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Name Date Built Where builit Builder Length Type Original Owner Notes Official No. Port of Registry
C. N. 1928 Kitkatla Ness, George 39.1x12.2x5.9 Seine George Ness Sunk in Kitkatla Inlet on Pocher Island “in 1930 soon after being built by George Ness and was submerged for three months before being raised.” purchased; being reconditioned in Mcleans yard. PRDN May 14, 1932
1953 owner: H. Cook, Alert Bay
154719 Vancouver
C.R.C. 1929 Prince Rupert Dry Dock 44 tug John & Charlie Currie 1985 owner: Shore Wood Forest Ltd, Queen Charlotte Reg. length 40’ 154720 Prince Rupert
Canadian Girl 1926 Prince Rupert N.M.McLean 45 x 12 x 4.5 seine Gosse Packing Co. John Lewis, Kitkatla had it in town for overhaul on Ward Ways. PRDN Aug 31, 1930
Source: 1927 List of Shipping
1942: “Norman Lewis, well-known skipper of the Candian Girl of Kitkatla... was seining thisyear with the Moresby N. 2” WF Dec 1942
1953 owner: Gideon Genberg, Butedale [still listed as owner in 2007]
153154 Prince Rupert
Canadian Lady 1968 Heriot Bay
34’

1985 owner: N. Bettis, Heriot Bay 329314 Nanaimo
Cape Race II 1929 Prince Rupert
32.9x10.0x4.0 halibut
1949 skipper: John Hall (Western Fisheries Nov 1949
1953 owner: George Kelly, Port Simpson (List of Shipping)
155172 Prince Rupert
Cape Spear 1922 Cow Bay McLeans 37 x 11.2 x 6 halibut Isaac Lear duplicate of the E. Lipsett. PR Daily News, Feb 11, Mar 25, 1922
launched early April. PR Daily News, Ap 8, 1922
Maiden voyage, PR Daily News, Aug 19, 1922
reported length: 45’
1985 owner: Blair Pearl, Gibson. reg. length 37’
Source: 1927 List of Shipping
1953 owner: Ole Stegavig, Prince Rupert
150677 Prince Rupert
Capella I 1929 Prince Rupert Dry Dock 46’ halibut
Designed by D.A. G. Ross (WF Feb 1933 p. 10)
1953 owner: David Larsen
1985 owner: F. Burchess, Burnaby.
2007 owner: Hagensborg
155156 Vancouver
Capri Isle 1968 Prince Rupert Wahl 34’

1985 owner: C. Flaten, Prince Rupert
Closed April 10, 1990
327159 Prince Rupert
Carman K. 1956 Prince Rupert Wahl 32

1985 owner: A. Hemons, Victoria
Suspended from registry Dec. 1, 2004
189618 Prince Rupert
Carol B No. 2 1963 Prince Rupert Wahl 29

1985 owner: Herb Bryant, Prince Rupert (also 2006) 313094 Prince Rupert
Carol O. (became Ocean Raider) 1947 Sushartie Bay Cholberg Shipyards 36.5x10.3x5.1

Registered 1949 08 10
1953 owner: T. Ostby, New Westminster
1985 owner: Adventure Fishing, Vancouver
2007 owner in Victoria
190952 New Westminster
Caroldale 1947 Sointula
37 troller
1953 owner: Theodore Anderson, Sointula
1985 owner: Sointula
179084 Vancouver
Carrie K. 1972 Prince Rupert
44

1985 owner: Car-Ray Fishing, Vancouver 344767 Prince Rupert
Carrie O. 1973 Prince Rupert Prince Rupert Boat Yard (Wahls) 32 Fb
1985 owner: M. Ollett, Sooke (also 2006) 348035 Prince Rupert
Casey Point (ex Robert Agnes) 1950 Masset
35.5x10.5x3.8

