Ship Details

Mermaid (III)

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Registry #1 (Japan Registry) Registry #2 Registry #3
IMO# MMSI# VRN#
 
Name 1 1960c Mermaid (III) Name 6
Name 2 Name 7
Name 3 Name 8
Name 4 Name 9
Name 5 Name 10
 
Year Built 1960c Place (nk) Area (nk) Country Japan
 
Designer (nk) Measurement (imp) ? x ? x ?
Builder (nk) Measurement (metric) ?m x ?m x ?m
Hull Reinforced Plastic Displacement
Gross Tonnage Type 1 Yacht, sail (sloop)
Registered Tonnage Type 2
Engine Engine Manufacture (nk)
Repower Propulsion Sail/screw
Rebuilds Call Sign
Pendant  # Masters Kenichi Hori (1979-1982);
 
Owner(s)
In 1960c-1982 she was owned by Keneichi Horie, Japan.
 
Fate Registry closed Date 0000-00-00
 
Named Features
Significance of Name
 
Anecdotes
In 1979-1982 this vessel was skippered by Kenichi Hori of Japan and made an East to West Transit of the Northwest Passage. this was the first single-handed transit. He over-wintered in Resolute Bay and Tuktoyaktuk.
 
References
MacFarlane, J.M. (1992) Northwest Passage Challengers. In Resolution. Spring Issue. Maritime Museum of British Columbia
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