Ship Details

Uchuck III

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Photo Credit: George Schneider

 
 
Registry #1 179475 (Canada) Registry #2 YMS.123 (US Navy) Registry #3
IMO# MMSI# VRN#
 
Name 1 1942 YMS-123 (U.S.S.) Name 6
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
 
Designer (nk) Measurement (imp) 129.0' x 24.6' x 10.3'
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)
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
 
Named Features
Significance of Name
 
Anecdotes
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
Canada List of Shipping; MacFarlane, John M. (1993); Young, David Esson (2012); George Duddy (2016);
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