Ship Details
Princess Malibu Photo Credit: Chaz Hiltz

 

Registry #1	176482 (Canada)	Registry #2	Q.126 (RCN)	Registry #3	ML.126 (RCN)
IMO#		MMSI#		VRN#

 

Name 1	1943	Q-126 (H.M.C. M.L.)	Name 6
Name 2	(nk)	M.L. 126 (H.M.C. M.L.)	Name 7
Name 3	1946	Princess Malibu	Name 8
Name 4			Name 9
Name 5			Name 10

 

Year Built	1943	Place	New Westminster	Area	BC	Country	Canada

 

Designer	(nk)	Measurement (imp)	107.6' x 17.9' x 6.9'
Builder	Star Shipyards (Mercers) Ltd.	Measurement (metric)	32.8m x 5.5m x 2.1m
Hull	Wood	Displacement
Gross Tonnage	102.83	Type 1	Patrol Vessel
Registered Tonnage	33.43	Type 2	Yacht, power-cruiser
Engine	2-900hp gasoline engines (1943)	Engine Manufacture	(nk)
Repower		Propulsion	Twin Screw
Rebuilds		Call Sign	CZDR
Pendant  #	Q.126; ML.126	Masters	Lt R.C. Denny, RCNVR; Lt W.H. Davidson, RCNVR;

 

Owner(s)
In 07/08/1944 she was commissioned into the Royal Canadian Navy. In 1945-1949 she was owned by Hamiltair Ltd., Princess Louisa Inlet BC. In 1951 she was owned by Gilpin-Nash Ltd., Vancouver BC. In 1958-2004 she was owned by William Swanson, Vancouver BC.

 

Fate	Registry closed	Date	0000-00-00

 

Named Features
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Anecdotes

 

References
Canada List of Shipping; http://www.nauticapedia.ca/Articles/Navy_MLs.php; http://www.forposterityssake.ca/Navy/HMC_ML_Q126.htm;
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