Ship Details

Cosbur II

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Registry #1 192481 (Canada) Registry #2 YMS.467 (US Navy) Registry #3
IMO# MMSI# VRN#
 
Name 1 1943 YMS-467 (U.S.S.) Name 6 1969 Hecate
Name 2 1951 Cosbur II Name 7 1982 Roland
Name 3 1951 Cosbur (I) Name 8
Name 4 1953 Cloverleaf Name 9
Name 5 1960 Hecate Prince (I) Name 10
 
Year Built 1943 Place Jacksonville Area FL Country USA
 
Designer (nk) Measurement (imp) 136.0' x 24.5' x 6.0'
Builder Gibbs Gas Engine Co. Measurement (metric) ?m x ?m x ?m
Hull Wood Displacement
Gross Tonnage Type 1 Minesweeper
Registered Tonnage Type 2 Fishpacker
Engine 2-500bhp diesel engines (1943) Engine Manufacture General Motors Corporation, Cleveland OH
Repower Repowered with 2-750bhp Union diesels (1952); 2-800bhp eight cylinder Enterprise engines (1954) Propulsion Twin Screw
Rebuilds In 1951 she was rebuilt as the packer Cosbur II at Burrard Dry Dock. 130.8' x 25.0' x 10.3' 265gt 140rt Call Sign NQYX; CYBQ
Pendant  # YMS.467 Masters
 
Owner(s)
In 1942-1947 she was owned by the U.S. Navy. In 1950-1952 she was owned by G. H. Burt and R. N. Cosulich, Vancouver BC. In 1952-1960 she was owned by British Columbia Packers Ltd., Vancouver BC. In 1960-1962 she was owned by Northwest Shipping Co. Ltd., Vancouver BC. In 1962 she was owned by Skeena northern Shipping Ltd., Vancouver BC. In 1962-1969 she was owned by Northwest Shipping (1962) Co. Ltd., Vancouver BC. In 1969-1993 she was owned by Compania Naviera Oleron S. A., Panama.
 
Fate Registry closed Date 1969-09-07
 
Named Features
Significance of Name She was named for Robert Cosulich and Robert Burt (partners in the tug).
 
Anecdotes
YMS-1 Class Auxiliary Motor Minesweeper: Laid down, June 14, 1943 as PCS-1435 by the Gibbs Gas Engine Co., Jacksonville, FL; Reclassified as an Auxiliary Motor Minesweeper YMS-467, September 27, 1943; Launched, February 22, 1944; Completed, August 4, 1944; Struck from the Naval Register, February 7, 1947; Sold, November 7, 1947; Disappeared from Lloyd's Register in 1993. Fate unknown.
 
References
http://www.navsource.org/archives/11/19467.htm; heritage.canadiana.ca/view/oocihm.lac_reel_t11927/690?r=0&s=4 ;
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