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This patrol vessel was built in 1955 by Allied Shipbuilders Ltd. in Vancouver, BC.
Historical Notes
After construction this vessel was then put on a railcar and shipped to Waterways Alberta where Captain Arthur L DeLancey finished her refit and sailed her down the Slave River to Bell Rock NWT where this vessel was portaged over Bell Rock and then on to the Great Slave Lake. This vessel plied the waters of the Great Slave Lake as a patrol vessel with Hay River as her home port for the next 34 years where this vesselpatrolled enforcement of fisheries regulations.
Owners & Masters
In 1955-1981 she was owned by The Minister of Fisheries, Ottawa ON Canada.
In 1981-1986 she was owned by the Minister of Fisheries & Oceans, Ottawa ON Canada.
In 1987-1994 as a crew boat she was owned by Robert Steen, Tuktoyaktuk NWT.
In 1995-2004 she was owned by Hendrik Buitendyk, Bamfield BC Canada. (Canada Register closed 2011-11-15).
In 2011-2017 she was owned by Hendrik Buitendyk and Thelma Buitendyk, Lantzville BC Canada.
In 2018-2024 she was owned by Jean Wilson, Nanaimo BC Canada.
Masters
Captain Arthur L DeLancey (1955)
Rebuilds
In 1996 she was rebuilt
Repower
Repowered with a 200hp engine; Repowered with a 179kw diesel engine (2011c);
References
- McLaren, T.A. & Vickie Jensen (2000)
- Canada List of Shipping
- heritage.canadiana.ca ↗
