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B.C.P. Reefer Barge

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Registry #1 175674 (Canada) Registry #2 Registry #3
IMO# MMSI# VRN#
 
Name 1 1944 B.C.P. XVII Name 6
Name 2 1950 B.C.P. Reefer Barge Name 7
Name 3 Name 8
Name 4 Name 9
Name 5 Name 10
 
Year Built 1944 Place New Westminster Area BC Country Canada
 
Designer (nk) Measurement (imp) 85.0' x 30.0' x 8.2'
Builder Star Shipyards (Mercers) Ltd. Measurement (metric) ?m x ?m x ?m
Hull Wood Displacement
Gross Tonnage 313.49 Type 1 Scow
Registered Tonnage 313.49 Type 2
Engine Engine Manufacture (nk)
Repower Propulsion Non-powered
Rebuilds Call Sign
Pendant  # Masters
 
Owner(s)
In 1944-1959 she was owned by British Columbia Packers Ltd., Vancouver BC Canada.
 
Fate Registry closed Date 1958-12-07
 
Named Features
Significance of Name The initials B.C.P. stand for British Columbia Packers Ltd.
 
Anecdotes
On December 7, 1958 this vessel grounded and broke up at Skinner Rock in Milbanke Sound BC Canada.
 
References
Transportation Safety Board of Canada (1993); 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=5539406&q_type_1=q&q_1=ship%20registration%20175674&ecopy=e011446368_127 (website viewed 06/04/2025);
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