Ship Details
Skalu Photo Credit: Darrell Ohs

 

Registry #1	141035 (Canada)	Registry #2		Registry #3
IMO#		MMSI#		VRN#	20615

 

Name 1	1918	Skalu	Name 6
Name 2			Name 7
Name 3			Name 8
Name 4			Name 9
Name 5			Name 10

 

Year Built	1918	Place	Vancouver	Area	BC	Country	Canada

 

Designer	(nk)	Measurement (imp)	52.6' x 14.3' x 5.9'
Builder	Sunset Shipyard	Measurement (metric)	17.86x 4.42m x 1.80m
Hull	Wood	Displacement
Gross Tonnage	33.98	Type 1	Fishboat, general
Registered Tonnage	23.11	Type 2
Engine	3hp engine (1918);	Engine Manufacture	(nk)
Repower	Repowered with a 80hp engine (1949c); Repowered with a 165bhp engine (2011c);	Propulsion	Screw
Rebuilds		Call Sign
Pendant  #		Masters

 

Owner(s)
In 1918-1946 she was owned by The Canadian Fishing Co. Ltd., Vancouver BC Canada. In 1949-1968 she was owned by Charles Dick, Minstrel Island BC Canada. In 1969-2019 she was owned by Arthur M. Dick, Alert Bay BC Canada.

 

Fate	Registry closed	Date	2011-00-00

 

Named Features
Significance of Name

 

Anecdotes
Darrell Ohs reports that "After 2011 this vesse appears to have been a derelict submerged on the beach at Alert Bay BC Canada."

 

References
Canada List of Shipping
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