

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Photo Credit: Bernard Remmem

 
 
Registry #1 156811 (Canada) Registry #2 Registry #3
IMO# MMSI# VRN# 91139
 
Name 1 1930 Chief Tapeet Name 6
Name 2 Name 7
Name 3 Name 8
Name 4 Name 9
Name 5 Name 10
 
Year Built 1930 Place Prince Rupert Area BC Country Canada
 
Designer (nk) Measurement (imp) 61.4' x 17.0' x 7.1'
Builder Prince Rupert Dry Dock Co. Measurement (metric) ?m x ?m x ?m
Hull Wood Displacement
Gross Tonnage 57.21 Type 1 Fishboat, seiner
Registered Tonnage 38.9 Type 2
Engine 60bhp 4 .7nhp diesel engine (1930) Engine Manufacture Fairbanks Morse Co., Chicago, IL
Repower Repowered with a 135bhp diesel engine (1943) Caterpillar Tractor Co., Peoria, IL Propulsion Screw
Rebuilds Call Sign
Pendant  # Masters
 
Owner(s)
In 1930-1939 she was owned by the Canadian Fish & Cold Storage Co., Prince Rupert BC Canada. In 1940 she was returned to her owner. In 1949-1974 she was owned by British Columbia Packers Ltd., Vancouver BC Canada. In 1975-1979 she was owned by The Packers Steamship Co. Ltd., Richmond BC Canada. In 1979-1987 she was owned by British Columbia Packers Ltd., Richmond BC and H.R.J. Sewid Fishing Co. Ltd., Vancouver BC Canada. In 1989-1997 she was owned by British Columbia Packers Ltd., Richmond BC Canada. In 2001 she was owned by Bruce W. MacDougall, Vancouver BC Canada.
 
Fate Registry closed Date 2001-03-05
 
Named Features
Significance of Name
 
Anecdotes
This vessel formed part of the pre-war Fishermen’s Reserve Fleet. This vessel was mobilized as a Fishermen’s Reserve vessel from 15 Nov 1939 to 11 Apr 1940 and was employed by the RCN as a tender to HMCS Givenchy and as an Examination Service at Prince Rupert.
 
References
Canada List of Shipping; Government of Canada The Canadian Navy List Ottawa ON; Freeman, David J. (2000); RG24D-1-c Volume 5824 File 8000-300/11 General Information - HMCS CHIEF TAPEET; RG12 Reel T-11577 (Chief Tapeet) ; Bryon Taylor (Email to Nauticapedia 24/07/2018) ; RG12 Reel T-11577 (Chief Tapeet); RG12 Volume 776 File 9015-C22 Requisitioning of Ships – (Chief Tapeet); RG24 Volume 5681 File 126-102 - Fishermen’s Reserve West Coast Organization Volume 1 ;
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