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B.C.P. No. 1

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Registry #1 152754 (Canada) Registry #2 Registry #3
IMO# MMSI# VRN#
 
Name 1 1925 B.C.P. No. 1 Name 6
Name 2 Name 7
Name 3 Name 8
Name 4 Name 9
Name 5 Name 10
 
Year Built 1925 Place Victoria Area BC Country Canada
 
Designer (nk) Measurement (imp) 35.4' x 8.4' x 4.5'
Builder Rodd Brothers, Victoria BC Measurement (metric) ?m x ?m x ?m
Hull Wood Displacement
Gross Tonnage 10.64 Type 1 Yacht, power-cruiser
Registered Tonnage 7.24 Type 2
Engine 40bhp gasoline engine Engine Manufacture Fay & Bowen Engine Co., Geneva NJ USA
Repower Propulsion Screw
Rebuilds Call Sign
Pendant  # Masters
 
Owner(s)
In 1925-1928 she was owned by H.M. the King for the Attorney-General of British Columbia, Victoria BC Canada.
 
Fate Registry closed Date 1928-10-22
 
Named Features
Significance of Name The initials B.C.P. stand for "British Columbia Police".
 
Anecdotes
On October 22, 1928 this vessel was destroyed by fire alongside the ferry wharf at Sidney BC Canada.
 
References
Transportation Safety Board of Canada (1993); Canada List of Shipping; List of Shipping Casualties Resulting in Total Loss in British Columbia and Coastal Waters Since 1897 (undated manuscript document); https://recherche-collection-search.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/Home/Record?app=fonandcol&IdNumber=5524701&q_type_1=q&q_1=ship%20registration%20152754&ecopy=e011446323_021 (website viewed 06/04/2025);
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