Ship Details
Awhwaoo Chief Photo Credit: John M. MacFarlane

 

Registry #1	176515 (Canada)	Registry #2	M.206 (RCAF)	Registry #3
IMO#	5140104	MMSI#		VRN#	28977

 

Name 1	1941	M.206 Haida (R.C.A.F.)	Name 6
Name 2	1946	Haida (II)	Name 7
Name 3	1978	Emil K. (I)	Name 8
Name 4	1984c	Awhwaoo Chief	Name 9
Name 5	2012	Confidence I	Name 10

 

Year Built	1941	Place	New Westminster	Area	BC	Country	Canada

 

Designer	(nk)	Measurement (imp)	81.2' x 20.2' x 7.0'
Builder	Star Shipyards (Mercers) Ltd.	Measurement (metric)	24.75m x 6.16m x 2.13m
Hull	Wood	Displacement
Gross Tonnage	102	Type 1	Supply Vessel (Type II)
Registered Tonnage	77	Type 2	Fishboat, general
Engine	1- 294hp tandem twin engine (1941)	Engine Manufacture	Vivian Engine Works, Vancouver BC
Repower	Repowered with a 280bhp diesel engine by Caterpillar Tractor Co., Peoria, IL (1978);	Propulsion	Screw
Rebuilds		Call Sign	G3AK
Pendant  #	M.206	Masters

 

Owner(s)

In 1941-1944 she was built for the Royal Canadian Air Force. In 1946 she was sold by the War Assets Corp. In 1949-1961 she was owned by Hiram L. Colville (MO), Vancouver BC Canada. In 1962-1970 she was owned by H. Bell-Irving & Co. Ltd., Vancouver BC Canada. In 1970-1978 she was owned by Canadian Fishing Company Ltd. Vancouver BC Canada. In 1979-1983 she was owned by Walter Kukulian, Vancover BC and Laurel Fish Packers Ltd., Vancouver BC Canada. In 1984-2003 she was owned by Emil K. Fishing Corporation, Vancouver BC Canada. In 2012-2016 she was owned by Confidence Fishing Co. Ltd., Port Hardy BC Canada. In 2017-2021 she was owned by North King Bait Ltd., Campbell River BC Canada.

 

Fate	Afloat in 2021	Date	0000-00-00

 

Named Features
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Anecdotes

 

References
Canada List of Shipping; Freeman, David J. (2000); Weicht, Chris (1997); RG12 Reel T-11580 (Emil K); Bryon Taylor (Email to Nauticapedia 17/07/2018);
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