Ship Details
Pacific Banker If you have images associated with this Vessel, please contact us at admin@nauticapedia.ca

 

Registry #1	391731 (Canada)	Registry #2		Registry #3
IMO#		MMSI#		VRN#	22954

 

Name 1	1979	Pacific Banker	Name 6
Name 2			Name 7
Name 3			Name 8
Name 4			Name 9
Name 5			Name 10

 

Year Built	1979	Place	Sidney	Area	BC	Country	Canada

 

Designer	(nk)	Measurement (imp)	58' x ? x ?
Builder	Mayer Steel Boat Ltd.	Measurement (metric)	17.56m x 4.88m x 2.29m
Hull	Steel	Displacement
Gross Tonnage	53.39	Type 1	Fishboat, troller
Registered Tonnage	19.71	Type 2	Fishboat, dragger
Engine	340bhp diesel engine (1979)	Engine Manufacture	(nk)
Repower		Propulsion	Screw
Rebuilds		Call Sign
Pendant  #		Masters

 

Owner(s)
In 1979-1989 she was owned by Conrad Plensky, Nanaimo BC Canada. In 2003-2025 she was owned by Westfjord Fishing Ltd., Richmond BC Canada.

 

Fate	Afloat in 2025	Date	0000-00-00

 

Named Features
Significance of Name

 

Anecdotes
Al Jack (British Columbia Nautical History Facebook Group 01/06/2019) stated that "this vessel was one of the bigger salmon trollers in BC in the "hay day" of salmon. I remember seeing it at Big Bank trolling back in the 1990s …it's a dragger now."

 

References
Canada List of Shipping
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