Story
This schooner, halibut was built in 1893 by Nicholson, F.A. in Victoria, BC.
Historical Notes
On April 21, 1906 this halibut schooner, under command of Captain Fred Fredericksen, was stranded during a storm at San Josef Bay on the west coast of Vancouver Island BC Canada. This vessel put in and anchored but the storm was so fierce that the anchor dragged. Carried onto the rocks the vessel overturned. The crew of six escaped ashore and were forced to walk overland five miles to the Danish settlement at Cape Scott. Afterward they went on to Quatsino.
Owners & Masters
In 1893-1894 she was owned by Frank Alexander Richardson, Victoria BC Canada.
In 1898 she was owned by F.A. Nicholson, Victoria BC Canada.
In 1901 she was owned by R. Mugford, Sooke BC Canada.
In 1905 she was owned by Swan Goransen and Carl Johnson and Hugo Holquist and Henry Gauer and Reinholt Grauer (JO), all of Vancouver BC Canada.
In 1905-1906 she was owned by Swan Goransen and Christian Thorby and Hugo Holquist and Henry Gauer and Reinholt Grauer (JO), all of Vancouver BC Canada.
In 1906 she was owned by Swan Goransen and Christian Thorby and Hugo Holquist and George Schon and Reinholt Grauer (JO), all of Vancouver BC Canada.
Masters
Captain Fred Fredericksen (1906);
References
- Transportation Safety Board of Canada (1993)
- Canada List of Shipping
- List of Shipping Casualties Resulting in Total Loss in British Columbia and Coastal Waters Since 1897 (undated manuscript document)
- The Province (Vancouver BC) Monday, April 30, 1906 page 1
- recherche-collection-search.bac-lac.gc.ca ↗ (website viewed 03/10/2025)
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