Ship Details

Delmar

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Registry #1 154332 (Canada) Registry #2 Registry #3
IMO# MMSI# VRN#
 
Name 1 1927 Ryuo Name 6
Name 2 1942 Delmar Name 7
Name 3 Name 8
Name 4 Name 9
Name 5 Name 10
 
Year Built 1927 Place Steveston Area BC Country Canada
 
Designer Yasujiro Nakade Measurement (imp) 46.6' x 13.7' x 6.8'
Builder Nakade Boat Works (Yasujiro Nakade) Measurement (metric) ?m x ?m x ?m
Hull Wood Displacement
Gross Tonnage 33 Type 1 Fishboat, seiner
Registered Tonnage 23 Type 2
Engine 3hp gasoline engine (1927); Engine Manufacture Standard Gas Engine Co., Oakland CA USA
Repower Repowered with a 80hp engine (1949c); Propulsion Screw
Rebuilds Call Sign
Pendant  # Masters
 
Owner(s)
In 1927-1931 she was owned by Kitaro Nitta, Steveston BC. In 1936-1944 she was owned by Joseph A. Martinich, Delta BC. In 1945-1950 she was owned by Harry Martinich, Ladner BC.
 
Fate Registry closed Date 1950-11-02
 
Named Features
Significance of Name
 
Anecdotes
On November 2, 1950 this vessel was stranded three miles south of Carmanah Point BC in Juan de Fuca Strait. The vessel developed a leak, hatches had been opened to dump the catch when the vessel was swamped by a huge swell. The vessel sank killing Captain Henry Martinick, North Burnaby BC and John Canick, the Cook. The rest of the crew were saved.
 
References
Transportation Safety Board of Canada (1993); Palm, R.S. (1978); Canada List of Shipping; List of Shipping Casualties Resulting in Total Loss in British Columbia and Coastal Waters Since 1897 (undated manuscript document); The Vancouver Sun (Vancouver BC) Friday November 3, 1950 page 1; The Province (Vancouver BC) Friday November 3, 1950 page 2; Nanaimo Daily News (Nanaimo BC) Saturday November 4, 1950 page 1;
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