Ship Details |
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Western ChallengerPhoto Credit: John Arnold |
Registry #1 | 192851 (Canada) | Registry #2 | 1256927 (US) | Registry #3 | |
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IMO# | 5388108 | MMSI# | VRN# | 90395 |
Name 1 | 1942 | YMS-111 (U.S.S.) | Name 6 | ||
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Name 2 | 1946 | Misinderan | Name 7 | ||
Name 3 | 1951 | Western Challenger | Name 8 | ||
Name 4 | Name 9 | ||||
Name 5 | Name 10 |
Year Built | 1942 | Place | Manitowoc | Area | WI | Country | USA |
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Designer | (nk) | Measurement (imp) | 129.7' x 24.6' x 10.3' |
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Builder | Burger Boat Co. | Measurement (metric) | 39.5m x 7.5m x 3.1m |
Hull | Wood | Displacement | |
Gross Tonnage | 254.89 | Type 1 | Minesweeper |
Registered Tonnage | 173.33 | Type 2 | Fishpacker |
Engine | 560hp engine (1942) | Engine Manufacture | (nk) |
Repower | Repowered with a 560hp Union diesel engine (1951); Repowered with a 850bhp diesel engine (2004c) | Propulsion | Screw |
Rebuilds | In 1951 she was rebuilt In 1951 in service as a packer/tug. | Call Sign | |
Pendant # | Masters | Captain Walter Peterson; Captain Ray Peterson; |
Owner(s) |
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In 1942-1946 she was owned by the US Navy. In 1946 she was owned by US interests. In 1958-1967 she was owned by Nelson Bros. Fisheries Ltd., Vancouver BC. In 1980-1984 she was owned by British Columbia Packers Ltd., Richmond BC. In 2004-2013 she was owned by Jim Pattison Enterprises Ltd., Vancouver BC. In 2014-2017 she was owned by Western Challenger LLC. |
Fate | Registry closed | Date | 2013-04-30 |
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Named Features | |
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Significance of Name |
Anecdotes |
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Ken Whitmee (British Columbia Nautical History Facebook Group 22/01/2017) states that "This vessel also served not only as a fish packer, but work boat. this vessel was used to take the Samson 4 up to Rivers Inlet every year as well. Walter Peterson was the skipper and a Ray Peterson took her on occasion. this vessel was also used to haul freight to the upcoast company fish camps when it was convenient. (right place/right time). Every year the Challenger and Western Express had to go to Vancouver Shipyards for annual underwater maintenance. They were too big for any of the company or fish industry shipyards." |
References |
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Canada List of Shipping; Photo courtesy of UBC Cdn Fisherman Archive UBC Archive BC_1532_1211_2; http://www.st.nmfs.noaa.gov/pls/webpls/cgv_pkg.vessel_name_list; |
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