Ship Details
H.C. 167 Photo Credit: RCN Official Photo E-6287-10_DHH

 

Registry #1	172342 (Canada)	Registry #2	HC.167 (RCN)	Registry #3
IMO#		MMSI#		VRN#	90116

 

Name 1	1941	Sea Maid Y	Name 6
Name 2	1942	H.C. 167	Name 7
Name 3	1949	Ursel	Name 8
Name 4			Name 9
Name 5			Name 10

 

Year Built	1941	Place	Steveston	Area	BC	Country	Canada

 

Designer	(nk)	Measurement (imp)	35.9' x 10.1' x 4.5'
Builder	Yamanaka, Sadakichi	Measurement (metric)	?m x ?m x ?m
Hull	Wood	Displacement
Gross Tonnage	11.68	Type 1	Fishboat, general
Registered Tonnage	9.68	Type 2	Work Boat
Engine	83hp engine (1940)	Engine Manufacture	Gray Marine Motor Co. Detroit, MI
Repower		Propulsion	Screw
Rebuilds		Call Sign
Pendant  #	HC.167	Masters

 

Owner(s)

In 1940-1941 she was owned by Sadakichi Yamanaka, Steveston BC. In 1942 her ownership transferred to His Majesty the King. In 1941 she was sold to Arthur Wood, Vancouver, BC. In 1942 she was sold to Malaspina Fisheries Ltd., Vancouver, BC. In 1942 she was purchased by the Royal Canadian Navy. In 1949 she was owned by Max Marx, Vancouver BC. In 1955-1960 she was owned by Glen I. Gadsden, Ocean Falls BC. In 1960-1970 she was owned by British Columbia Packers Ltd., Vancouver BC. In 1970-1982 she was owned by Peter Frandsen, Ocean Falls BC.

 

Fate	Registry closed	Date	1982-09-14

 

Named Features
Significance of Name	The Initials "H.C." stood for Harbour Craft.

 

Anecdotes

In 1941 this vessel was seized from her Japanese owners by the Canadian Government. In 1942 her ownership transferred to His Majesty the King. The RCN employed her as a harbour craft at Esquimalt BC. this vessel was laid up at Bedwell Bay in Indian Arm BC after the Second World War. Robert Critchley (British Columbia Nautical History Facebook Group 13/11/2017) reports that "In April 1941 this vesselchartered to Good Hope Cannery for the sockeye , then going to Goose Bay cannery for the fall time." On 1982-09-14 this vessel sank and was declared at total loss.

 

References
Canada List of Shipping; Government of Canada The Canadian Navy List Ottawa ON; LAC RG12 Reel T-11902 (1943) (Sea Maid Y); LAC RG12 Reel T-11599 (Ursel); LAC RG24 Volume 6712 File 8000-401/167 General Information - Harbour Craft 167; DHH 8000 Series Box 174 File 036 H.C. 167 - Naval messages, correspondence, memoranda and photograph; Email (Bryon Taylor-Nauticapedia 2017); ;
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