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Menchions' Shipyard

Vancouver BC

Most recent update: July 17, 2021.

Menchions' Shipyard was founded in 1912 by William R. Menchions, a Newfoundlander who had moved to Vancouver in 1896: he was succeeded by his nephew Albert and by Albert's son George. The company closed in 1990. The original yard was in the Coal Harbour neighbourhood, on the west side of what is now the Westin Bayshore, but in 1938 they moved to the north end of Cardero Street, on the east side of the Westin Bayshore.

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O/N Name Customer Type GT LOA Built Notes
Built in the Coal Harbour Yard
131143 Fredna E & F Cunningham work boat 8 42 1912 sank 1949
130845 Emoh Richard W. Holland yacht 17 44 1912 H.C. 44 1942, Emoh 1945
152943 Foam Crest Min. of Mar. & Fish. fishing boat 16 41 1913
Watla yacht 90 50 1913 later Saturna
158595 Curly Alva Curly Snyder tugboat 9 35 1913 Standon 1937, retired 2008
134087 Charles Todd Ministry of Interior work boat 23 46 1914 Miss Mary Beth 1919, Eljac 1968
134092 Wekeninnish Ministry of Interior work boat 23 46 1914 Gi-Kumi II 1919, retired 2010
152941 Bonilla Rock Min. of Mar. & Fish. work boat 36 49 1914 Yellow Cedar 1942
Turenga B. T. Rogers R-class Yacht 1914
Foam Ministry of Fisheries patrol boat 45 1915
Gull Ministry of Fisheries patrol boat 45 1915
134218 Margalice fishing boat 11 108 1915 retired 2008
Empire Cannery tender 1915
China Hat B. C. Packers fish packer 33 60 1916
Chukwala 68 1917 later Western Pilot
138362 J-R D B. C. Packers fish packer 45 58 1917
Zeballos seiner 30 55 1918
141194 Tonopah Belmont Mines tugboat 12 46 1918 Standby 1937, Island Imp 1946, converted to jetty 1963
141304 Elva M fishing boat 37 53 1919
141432 Cloe tugboat 29 41 1919
150654 Norsal Powell River Co. yacht 168 122 1921 to RCN 1939, Maui Lu 1973, sank 1992
Bonilla yacht 40 1921
Turenga yacht 30 1921
150660 Greta M Powell River Co yacht 52 61 1922 Thomas Crosby IV 1937, Argonaut II (USA 1131516) 1992
Teeshoe tugboat 27 55 1924
Prosperity A fishing boat 33 58 1924
152690 Sundown Nelson Bros seiner 44 54 1924 yacht (USA 293434) 1964
Cape Beale 1924
152711 East Point seiner 41 52 1924
152666 Emma K. seiner 41 54 1925 Miss Keely 1980, W 8 1983
152806 Ray Roberts John Henry work boat 43 54 1925 wrecked 1947
152902 Sweet Marie
Izumi II fishing boat 39 60 1925
Carol M fishing boat 41 60 1925
Betty G fishing boat 41 60 1925
153042 W. No. 7 Wallace Diesel Ships seiner 44 54 1926
153043 W. No. 8 Wallace Diesel Ships seiner 50 59 1926 Miss Keely 1980, Emil K. 1983
153187 W. No. 9 Wallace Diesel Ships seiner 46 55 1926 Penelope Isl. 2004
153188 W. No. 10 Wallace Diesel Ships seiner 44 55 1926
153273 W. No. 11 Wallace Diesel Ships seiner 47 55 1926
Chamis fishing boat 43 59 1926
153398 Valencia Robert Hobbs schooner 35 50 1927 Western Fisher 1957
153401 Westview Martin Dyke seiner 43 55 1927 Westview Three 1973
153408 Gospak Gosse Packing Co seiner 43 55 1927
154372 Kobe H. Fujiwara seiner 38 50 1927 burned and lost 1933
154373 Ibuki seiner 38 50 1927 Sunrise Maid 1945, Alice A I 2003
154548 Nora Jane George S. Harrison tugboat 75 66 1927 burned and lost 1950
154662 Velma C Whitfield Cook fishing boat 32 48 1928
154672 Carlyle S. Carlyle Shannon seiner 20 44 1928
