Ship Details
Eliza Joye Photo Credit: John Jenkins

 

Registry #1	391736 (Canada)	Registry #2		Registry #3
IMO#		MMSI#		VRN#	26464

 

Name 1	1979	Eliza Joye	Name 6
Name 2			Name 7
Name 3			Name 8
Name 4			Name 9
Name 5			Name 10

 

Year Built	1979	Place	Sidney	Area	BC	Country	Canada

 

Designer	(nk)	Measurement (imp)	44' x ? x ?
Builder	Philbrook's Shipyards Ltd.	Measurement (metric)	13.38m x 5.43m x 2.19m
Hull	Glass Reinforced Plastic	Displacement
Gross Tonnage	39.84	Type 1	Fishboat, general
Registered Tonnage	11.01	Type 2
Engine	230bhp diesel engine (1979)	Engine Manufacture	(nk)
Repower		Propulsion	Screw
Rebuilds		Call Sign
Pendant  #		Masters

 

Owner(s)
In 1979-1989 she was owned by James Walkus Fishing Co. Ltd., Nanaimo BC Canada. In 2003-2010 she was owned by Confident Fishing Ltd., Powell River BC Canada. In 2010-2024 she was owned by Higball Fishing Co. Ltd., Sooke BC Canada.

 

Fate	Afloat in 2024	Date	0000-00-00

 

Named Features
Significance of Name

 

Anecdotes
On July 29, 1991 this vessel was seized by the U.S.C.G.C. Liberty for fishing in the disputed US-Canada boundary in Dixon Entrance.

 

References
Canada List of Shipping; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USCGC_Liberty_(WPB-1334) (website viewed 22/08/2022);
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