1953 owner (Robert Agnes): Harry Bell, Masset
Became Casey Point
1985 owner: Alex Blyth, Port Edward
Registration closed September 17, 2001
193624 Prince Rupert
Cassiar No. 1 1950 Cassiar Caspaco
28.7x7.3x2.7
Cassiar Packing Co. 1953 owner: Cassiar Packing Co.
Not in 1985 List of Shipping
190090 Prince Rupert
Cassiar No. 10, 11, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20 1951 Cassiar Caspaco
28
Cassiar Packing Co. 1985 owner: Cassiar Packing Co.
Prince Rupert
Cassiar No. 12 1951 Cassiar Caspaco Cassiar Packing Co. 28.7 x 7.4 x 2.9
Cassiar Packing Co. not in 1985 list 193719 Prince Rupert
Cassiar No. 16 1951 Cassiar Caspaco Cassiar Packing Co. 28.5 x 7.2 x 2.9
Cassiar Packing Co. not in 1985 list 194272 Prince Rupert
Cassiar No. 17 1951 Cassiar Caspaco Cassiar Packing Co. 28.3 x 7.4 x 2.9
Cassiar Packing Co. not in 1985 list 194273 Prince Rupert
Cassiar No. 18 1951 Cassiar Caspaco Cassiar Packing Co. 28.3 x 7.4 x 2.9
Cassiar Packing Co. not in 1985 list 194274 Prince Rupert
Cassiar No. 19 1951 Cassiar Caspaco Cassiar Packing Co. 28.2 x 7.4 x 2.9
Cassiar Packing Co. not in 1985 list 194275 Prince Rupert
Cassiar No. 2 1950 Cassiar Caspaco
28.7x7.3x2.7
Cassiar Packing Co. 1953 owner: Cassiar Packing Co.
Not in 1985 List of Shipping
192081 Prince Rupert
Cassiar No. 20 1951 Cassiar Caspaco Cassiar Packing Co. 28.6 x 7.4 x 2.9
Cassiar Packing Co. not in 1985 list 194276 Prince Rupert
Cassiar No. 22 1953 Cassiar Caspaco
27
Cassiar Packing Co. 1985 owner: Cassiar Packing Co.
Registry closed Sept. 15, 1992
198562 Prince Rupert
Cassiar No. 23 1952 Cassiar Caspaco Cassiar Packing Co. 27
Cassiar Packing Co. 1985 owner: Cassiar Packing Co.
2007 owner in Delta
198561 Prince Rupert
Cassiar No. 24 1954 Cassiar Caspaco
27
Cassiar Packing Co. 1985 owner: Cassiar Packing Co. 198563 Prince Rupert
Cassiar No. 25 1956 Prince Rupert Wahl 29
Cassiar Packing Co. 1985 owner: Cassiar Packing Co.
2006 owner: Surrey BC
198578 Prince Rupert
Cassiar No. 27 1957 Prince Rupert Wahl 27
Cassiar Packing Co. 1985 owner: M. Green, Prince Rupert
Registration closed Oct. 9, 1997 (Vessel reg. web)
189622 Prince Rupert
Cassiar No. 28 1957 Prince Rupert Wahl 26
Cassiar Packing Co. 1985 owner: Cassiar Packing Co.
Registration closed Sept. 15, 1992 (Vessel reg. web)
189623 Prince Rupert
Cassiar No. 3 1950 Cassiar Caspaco Cassiar Packing Co. 29.0x7.4x2.6
Cassiar Packing Co. 1985 owner: R. Baxter, Victoria 192082 Prince Rupert
Cassiar No. 30 1962 Prince Rupert Wahl 27
Cassiar Packing Co. 1985 owner: Cassiar Packing Co.
Suspended from registry June 27, 2005
313080 Prince Rupert
Cassiar No. 35 1965 Prince Rupert Wahl 27
Cassiar Packing Co. 1985 owner: Cassiar Packing Co.
2006 owner: Port hardy
320914 Prince Rupert
Cassiar No. 4 1950 Cassiar Caspaco
28.8x7.3x2.6
Cassiar Packing Co. 1985 owner: Cassiar Packing Co. 192083 Prince Rupert
Cassiar No. 5 1950 Cassiar Caspaco / Prince Rupert Wahl 28
Cassiar Packing Co. Registered 1965 06 16
1985 owner: Cassiar Packing Co.
2003 owner: Port Hardy
1985 & 1992 lists say Caspaco for Where built. Vessel reg. web says built by Wahl Boat Yard Ltd. This must have been when Wahls built the hulls and they were completed at Cassiar.
Registry closed June 26, 2000 (but showed as open on website in early 2006)
192084 Prince Rupert
Cassiar No. 6 (became Sharilee No. 1) 1950 Cassiar Caspaco Cassiar Packing Co. 28

