Ship Details

Marmae

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Photo Credit: Graydon Gibson

 
 
Registry #1 156880 (Canada) Registry #2 Registry #3
IMO# MMSI# VRN#
 
Name 1 1930 Marmae Name 6
Name 2 Name 7
Name 3 Name 8
Name 4 Name 9
Name 5 Name 10
 
Year Built 1930 Place Vancouver Area BC Country Canada
 
Designer (nk) Measurement (imp) 61.5' x 18.1' x 8.2'
Builder Bidwell Boat Works Ltd. (Coal Harbour) Measurement (metric) ?m x ?m x ?m
Hull (nk) Displacement
Gross Tonnage 66 Type 1 Fishboat, seiner
Registered Tonnage 41 Type 2
Engine 50bhp 2cyl. diesel engine (No. 7110) Engine Manufacture Washington-Estep, Seattle WA USA
Repower Propulsion Screw
Rebuilds Call Sign
Pendant  # Masters
 
Owner(s)
In 1930-1931 she was owned by Toyojiro Nakamoto, Vancouver BC Canada. In 1941-1942 she was owned by the Union Trading Co. Ltd. In 1949-1951 she was owned by Nelson Brothers Fisheries Ltd., Vancouver BC Canada.
 
Fate Registry closed Date 1951-12-05
 
Named Features
Significance of Name
 
Anecdotes
In 1941 this vessel was seized by the Custodian of Enemy Property (Frank Shears), Ottawa ON Canada. In 1942 her ownership was transferred to His Majesty the King (Japanese Fishboat Disposal Committee). On December 5, 1951 this vessel struck a floating object, foundered and sank off Sand Heads BC Canada.
 
References
Transportation Safety Board of Canada (1993); Canada List of Shipping; Harbour & Shipping (Progress Publishing Co. Ltd.) Vol. 13 (1930); Rogers, A.C. (Jr.) Shipwreck Chart No. 1; List of Shipping Casualties Resulting in Total Loss in British Columbia and Coastal Waters Since 1897 (undated manuscript document); ; The Vancouver Sun Wednesday December 5, 1951 page 1; Skogland, Neil (Email to Nauticapedia (Attachment) 27/11/2023);
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