"RELIEF" FISHBOAT c. 1929 - Granville Island

            Vancouver, BC Canada

Registry #1155155 (Canada)
VRN#23821
Name 1: 1929   Relief (I)
Year Built:  1929
Place:   Prince Rupert
Area:   BC
Country:   Canada
 
Measurement (imp):    40.6' x 13.6' x 5.8'
Builder:   N.M. McLean ShipyardMeasurement (metric):12.37m x 4.15m x 1.77m
Hull:  Wood
Gross Tonnage:   23.11
Type 1:   Fishboat, halibut
Registered Tonnage:   9.69
Engine:   30bhp 2nhp gasoline engine (1929);
Engine Manufacture:   Imperial Gas Engine Co., Oakland CA
Repower:   Repowered with a 72bhp diesel engine (1953) L. Gardner & Sons Ltd., Patricroft, Lancs UK
Propulsion:   Screw
Rebuilds:  She was rebuilt to 23.11gt 15.71rt
 
Owner(s):
In 1929-1935 she was owned by Merrill Sollows, Prince Rupert BC.
In 1935 she was sold to Emery Thurber, Prince Rupert, BC.
In 1958-1965 she was owned by Merrill Sollows, Vancouver BC.
In 1965-1970 she was owned by Michael E. Walters, Vancouver BC.
In 1970-2004 she was owned by Robert T. Johnson, Courtenay BC.
In 2011-2019 she was owned by Granville Island Restaurant Inc., Vancouver BC.
  
Anecdotes:

BryonTaylor (Email to Nauticapedia 23/01/2019) stated that "This vessel formed part of the pre-war Fishermen’s Reserve Fleet. 

This vessel participated in the 30 January – 25 February 1939 Fishermen’s Reserve Training Session. 

This vessel was however not mobilized for active duty during the Second World War." 

This vessel is dryberthed and on public display on Granville Island, Vancouver BC.

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Sonja :-)
   

Taken on: June 7, 2024

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