154925 Brockton work boat 17 45 1928
154926 Chamiss Bay Rayotara Kita seiner 62 66 1928 to RCN 1942, returned 1944
Pursepa Ministry of Fisheries patrol boat 21 47 1928
155275 Lila N. Kelly Logging tugboat 5 28 1929
156608 Naskeena Min. of Mar. & Fish. work boat 32 48 1929 burned and lost 1952
Ryvo fishing boat 58 60 1929
156618 Loyal No.2 Kanzo Maekawa Fishpacker 71 64 1930 to RCN 1942, Foam 1943, Loyal No. 2 1958
156625 C. S. F. & P. No. 1 Chatham Sound F & P scow 12 40 1928
156636 Violet Prince fishing boat 49 54 1930
156883 P.G.D. No. 1 Atty. Gen. for BC launch 12 32 1930 Mareca II 1963, Townley Isle 1967
156900 Carlyle III John C. Shannon seiner 18 44 1930 Toklat 2000, Alafare 2000, Carlyle III 2015
157217 P.G.D. No. 2 Atty. Gen. for BC launch 16 38 1931 Dowager 1965, scrapped 2015
157108 P.M.L. 10 Atty. Gen. for BC patrol boat 9 28 1932 M.L. 10 1950
157236 Tapawinga South Sea Traders work boat 37 55 1932 burned and lost 1935
158313 Melvin Swartout George Kidd yacht 53 65 1934 to RCN as Meander 1939, Meander 1945, Melvin Swartout 1950
326593 Yacker yacht 8 31 1935 Simpson 1977
knockabout II Min. of Public Works work boat 13 35 1936
158899 Dovre B Anton Martinsen seiner 48 57 1936
158935 Ethber Albert J W Page yacht 24 39 1936 Brendan 1937
192072 Lalapalooza fishing boat 6 30 1936 Fulford Queen 1956, Lynn IV 1971
170422 Joan W II James & Joan Fiddler fishing boat 63 62 1937 to RCN 1940, Joan W. II 1944
BC-Clipper fishing boat 59 58 1937
170783 Joan F James Fiddler fishing boat 14 36 1938
Shannon M fishing boat 44 58 1938
Built in the Cardero Street yard
171785 Kitimat Min. of Mar. & Fish. fishing boat 79 80 1939
171806 Allaverdy Roland Roberts seiner 67 61 1939 to RCN 1939, Allaverdy 1945
Reel Fisher fishing boat 60 62 1940
Dollina fishing boat 23 44 1940
172318 Cancolim II Canadian Can Co cannery tender 82 76 1940 to RCN 1940, Flores 1942, Loligo 1957, Gillian Lindsay 1958, La Salle 1964, barge Sea Fox II 1969, Pacific Oyster 1980, sank 2016
172493 Sooke Driver No. 1
172514 Molly Rose I
173473 Invercan No. 3 seiner 30 50 1941 Tony C 1971, Levi Michelle 2003
Northern Breeze fishing boat 44 50 1941
Western Challenger fishing boat 77 69 1941
173725 White Swan
173782 C. F. Todd J-H Todd & Sons fishing boat 68 63 1942
174070 Western Girl Charles H Clark fishing boat 100 74 1942 to RCASC-1942, Western Girl 1949
174110 Tatchu BC-Packers seiner 104 74 1943 Vicisle 1957
174116 A. & D. No. 16
174043 Wm. C. Todd J-H Todd & Sons yacht 111 74 1944
175149 Western Warrior Nelson Bros Fisheries seiner 110 74 1944
Dollina II fishing boat 97 63 1944
178216 Marinet Nelson Bros Fisheries seiner 51 55 1947
312838 P.M.L. 17 Atty. Gen. for BC patrol boat 15 32 1948 M.L. 17 1950, Otter 1961, Poplar III 1979
192044 Western Breeze fishing boat 60 60 1949
192072 Lalopalooza fishing boat 6 30 1936 Fulford Queen 1957, Lynn IV 1971
Western Wind fishing boat 1949
192510 Titanium Bill Babcock fishing boat 15 38 1950
193488 Nanceda Nanceda Fishing fishing boat 108 73 1950 lost 1987
194658 Gail Diane fishing boat 121 1951 later Tatchu
Madcap Log Salvage
188589 Seascape Robert Rolston yacht 21 40 1956
Gregory Log Salvage 11 32 1959
Silver Slipper fishing boat 40 1962
319441 Karen O Klaus Ostrom troller 27 46 1962

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