Historia
This minesweeper, llewellyn class was built in 1944 by A.C. Benson Shipyard Ltd. in Vancouver, BC.
Notas históricas
At the end of the Second World War this vessel was laid up in the ship boneyard at Bedwell Bay in Indian Arm BC Canada.
In 1966 this fishboat, while under the command of Captain Con M. Ethier, was in collision with the Sea Prince at the Sandheads Lighthouse, near the mouth of the Fraser River. This vessel sank, was raised and repaired. Her crew of five escaped unharmed. On December 3, 1967 this vessel had an engine room fire and burned off Goschen Island in the northern Hecate Strait BC and sank in Willis Bay. This vessel was at anchor at the time of the fire and the crew abandoned ship and were rescued.
Propietarios y capitanes
In 1944-1947 she was owned by Royal Canadian Navy.
In 1947-1956 she was owned by James E. Fiddler (MO), Vancouver BC Canada.
In 1956-1964 she was owned by Norman W. Fiddler, Vancouver BC Canada.
In 1964-1967 she was owned by Kalamalka Fishing Co. Ltd., West Vancouver BC Canada.
Capitanes
LT C.J. Hendrickson RCNVR (1944-1945); LT E.L. MacDonald RCNVR (1945); Captain Con M. Ethier (1966);
Significado del nombre
Named for Vernon BC.
Reconstrucciones
She was rebuilt as a trawler.
Remotorización
Repowered with a 375hp engine (1947); Repowered with a 400bhp Deutz diesel engine (1965);
Referencias
- Transportation Safety Board of Canada (1993)
- Canada List of Shipping
- Government of Canada The Canadian Navy List Ottawa ON
- Freeman, David J. (2000)
- Rogers, A.C. (Jr.) Shipwreck Chart No. 3
- List of Shipping Casualties Resulting in Total Loss in British Columbia and Coastal Waters Since 1897 (undated manuscript document)
- heritage.canadiana.ca ↗
- Vancouver Sun (Vancouver BC) Monday July 18, 1966 page 2
- The Province (Vancouver BC) Friday December 15, 1967 page 27
