Ship Details
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Registry #1	141789 (Canada)	Registry #2		Registry #3
IMO#		MMSI#		VRN#	26447

 

Name 1	1920	Kasasa (I)	Name 6
Name 2			Name 7
Name 3			Name 8
Name 4			Name 9
Name 5			Name 10

 

Year Built	1920	Place	Steveston	Area	BC	Country	Canada

 

Designer	(nk)	Measurement (imp)	40.5' x 9.9' x 5.3'
Builder	Kishi Brothers Boat Works	Measurement (metric)	12.3m x 3m x 1.6m
Hull	Wood	Displacement
Gross Tonnage	13.69	Type 1	Fishboat, general
Registered Tonnage	8.41	Type 2
Engine	1hp gasoline engine	Engine Manufacture	Standard Gas Engine Co., Oakland CA USA
Repower	Repowered with a 165bhp diesel engine by General Motors Corp., Detroit MI USA	Propulsion	Screw
Rebuilds		Call Sign
Pendant  #		Masters

 

Owner(s)

In 1941 she was owned by Shinichi Matsuo, BC Canada. 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). In 1942-1949 she was owned by H. Bell-Irving & Co. Ltd., Vancouver BC Canada. In 1949-1958 she was owned by Canoe Pass Fishermen's Cooperative Association, West Ladner BC Canada. In 1958-1961 she was owned by Helmer Naess (MO), Westview BC Canada. In 1961-1968 she was owned by Alert Bay Shipyards Ltd., Alert Bay BC Canada. In 1968-1973 she was owned by Lawrence C. Myers (MO), Whonnock BC Canada. In 1973 she was owned by Toivo Suomi (MO), Burnaby BC Canada. In 1973-1978 she was owned by Francis Millerd & Co. Ltd., Vancouver BC Canada. In 1978-1981 she was owned by John F. Millerd, West Vancouver BC Canada. In 1981-1984 she was owned by Peter A. Humphries, West Vancouver BC Canada and by Alan G. Grout (MO), Granthams Landing BC Canada. In 1987 she was owned by Terry Ryan, Gibsons BC Canada. In 2004 she was owned by Willard Demarce, Sechelt BC Canada.

 

Fate	Registry closed	Date	2004-10-19

 

Named Features
Significance of Name	Kasasa is a Japanese name for Magpie.

 

Anecdotes
In 1920 this vessel was a double-ended fishboat hull design. 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).

 

References
Canada List of Shipping; Fukawa, Masaki with Stanley Fukawa and the Nikkei Fishermen's History Book Committee (2009); ;
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