Historia
This fishpacker was built in 1916 by Menchions, W.C. in Vancouver, BC.
Notas históricas
On September 24, 1949 this fishpacker, while under command of Captain Charlie Strom and owned by British Columbia Packers Ltd., Vancouver BC, was stranded in heavy fog near Mexicana Point on Hope Island BC Canada. The captain and his crew of two were rescued by a small boat dispatched from Bull Harbour. The vessel was beached and broken up.
Propietarios y capitanes
In 1916-1921 she was owned by Gosse Packing Co. Ltd., Vancouver BC Canada.
In 1921-1927 she was owned by Gosse-Millerd Ltd., Vancouver BC Canada.
In 1927-1934 she was owned by Gosse Packing Co. Ltd., Vancouver BC Canada.
In 1934-1949 she was owned by British Columbia Packers Ltd., Vancouver BC Canada.
Capitanes
Captain Charlie Strom (1949);
Remotorización
Repowered in 1944 with a diesel engine by Murphy Diesel Co., Milwaukee WI USA.
Referencias
- Transportation Safety Board of Canada (1993)
- Canada List of Shipping
- Rogers, A.C. (Jr.) (Shipwreck Chart No. 2)
- List of Shipping Casualties Resulting in Total Loss in British Columbia and Coastal Waters Since 1897 (undated manuscript document)
- Times Colonist (Vancouver BC) Saturday September 24, 1949 page 1
- Vancouver Sun (Vancouver BC) Monday September 26, 1949 page 32
- recherche-collection-search.bac-lac.gc.ca ↗ (website viewed 26/05/2025)
