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This passenger vessel was built in 1926 in Ketchikan, TA.
Historical Notes
On October 3, 1936 this American fishboat, registered at Ketchikan AK, foundered and sank northeast side of Grey Rock, off Nanoose BC Canada. Captain H.C. Timmerman and the crew of 5 rowed ashore in the ship's dinghy. This vessel had been southbound to Anacortes WA at the time of the incident.
Owners & Masters
In 1935 she was owned by M.C. Noyes, Ketchikan Alaska USA.
In 1936 she was owned by Captain H.C. Timmerman and J. Murphy, of California.
Masters
Captain H.C. Timmerman (1936)
References
- Merchant Vessels of the United States (1935)
- Transportation Safety Board of Canada (1993)
- Canada List of Shipping
- Rogers, A.C. (Jr.) Shipwreck Chart No. 1
- List of Shipping Casualties Resulting in Total Loss in British Columbia and Coastal Waters Since 1897 (undated manuscript document)
- Vancouver Sun (Vancouver BC) Monday October 5, 1936 page 5
