Story
This submarine chaser was built in 1944 by Tacoma Boat Building Co..
Historical Notes
This vessel earned four battle stars in World War II: 15 Jun - 10 Aug 1944 Marianas operation: Capture and occupation of Saipan; 24 Jul - 10 Aug 1944 Tinian capture and occupation; 19-28 Feb 1945 Iwo Jima operation: Assault and Occupation of Iwo Jima; 1 Apr-30 Jun 45 Okinawa operation: Assault and Occupation of Okinawa.
In 1950 this vessel was registered in Canada. On December 7, 1959 this vessel sank in Quatsino Sound BC Canada.
Owners & Masters
In 1944 she was owned by the United States Navy.
She was briefly registered as a powered vessel in 1950 but then in a few months became a non-powered vessel.
In 1950c-1958 she was owned by North Shore Packing Co.
In 1958-1959 she was owned by Seymour Navigation Co. Ltd., North Vancouver BC Canada.
Armament
One 3-inch/50 Dual Purpose; One 40 mm and two single 20 mm; Six 600-pound; 4 K-guns depth charges
Repower
Around 1950 she was converted to a non-powered barge.
References
- Transportation Safety Board of Canada (1993)
- Canada List of Shipping
- www.ww2pcsa.org ↗
- List of Shipping Casualties Resulting in Total Loss in British Columbia and Coastal Waters Since 1897 (undated manuscript document)
