Ship Details
Parma Photo Credit: Alec Provan Collection

 

Registry #1	116788 (Canada)	Registry #2		Registry #3
IMO#		MMSI#		VRN#	312770

 

Name 1	1904	Maple Leaf (I)	Name 6
Name 2	1926	Constance B.	Name 7
Name 3	1938	Parma	Name 8
Name 4	1982	Maple Leaf (I)	Name 9
Name 5			Name 10

 

Year Built	1904	Place	Vancouver	Area	BC	Country	Canada

 

Designer	(nk)	Measurement (imp)	59.5' x 14.7' x 7.8'
Builder	Vancouver Shipyards Ltd.	Measurement (metric)	18.14m x 4.48m x 2.38m
Hull	Wood	Displacement
Gross Tonnage	40.75	Type 1	Schooner
Registered Tonnage	27.71	Type 2	Fishboat, general
Engine	3hp engine (1931c)	Engine Manufacture	(nk)
Repower	150hp engine (1979c)	Propulsion	Sail/Screw
Rebuilds	In 1921 she was rebuilt in North Vancouver BC. In 1947 she was rebuilt at Vancouver BC. She was re-rigged as an auxilliary Ketch.	Call Sign
Pendant  #		Masters

 

Owner(s)

In 1904-1916 she was owned by Alex MacLaren, Vancouver BC Canada. In 1921 she was Fredereick R. Springall, & Frederick Brooks, North Vancouver BC Canada. In 1926-1931 she was owned by Gosse Packing Co. Ltd., Vancouver BC Canada. In 1933-1937 she was owned by British Columbia Packers Ltd., Vancouver BC Canada. In 1937-1938 she was owned by Otto H.S. Morner, Sidney BC Canada. In 1942 she was owned by Herman C. Rensvold & Peter D. Parkvold, Vancouver BC Canada. In 1944 she was owned by Peter D. Parkvold (MO), Prince Rupert BC Canada. In 1945-1973 she was owned by Harold S. Helland, Prince Rupert BC Canada. In 1974 she was owned by Sverre A. Hauknes, Prince Rupert BC Canada. In 1975-1979 she was owned by Parma Fishing Co. Ltd., Prince Rupert BC Canada. In 1980-1995 she was owned by Falcon Ventures Ltd., Vancouver BC Canada. In 1995-2004 she was owned by Maple Leaf Adventures Corp. (Brian Falconer), Victoria BC Canada. In 2011-2014 she was owned by 0855747 B.C. Ltd., Victoria BC Canada. In 2015-2024 she was owned by Maple Leaf Adventures Corp. (Brian Falconer), Victoria BC Canada.

 

Fate	Afloat in 2024	Date	0000-00-00

 

Named Features
Significance of Name

 

Anecdotes
In 1916 this vessel was re-rigged from yacht to fishing vessel. In 1979 this vessel was re-rigged as a schooner.

 

References
Canada List of Shipping; Morris, Rob and Leonard McCann. (1997) Greater Vancouver Hall of Fame. In The Greater Vancouver Book: an urban encyclopedia. Ed. Chuck Davis. Vancouver BC: Linkman Press
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