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Wooden seine boat Chelsea Lake. Sank 1987

Double-decked Seiners

Double-Deck Seiners

By admin | Published: October 27, 2014

The double-decker Chelsea Lake, built as the Great Northern 3 by A.C. Benson Shipyard Ltd. in 1947. Design is probably by Robert Allan of Vancouver. For a few short years big double-decked seiners were the ultimate West Coast fishing boats. Starting in the 1930’s and ending less than 30 years later in the late 1950’s,[.....]

Also posted in BC Maritime History, Wood Fishboats
Tags: 1930s, 1940s, 1950s, A.C. Benson Shipyard, Boeing of Canada Shipyard, Chelsea Lake, Frostad Boat Works, Harbour Boatyards, Matsumoto, Menchion Shipyard, Star Shipyard

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