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F.G. Balsam

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Registry #1 150657 (Canada) Registry #2 Registry #3
IMO# MMSI# VRN#
 
Name 1 1922 F.G. Balsam Name 6
Name 2 Name 7
Name 3 Name 8
Name 4 Name 9
Name 5 Name 10
 
Year Built 1922 Place Vancouver Area BC Country Canada
 
Designer (nk) Measurement (imp) 27.1' x 8.1' x 3.6'
Builder Dafoe, V.M. Measurement (metric) ?m x ?m x ?m
Hull Wood Displacement
Gross Tonnage 7.69 Type 1 Work Boat
Registered Tonnage 5.23 Type 2
Engine 8bhp gasoline engine Engine Manufacture Vivian Gas Engine Works Ltd.
Repower Propulsion Screw
Rebuilds Call Sign
Pendant  # Masters
 
Owner(s)
In 1922-1928 she was owned by H.M. the King for The Minister of Lands, Victoria BC Canada.
 
Fate Registry closed Date 1928-01-28
 
Named Features
Significance of Name
 
Anecdotes
On January 28, 1928 this vessel was stranded at Fairfax Point on Moresby Island BC in Boundary Passage Georgia Strait.
 
References
Transportation Safety Board of Canada (1993); Canada List of Shipping; Rogers, A.C. (Jr.) Shipwreck Chart No. 3; 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=5525108&q_type_1=q&q_1=ship%20registration%20150657&ecopy=e011446324_135 (website viewed 20/07/2025);
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