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Correspondence – Fish Packer “Maraudor”/“Marauder”
Part of John A. Clarkson Fonds
Maraudor was built in 1918 in Washington State by the US Navy Yard as a submarine chaser. It said that she had operated as a rum runner. In 1930-1931 she was owned by Pacific and Foreign Navigation Co. Vancouver and then subsequent other BC owners...
Clarkson, John A.
Correspondence – MS “Sans Peur”
Part of John A. Clarkson Fonds
Built in 1933 in Woolston Southhampton. She was requisitioned 1940-1947 as an armed yacht. The file contains correspondence regarding the requisition of the vessel for the Second World War between JT Edmond, HG Robinson, VG Brodeur, Lloyds Regist...
Clarkson, John A.
Part of John A. Clarkson Fonds
Fifer was designed by Robert Allan and built in 1939 by Burrard Drydock Co. Ltd for Empire Stevedoring Co Ltd. In 1942 she was requisitioned for the Fishermen’s Reserve as a patrol boat and a tender to HMCS Givenchy and HMCS Givenchy II. Correspon...
Clarkson, John A.
Correspondence – “Departure Bay”
Part of John A. Clarkson Fonds
Departure Bay was built in 1928 in Nanimo as a fishpacker. 1937-1942 she was owned by Nanaimo Shipyards. She was seized in 1942 from the Japanese owners and ownership was transferred to the The Crown and requisitioned into Fishermen’s Reserve as a...
Clarkson, John A.