1985 owner: G. Roberge, Prince Rupert 192085 Prince Rupert
Cassiar No. 7 1951 Cassiar Caspaco Cassiar Packing Co. 28
Cassiar Packing Co. 1985 owner: R. Berg, Vancouver 193714 Prince Rupert
Cassiar No. 8 1951 Cassiar Caspaco Cassiar Packing Co. 28.7 x 7.4 x 2.9
Cassiar Packing Co. 1985 owner: R. Berg, Vancouver 193715 Prince Rupert
Cassiar No. 9 (became Jennifer T.) 1951 Cassiar (Caspaco) Cassiar Packing Co. 28 gillnet Cassiar Cannery became Jennifer T.
1985 owner: B. Kurik, Masset.
193716 Prince Rupert
Catherine




H. Collison, Kitkatla PRDN Oct 27, 1923.
Henry Collison of Kitkatla is in town and is preparing to entirely refit his fihsing boat in readiness for the opening of the halibut season in February. PRDN Nov. 15, 1924.
prep. for packing for Millerd. PRDN June 6, 1925.


Caygeon 1914 ca Prince Rupert Prescott, Jack
halibut
Prescott sold it to James Morrison, later skipper of Ruper Marine Products towboat FH Phippen. Morrison sold to Dominio Mars in 1926 or 1927.
Sunk and totally destroyed at Butedale June, 1928 due to an explosion while taking on gasoline. (PRDN June 6, 1928)


Celia B. 1926 Prince Rupert
40 x 11 x 4.6
Wallace Fisheries 1953 owner: Solmon Brown, Kitkatla
1985 owner: Solomon Brown, Kitkatla
Source: 1927, 1953, 1985 List of Shipping
Registration closed October 15, 1999
153183 Vancouver
Celtic No. 1 1936 Prince Rupert Wahl, Edward 30

1953 owner: Andrew Ness, Vancouver
1985 owner: Peter Zimmer, Oona River (also 2007)
193713 Prince Rupert
Chalmar 1945 Cow Bay Crawley Didricksen Cow Bay Boatworks 33
C. H. Jackson 110 hp Chrysler. 33.6’ PRDN Mar 30, 1946
Registered March 6, 1945
1953 owner: Mrs. M Jackson, Prince Rupert
1985 owner: C. Hughes, Nanaimo
2006 owner: Campbell River
175459 Prince Rupert
Chantecler 1981 Prince Rupert Wahl, Iver 27’ sloop
One of only two sloops built by Iver Wahl
http://www.frenchcreekboatsales.com/details.asp?File_Number=SW1353


Chapa 1927 Queen Charlotte City
42.3 x 11.7 x 5.2
Andrew Christensen, QC City 1953 owner: F Rogers, Port Hammond 153309 Prince Rupert / New Westminster
Charles Todd (became Miss Mary Beth; Eljac) 1914, 1946 Vancouver, Bella
Bella
W. R. Menchions 45.3x17.9x4.1

1943 owner: Murray Balmer
Charles Todd thumbnail1953 owner: Pacifc Mills Ltd. (Ocean Falls)
1953 List of Shipping says rebuilt 1946 in Bella Bella.
Vessel Registry online has current name as Eljac, previously named Miss Mary Beth.
2007 owner in New Westminster.

