Ship Details

May S.

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Registry #1 154437 (Canada) Registry #2 FY.38 (RCN) Registry #3
IMO# MMSI# VRN# 31045
 
Name 1 1927 May S. Name 6
Name 2 1942 Crest (H.M.C.S.) Name 7
Name 3 1945 May S. Name 8
Name 4 Name 9
Name 5 Name 10
 
Year Built 1927 Place Steveston Area BC Country Canada
 
Designer (nk) Measurement (imp) 55.3' x 14.6' x 7.0'
Builder Kishi Brothers Boat Works Measurement (metric) ?m x ?m x ?m
Hull Wood Displacement
Gross Tonnage 44.5 Type 1 Fishboat, seiner
Registered Tonnage 30 Type 2 Patrol vessel
Engine 60bhp 3nhp diesel engine (No. 7117) Engine Manufacture Washington-Estep, Seattle WA USA
Repower Repowered with a 85bhp 4nhp diesel engine (1946); Atlas Imperial Diesel Engine Co., Oakland, CA; Repowered with a 200bhp 2nhp turbo-charged diesel engine Penta A/B Goteborg, Sweden (1969); Propulsion Screw
Rebuilds Call Sign
Pendant  # FY.38 Masters Coxswain Thomas C. Georgeson RCNR (1943-1944);
 
Owner(s)
In 1927-1942 she was owned by Kunimatsu Saimoto, Steveston BC Canada. In 1942 her ownership was transferred to His Majesty the King for the Royal Canadian Navy Fisherman's Reserve as a Canadian Naval Patrol Vessel, Fishermen's Reserve. In 1944-1958 she was owned by Gerrard Dal Secco, Vancouver BC Canada. In 1958-1962 she was owned by Charles Fisheries Ltd., Vancouver BC Canada. In 1963-1987 she was owned by Spencer Huson Jr., Alert Bay BC Canada. In 1988-1995 she was owned by David Huson Inc., Victoria BC Canada. In 1997 she was owned by May S Ventures Inc., Victoria BC Canada. In 2001-2002 she was owned by Lanny K. Opsahl, Worsley AB Canada.
 
Fate Registry closed Date 2002-06-22
 
Named Features
Significance of Name
 
Anecdotes
In 1941 this vessel was seized from her Japanese owners by the Canadian Government. In 1942 her ownership was transferred to His Majesty the King (Japanese Fishboat Disposal Committee). At the time her appraised value was $8,750. In 1942 this vessel was renamed as H.M.C.S. Crest. Her Pendant Number (With Fishery Pendant Superior) was FY 38. In 1944 this vessel was a tender to HMCS Chatham.
 
References
Government of Canada The Canadian Navy List Ottawa ON; Freeman, David J. (2000); Canada List of Shipping; Japanese Fishing Vessels Disposal Committee (December 1942) Report of Japanese Fishing Vessels Disposal Committee. Vancouver BC; Bryon Taylor (Email to Nauticapedia 23/01/2019); ; RG12 Reel T-11842 (1942) (May S.) RG12 Reel T-11589 (May S.); RG24 Volume 6726 Filev8000-471/18 General Information - HMCS CREST ; Skogland, Neil (Email to Nauticapedia (Attachment) 27/11/2023);
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