Ship Details |
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Tahsis ChiefPhoto Credit: Richmond Archives 1985 4 2253 |
Registry #1 | 178825 (Canada) | Registry #2 | Registry #3 | ||
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IMO# | MMSI# | VRN# |
Name 1 | 1942 | YMS-? (U.S.S.) | Name 6 | ||
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Name 2 | 1947 | Tahsis Chief | Name 7 | ||
Name 3 | 1962 | Westwhale 4 | Name 8 | ||
Name 4 | 1968 | Lavalee II | Name 9 | ||
Name 5 | Name 10 |
Year Built | 1942 | Place | Tacoma | Area | WA | Country | USA |
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Designer | (nk) | Measurement (imp) | 129' x 24.6' x 10.3' |
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Builder | J.M. Martinac Shipbuilding Corp. | Measurement (metric) | ?m x ?m x ?m |
Hull | Wood | Displacement | |
Gross Tonnage | 254 | Type 1 | Submarine chaser |
Registered Tonnage | 150 | Type 2 | Whale catcher |
Engine | 1200hp diesel engine (1942) | Engine Manufacture | Cooper-Bessemer Corp., Barber NJ |
Repower | In 1967 she was repowered with a 912bhp General Motors Corp., diesel engine. | Propulsion | Screw |
Rebuilds | Call Sign | VXKX | |
Pendant # | YMS-? | Masters | Captain Jack Haan (1949); Captain Per Huatun (1962-1963); |
Owner(s) |
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In 1942-1946 she was owned by the United States Navy as a YMS anti-submarine patrol boat. In 1946-1947 she was owned by William C. Gibson, Vancouver BC. In 1948 she was rebuilt as a whaler and owned by Western Whaling Corporation Ltd., Vancouver BC. In 1949 she was owned by British Columbia Packers Ltd., Vancouver BC. In 1952-1961 she was owned by The Packers Steamship Co. Ltd., Vancouver BC. In 1967 she was rebuilt as a herring seiner. In 1968-1969 she was owned by Western Canadian Whaling Co. Ltd., Vancouver BC. In 1973 she was owned by British Columbia Packers Ltd., Vancouver BC. In 1978-1987 she was owned by Kirk Anderson Ltd., Curline Newfoundland. In 1995-2002 she was owned by 2147696 Nova Scotia Ltd., Voglers Cove NS. |
Fate | Registry closed | Date | 1996-06-11 |
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Significance of Name |
Anecdotes |
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This vessel could be YMS-125, 126, or 126 all struck 1946. In 1949 this vessel was employed as a Whale Catcher at the Coal Harbour Whaling Station on the west coast of Vancouver Island. In 1969 this vessel was a fishboat based at Harbour Breton NF. In 2002 this vessel was abandoned on a beach at Ecum Secum NS, leaking oil (her engine room having flooded). Contractors removed petroleum products. The vessel was broken up and removed from the marine environment. |
References |
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Canada List of Shipping; Webb, Robert Lloyd (1988); George Duddy (2016); http://heritage.canadiana.ca/view/oocihm.lac_reel_t11865/122?r=0&s=5 ; |
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