Eljac picture link at Richmond Archives
134087 Vancouver
Charlottes T.M. (became Claudia) 1929 Queen Charlotte City O. Amano & O. Hakuseri 37.1x11.3x4.6

Registered 1953 04 13 (as Claudia)
1953 owner: T.Wright, Gore Ave. Wharf, Vancouver.
2007 owner: Prince Rupert
155178 Vancouver
Chicago 1945 Port Hardy Butcher, Leo 33

1953 owner: F. Fossett, Duncanby Landing, Rivers Inlet
1985 owner: Canadian Fishing Co.
Register closed December 5, 2006
193767 Vancouver
Chief Seegay 1929 Prince Rupert Prince Rupert Dry Dock 37 Packer Canadian Fish Chief Seegay thumbnailref. to in PRDN Feb 8, 1930
1953 owner: BC Packers
(not in 1985 List of Shipping)
Photo links (Richmond Archives):
Img 1 Img 2 Img 3 Img 4
155171 Prince Rupert
Chief Tapeet 1930 Prince Rupert Dry Dock 59.3x17.0x7.1 Packer Canadian Fish Sister ship to Chief Seegay. 60 hp Fairbanks-Morse semi diesel. PRDN Feb 8, Ap 26, 1930
1953 owner: BC Packers. (135 hp)
1985 owner: BC Packers. reg. length 61’
Closed March 5, 2001.
156811 Prince Rupert
Chief Weah 1927 Masset
44 x 12.3 x 5.3
Packers Steamship Co. 1948 skipper: Alex Yeoman (Native Voice, Nov. 1948)
1953 owner: Nelson Bros. Fisheries
1985 owner: Mrs. Clausen, Port Simpson
Register closed September 16, 1986
Source: 1927, 1953, 1985 List of Shipping
154511 Prince Rupert
Chilco 1964 Prince Rupert Prince Rupert Boatyard Ltd Wahl 38

1985 owner: M. Elder, Prince Rupert. (also 2006) 320918 Prince Rupert
Chisholm (became Alpaca) 1922 Bella Coola Mack & Sons 31 x 8.5 x 3.2 troller
1927 owner: Edgar A. Winkworth, Valdez Isl. Source: 1927 List of Shipping
1953 owner: C. Watt, West Vancouver
registered in Nanaimo 1963 06 20
1985 owner: T. M. Dyck, Errington.
2006 owner: Errington
151133 Vancouver / Nanaimo
Chrissy Bruce 1947 Prince Rupert Wahl, Edward 29

1985 owner: J. Webster, Victoria
2006 owner: Sooke
322065 Nanaimo
Claire 1924 Cow Bay Pilling, William
launch W. R. Williams one of a regular fleet of standard V-bottom boats to be built by Pilling at his shops on the shores of Cow Bay Creek. PRDN May 17 1924.

Claudia (ex Charlottes T.M.) 1929 Queen Charlotte City O. Amano & O. Hakuseri 37.1x11.3x4.6

Registered 1953 04 13 (as Claudia)
1953 owner: T.Wright, Gore Ave. Wharf, Vancouver.
2007 owner: Prince Rupert
155178 Vancouver
Claxton H. (became Scana II) 1927 Claxton N.Watanabe 51 x 12.6 x 5.5
Naozo Watanabe, Claxton Claxton H thumbnail1949: listed under “Otter Trawlers and Scrap Fishers” Western Fisheries, Nov 1949
1953 owner: James Read, Vancouver
1985 owner: S. Cook, Alert Bay
2007 owner in Heriot Bay
Source: 1927, 1953, 1985 Lists of Shipping
154398 Prince Rupert (1927), Vancouver
Claxton II 1913 Prince Rupert
26 x 8.6 x 4.6

1927 owner: Anton Akerberg, Prince Rupert
Source: 1927 List of Shipping
1953 owner: O. Johnson, Prince Rupert
151000 Prince Rupert
Clea Rose (ex Nordica; Bennett) 1952 Massett Bennett, Wilfred 44.8x14.6x6.3
Wilfred Bennet, Massett 1953 owner: Wilfred Bennett, Massett BC
rebuilt 1966
Nordica Fishing Co. Vancouver

Clea Rose 2007 owner in Waglisla
194975 Prince Rupert
Clear 1954 Prince Rupert Wahl, E. 34

1985 owner: Skalsvik Fishing ltd. Prince Rupert
2006 owner: Victoria
195765 Prince Rupert
Clipper II (ex Mary M Christopher) 1918 North Vancouver Christopher, Perry and Broomfield 45.2x15.5x6.7 (1953) halibut
Alfred Jacobsen changed name from M. M. Christopher. (DN Mar 15/30)
Read article at Prince Rupert Library site
141027 Prince Rupert
Cloud 1934 Prince Rupert Kiy Boatshop 31

