Ship Details |
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NorcrestPhoto Credit: Fishermen Publishing Society online UBC archive 1-0010294 |
Registry #1 | 178240 (Canada) | Registry #2 | AMC.99 (RCN) | Registry #3 | |
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IMO# | MMSI# | VRN# |
Name 1 | 1942 | AMc-99 (U.S.S.) | Name 6 | ||
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Name 2 | 1946 | Norcrest | Name 7 | ||
Name 3 | 1963 | Ernest Todd | Name 8 | ||
Name 4 | Name 9 | ||||
Name 5 | Name 10 |
Year Built | 1942 | Place | San Francisco | Area | CA | Country | USA |
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Designer | (nk) | Measurement (imp) | 92.4' x 21.4' x 9.0' |
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Builder | Anderson & Cristofani | Measurement (metric) | 28m x ?m x ?m |
Hull | Wood | Displacement | |
Gross Tonnage | 149 | Type 1 | Fishboat, seiner |
Registered Tonnage | 85 | Type 2 | Fishpacker |
Engine | 350hp engine (1942) | Engine Manufacture | (nk) |
Repower | Propulsion | Screw | |
Rebuilds | Call Sign | VYPX | |
Pendant # | AMC.99 | Masters |
Owner(s) |
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In 1942-1945 she was owned by the US Navy. In 1947 she was owned by North Shore Packing Co. Ltd., Vancouver BC. In 1947-1963 she was owned by Seymour Navigation Co. Ltd., Vancouver BC. In 1963-1975 she was owned by J.H. Todd & Sons Ltd., Vancouver BC. |
Fate | Registry closed | Date | 1975-04-02 |
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Named Features | |
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Significance of Name |
Anecdotes |
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This vessel was an Accentor Class minesweeper. On March 19, 1975 this vessel foundered while enroute to Vancouver with a cargo of herring, three miles SSW of Pachena Point and was a total loss. |
References |
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Transportation Safety Board of Canada (1993); Palm, R.S. (1978); George Duddy (2016); List of Shipping Casualties Resulting in Total Loss in British Columbia and Coastal Waters Since 1897 (undated manuscript document); http://heritage.canadiana.ca/view/oocihm.lac_reel_t11861/341?r=0&s=5 ; |
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