Ship Details |
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Uchuck IIIPhoto Credit: George Schneider |
Registry #1 | 179475 (Canada) | Registry #2 | YMS.123 (US Navy) | Registry #3 | |
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IMO# | MMSI# | VRN# |
Name 1 | 1942 | YMS-123 (U.S.S.) | Name 6 | ||
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Name 2 | 1946c | Y.M.S. 123 | Name 7 | ||
Name 3 | 1952 | Uchuck III | Name 8 | ||
Name 4 | Name 9 | ||||
Name 5 | Name 10 |
Year Built | 1942 | Place | North Bend | Area | OR | Country | USA |
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Designer | (nk) | Measurement (imp) | 129.0' x 24.6' x 10.3' |
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Builder | Kruse & Banks Shipbuilding Co. Inc. | Measurement (metric) | 39.32m x 7.50m x 3.14m |
Hull | Wood | Displacement | |
Gross Tonnage | 279.44 | Type 1 | Minesweeper |
Registered Tonnage | 178.67 | Type 2 | Passenger vessel |
Engine | 2-600hp 8-268A diesel engines (1942) | Engine Manufacture | Cleveland GM |
Repower | Repowered with 2-600hp 8-268A Cleveland GM diesel engines (1984); | Propulsion | Screw |
Rebuilds | In 1952 she was rebuilt. | Call Sign | |
Pendant # | YMS.123 | Masters |
Owner(s) |
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In 1942-1946 she was owned by United States Navy. In 1948 she was owned by Marine Express Lines Ltd., Vancouver BC. In 1952 she was sold to Barkley Sound Transportation Company Ltd., Port Alberni BC. In 1952 she was put on the Port Alberni to Ucluelet service. In 1960 she was on charter to Murray Marine Services of Alert Bay. In 1960 she was running from Kelsey Bay to Beaver Cove, Port McNeill and Sointula. In 1961 the company name was changed to Nootka Sound Service Ltd., Port Alberni BC. In 1961 she was put into service between Port Alberni and Clayoquot and Nootka Sound ports. In 1962 she was operating in Nootka Sound service. In 1982 service extended to Kyuquot Sound ports. In 1986-2020 she was owned by Nootka Sound Service Ltd., Port Alberni BC. |
Fate | Afloat in 2020 | Date | 0000-00-00 |
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Named Features | |
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Significance of Name |
Anecdotes |
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Her engine came from the USN submarine chaser Del Norte. The two 44' derricks were original fits, later changed out for ones from the CPR Princess Mary and then from the Princess Alberni. This vessel had a capacity for 100 passengers and 200 tons of freight. In 1991 this vessel was designated as a Vintage vessel by the Maritime Museum of British Columbia. |
References |
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Canada List of Shipping; MacFarlane, John M. (1993); Young, David Esson (2012); George Duddy (2016); |
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