1985 owner: V. Brockley, Masset 313059 Prince Rupert
Cloudia O / Equity 1964 Prince Rupert Prince Rupert Boatyard Ltd Wahl 37

1985 owner: Iver Ostrom, Prince Rupert
Closed June 19, 2005
320892 Prince Rupert
Cobb 1945 Dodge Cove Wahl, Ed 33.2 x 9.5 x 3.6 troller H. S. Cobb St. Lawrence 101 hp. PRDN Mar 30, 1946
1949 skipper: Harold Skog (Western Fisheries Nov 1949)
1953 owner: BC Packers (101 hp)
175457 Prince Rupert
Collinson 1926 Prince Rupert
43.6 x 12.5 x 5.8
Packers Shipping Co. Source: 1927 List of Shipping
1953 (Victoria Registry) owner J.H. Todd
153158 Prince Rupert / Victoria
Comfort No. 2 1949 Dodge Cove Wahl 34

1953 owner: E. Christiansen, Prince Rupert
1985 owner: Dept. of Fisheries
Closed Aug 18, 1999
192087 Nanaimo
Commander II / Kim Cari 1946 Sointula
36

renamed Kim Cari
1985 owner: H. Smialek, Parksville
327823 Vancouver
Connie
Oona River Group, John 37
Julius Hadland


Connie Jean 1947 Pince Rupert
41.2x12.2x5.0 troller
1953 owner: John Lundstrom, Prince Rupert
(not in 1985 list)
176799 Prince Rupert
Cordelia B




Robert Bennett, Masset “gasboat” PRDN Sept 11, 1924

Cosmo 1960 Prince Rupert Wahl Boatyard Ltd. 36

1985 owner: G. Singer, Prince Rupert
2006 owner: Surge Narrows
313046 Prince Rupert
Courageous 1947 Kyuqout
37’

became Anadra
1985 owner: J. Faux, Victoria.
178865
Covenant 1928 Prince Rupert Dry Dock 58’ halibut Hans Underdahl Nearing completion PRDN Feb 25, 1929.
one of a pair of boats. 75 hp Fairbanks-Morse diesel. PR Daily News, Feb 11, Ap 28, 1928.
1953 owner: Hans Underdahl, Prince Rupert
1985 owner: S. Watterson, Richmond. reg. length 54’
2006 owner: Nanaimo
154712 Nanaimo
Crescent 1972 Prince Rupert Prince Rupert Boatyard Ltd Wahl 33

1985 owner: Ed Wampler, Port Edward
2006 owner: R. Wampler, Prince Rupert
344779 Prince Rupert
Cresent
Oona River Group, John 32




Crestline No. 1 1961 Port Edward Tasaka Boatworks 31

1985 owner: Charles Tait, Port Simpson
2006 owner: Ocean Fish
370695 Vancouver
Crusader No. 2 1942 Shushartie
39.0’

1953 owner: Pacific Mills
Registration closed July 2, 1986
173881 Vancouver
Cub II 1922 Cow Bay Markland, Vic
troller Vic Markland built in the Bone Yard Creek. “sure some snappy looking craft.” PR Daily News, Ap 8, Ap 29, 1922

Cumshewa 1906, 1949 Winslow WA; Prince Rupert
38.8x11.0x5.2

Original name Aura. Rebuilt in Prince Rupert.
1953 owner: Armour Salvage, Prince Rupert
133858
Cydrik J. 1945 Strom Bay
36

(not in 1953 List of Shipping)
1985 owner: A. Larsen, Uclulet
Registrtion closed October 24, 1995
348628 Victoria
Cynic (became Gunnie II) 1938 Prince Rupert Matsimoto, J. [Matsumoto] 33.0x 10.9x4.6

1953 owner: Peter Wikdal, Prince Rupert
1985 owner: R. Coulter, Ganges
2007 owners in North Vancouver
picture link
170533 Prince Rupert