Ship Details
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Registry #1	153040 (Canada)	Registry #2		Registry #3
IMO#		MMSI#		VRN#	24371

 

Name 1	1926	Shuchona III	Name 6
Name 2	1949c	B.C. Flyer	Name 7
Name 3			Name 8
Name 4			Name 9
Name 5			Name 10

 

Year Built	1926	Place	Vancouver	Area	BC	Country	Canada

 

Designer	(nk)	Measurement (imp)	57' x 15.2' x 7.1'
Builder	Vancouver Shipyards Ltd.	Measurement (metric)	?m x ?m x ?m
Hull	Wood	Displacement
Gross Tonnage	45	Type 1	Fishboat, seiner
Registered Tonnage	30	Type 2
Engine	3hp engine (1926);	Engine Manufacture	(nk)
Repower	Repowered with a 65hp diesel engine (1933); Repowered with a 240hp engine (1949c);	Propulsion	Screw
Rebuilds		Call Sign
Pendant  #		Masters

 

Owner(s)
In 1931 she was owned by Fugi Tanaka, Steveston BC Canada. In 1933 she was owned by Northwest Navigation Co., Vancouver BC Canada. In 1949-1967 she was owned by Antonio Bilan (MO), Vancouver BC Canada. In 1979-1984 she was owned by Anton Baraka, Vancouver BC Canada.

 

Fate	Registry closed	Date	1984-04-17

 

Named Features
Significance of Name

 

Anecdotes
This vessel was reported to have operated as a rum runner. (Miles, Fraser (1992)).

 

References
Canada List of Shipping; Miles, Fraser (1992);
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