Ship Details
YSW-218 Photo Credit: Christopher James Cole

 

Registry #1	823093 (Canada)	Registry #2		Registry #3
IMO#		MMSI#		VRN#

 

Name 1	1954	YSW-218	Name 6
Name 2	(nk)	YSF-218	Name 7
Name 3	2003c	YE 218	Name 8
Name 4			Name 9
Name 5			Name 10

 

Year Built	1954	Place	North Vancouver	Area	BC	Country	Canada

 

Designer	Department of National Defence	Measurement (imp)	104' x 18' x 7'
Builder	Allied Shipbuilders Ltd.	Measurement (metric)	?m x ?m x ?m
Hull	Steel	Displacement
Gross Tonnage	116	Type 1	Lighter, Ammunition
Registered Tonnage		Type 2	Yacht, power-cruiser
Engine	2-120hp diesel engines	Engine Manufacture	Caterpillar Tractor Co., Peoria IL USA
Repower		Propulsion	Screw
Rebuilds		Call Sign
Pendant  #	YSW.218; YSF.218; YE.218	Masters

 

Owner(s)
In 1954 she was owned by the Royal Canadian Navy, Ottawa ON. In 1999 she was owned by the Canadian Armed Forces. In 2003-2019 she was owned by David W. Dyer, Sooke BC and Lloyd Ridout, Victoria BC.

 

Fate	Registry closed	Date	0000-00-00

 

Named Features
Significance of Name

 

Anecdotes
Cargo 120 tons. Fitted with a 2 ton derrick. Also referred to as YE 218 or YSF 218. In the 1970s, during the summer months, this vessel was operated out of HMCS Quadra.

 

References
Government of Canada The Canadian Navy List Ottawa ON; McLaren, T.A. & Vickie Jensen (2000); A.D. Baker (comp.) (1999);
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