Story
This minesweeper was built in 1943 by Henry C. Grebe & Co. in Chicago, IL.
Historical Notes
The Canada List of Shipping (2019-2024) shows her as being afloat - but this vessel is definitively shown as having been sunk as a diving hulk in Porteau Cove in 1992 as a dive attraction.
Owners & Masters
In 1943-1944 she was owned by the United States Navy.
In 1951-1957 she was acquired by the Royal Canadian Navy as a Canadian Naval Minesweeper, Auxiliary.
She served primarily as a Tender to HMCS Discovery, the Vancouver Naval Reserve Division.
In 1971-1973 she was owned by Harbour Ferries Ltd., Vancouver BC Canada.
In 1974 she was owned by Sea-Land Industries Ltd., Vancouver BC Canada.
In 1975-1977 she was owned by Eland Distributors Ltd., Vancouver BC Canada.
In 1978-1983 she was owned by Northwind Marine Ltd., Vancouver BC Canada. (On 1992-00-00 her Canadian Register was closed.) In 1984-2024 she was owned by 253988 British Columbia Ltd., Vancouver BC Canada.
Armament
One 3"/50 dual purpose gun mount, two 20mm mounts and two depth charge tracks
Rebuilds
Her engines were removed and she was converted to a barge 41.48m x 7.5m x 3.14m. In 1980 she was repoerted to have been set up for herring roe on kelp processing. This included cargo holds and a large processing area.
Repower
In 1980 she was reported to have been repowered at Sterling Shipyards with 2 Detroit Diesels, plus a 220 volt genset.
References
- Canada List of Shipping
- Government of Canada The Canadian Navy List Ottawa ON
- Photo Courtesy of Nauticapedia Collection
- Freeman, David J. (2000)
- Macpherson, Ken and John Burgess (1993)
- canakeesdiving.ca ↗
- www.navsource.org ↗ (website viewed 04/05/2024)
