Ship Details |
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Venture (IV)Photo Credit: John Henderson |
Registry #1 | 129475 (Canada) | Registry #2 | (Chinese Registry) | Registry #3 | |
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IMO# | MMSI# | VRN# |
Name 1 | 1910 | Venture (IV) | Name 6 | ||
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Name 2 | 1946 | Hsin Kong So | Name 7 | ||
Name 3 | Name 8 | ||||
Name 4 | Name 9 | ||||
Name 5 | Name 10 |
Year Built | 1910 | Place | Old Kilpatrick | Area | Scotland | Country | UK |
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Designer | (nk) | Measurement (imp) | 180.4' x 32.1' x 17.0' |
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Builder | Napier & Miller | Measurement (metric) | ?m x ?m x ?m |
Hull | Steel | Displacement | |
Gross Tonnage | 1011 | Type 1 | Passenger/Freight Vessel |
Registered Tonnage | 580 | Type 2 | |
Engine | 171hp direct acting triple expansion engines (1910) | Engine Manufacture | Miller & Macfie |
Repower | Propulsion | Twin Screw | |
Rebuilds | Call Sign | ||
Pendant # | Masters | Captain John F. Edwards; Captain John J. Park (1911-1916); Captain James E. Ewing; Captain Walter S. Morehouse; |
Owner(s) |
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In 1910 she was owned by Boscowitz & Co., Victoria BC. In 1911 she was taken over by Union Steamships Co. of British Columbia Ltd., Vancouver BC. In 1946 she was sold to a Chinese firm. |
Fate | Registry closed | Date | 1946-00-00 |
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Named Features | |
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Significance of Name |
Anecdotes |
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This vessel was launched on February 16, 1910. This vessel carried 186 passengers on the cannery run to Skeena and Nass Rivers via Prince Rupert BC. On February 24, 1916 this vessel collided inbound in for through the First Narrows with the Wakena. In 1947 this vessel was destroyed by fire at Hong Kong. |
References |
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Canada List of Shipping; Victoria Daily Times (Victoria BC) Friday January 5, 1917 page 10; The Province (Vancouver BC) Saturday, February 26, 1916 page 20; |
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