Ship Details

Comox II

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Registry #1 152548 (Canada) Registry #2 Registry #3
IMO# MMSI# VRN#
 
Name 1 1924 Comox II Name 6
Name 2 Name 7
Name 3 Name 8
Name 4 Name 9
Name 5 Name 10
 
Year Built 1924 Place North Vancouver Area BC Country Canada
 
Designer (nk) Measurement (imp) 54.0' x 15.5' x 7.2'
Builder Wallace Shipyards Ltd., North Vancouver BC Measurement (metric) 19m x 4.8m x 2.5m
Hull Wood Displacement
Gross Tonnage 54 Type 1 Passenger Vessel
Registered Tonnage 36 Type 2 Yacht, power-cruiser
Engine 120hp Atlas Imperial engine Engine Manufacture Atlas Gas Engine Co., San Francisco CA USA
Repower Propulsion Screw
Rebuilds In 1943 she was sold and rebuilt to 62.2’ x 15.8’ x 8.1’ 51gt 33rt for use in the fishing industry. Call Sign
Pendant  # Masters Captain Billy Yates; Captain J.R. "Buster" Browne (193);
 
Owner(s)
In 1931-1937 she was owned by Union Steamships Ltd., Vancouver BC Canada. In 1943-1967 she was owned by The Canadian Fishing Co. Ltd., Vancouver BC Canada. In 1972-2009 she was owned by George Keith R. Thorp, Vancouver BC Canada.
 
Fate Registry closed Date 2009-06-02
 
Named Features
Significance of Name
 
Anecdotes
In 1981 this vessel was emplyed as a dive boat. Keith Thorp used this vessel as a liveaboard. On May 28, 1925 this vessel struck an uncharted rock in Skookumchuck Narrows of Jervis Inlet and was grounded. About an hour later this vesselrolled over and sank. This vessel was salvaged by the tug Skookum.
 
References
Canada List of Shipping; Victoria Times-Colonist Friday May 29, 1925;
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