Geschichte
This patrol vessel (nenamook class ) was built in 1941 by Star Shipyards (Mercers) Ltd. in New Westminster, BC.
Historische Notizen
In 1941 this vessel was commissioned into the Royal Canadian Navy Fisherman's Reserve as HMCS Ehkoli.
In 1942 this vessel was tender to H.M.C.S. Givenchy.
In 1943 this vessel was tender to H.M.C.S. Givenchy II.
In 1944 this vessel was tender to H.M.C.S. Givenchy. During the Second World War this vessel ran aground on Macaulay Point, Esquimalt BC Canada.
Eigentümer & Kapitäne
In 1941 she was owned by His Majesty the King for the Royal Canadian Navy Fisherman's Reserve.
In 1945 she was owned by The Minister of National Defence, Ottawa ON and and after 1962 placed on permanent loan to the Hydrographic Service.
In 1991 she was declared surplus by the Minister of National Defence, Ottawa ON Canada.
In 1992 she was owned by Ron Hope, D.W. Dyer & B.E. Leason, Victoria BC Canada.
In 1998 she was owned by Sea Spirit Adventures, Victoria BC Canada.
In 1999-2014 she was owned by Deborah Magnone, Brentwood Bay BC Canada.
In 2015-2022 she was owned by Mitchell D. St. Louis, Cowichan Bay BC Canada.
In 2022-2024 she was owned by L.R.A. Environment Group Inc., Drummondville QC Canada.
Kapitäne
In 1942 James Patterson (Skipper Coxswain RCNR) in command with Harold Bunn (Coxswain RCNR); In 1943 Bjarne Arnet (Skipper Coxswain RCNR) in command with Joseph Kaye (Coxswain RCNR); In 1944 Bjarne Arnet (Chief Skipper RCNR (FR)) in command with John M. Ritchie (Coxswain RCNR (FR));
Namensbedeutung
Ehkoli is a Chilcotin word for "Whale".
Umbauten
In 2022 she was being rebuilt at Commodore's Boats, Richmond BC Canada.
Referenzen
- Sandilands, R.W. (1965)
- Government of Canada The Canadian Navy List Ottawa
- Canada List of Shipping
- Freeman, David J. (2000)
- Bryon Taylor (Email to Nauticapedia 23/01/2019)
- RG12 Reel T-11580 (EHKOLI)
- heritage.canadiana.ca ↗
- wwwapps.tc.gc.ca ↗ (website viewed 25/08/2022)
