Ship Details
Pacific Scanner Photo Credit: John Arnold

 

Registry #1	192855 (Canada)	Registry #2		Registry #3
IMO#		MMSI#		VRN#	20180

 

Name 1	1950	Sea Master (I)	Name 6
Name 2	1973	Argent No. 1 (I)	Name 7
Name 3	1979	Pacific Scanner	Name 8
Name 4			Name 9
Name 5			Name 10

 

Year Built	1950	Place	Vancouver	Area	BC	Country	Canada

 

Designer	D. Ulstein	Measurement (imp)	60.3' x 17.5' x 7.8'
Builder	Sterling Shipyards Ltd.	Measurement (metric)	?m x ?m x ?m
Hull	Wood	Displacement
Gross Tonnage	58	Type 1	Fishboat, general
Registered Tonnage	40	Type 2	Yacht, power-cruiser
Engine	250hp engine (1950)	Engine Manufacture	(nk)
Repower		Propulsion	Screw
Rebuilds		Call Sign
Pendant  #		Masters

 

Owner(s)
In 1958-1972 she was owned by Frank Tomasich, Vancouver BC Canada. In 1973-1977 she was owned by Joe Malatestinic, Vancouver BC Canada. In 1978 she was owned by William Petrie, Campbell River BC Canada. In 1979-1999 she was owned by Petrie Fishing Ltd., Campbell River BC Canada.

 

Fate	Registry closed	Date	1999-02-08

 

Named Features
Significance of Name

 

Anecdotes
Ben Flodquist (British Columbia Nautical History Facebook Group 01/29/2018) states "this vessel sank in San Francisco a couple of years ago and was clamshelled out."

 

References
Canada List of Shipping;
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