&sq=&lang=&file=File:StateLibQld_1_147135_Malahat_(ship).jpg) Malahat in port
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| History | |
|---|---|
 Canada | |
| Name | Malahat |
| Owner | Archibald McGillis, Vancouver, 1923; General Navigation Co., Vancouver, 1929; Gordon Gibson, Sr., 1934; Canada West Coast Navigation Company |
| Builder | Cameron Genoa Mills Shipbuilders Ltd., Victoria, BC |
| Cost | $750,000 Canadian |
| Completed | August 1917 |
| Fate | Wrecked 23 March 1944 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Mabel Brown class |
| Tonnage | 1,544 grt, 1199 net[1] |
| Length | 246 ft (75 m) |
| Beam | 43 ft 9 in (13.34 m) |
| Depth | 21 ft (6.4 m)[1] |
| Propulsion | Twin Bolinder semi-diesels, 320 bhp; coal-fired steam boiler |
| Sail plan | Five-masted schooner |
| Complement | Minimum of 15 crew members |
| Notes | Hull of Douglas fir. Top speed (est.) 5 knots. Infamous rum-runner that eluded US Coast Guard for 13 yrs. |
Malahat, a large 5-masted lumber schooner from Vancouver, BC, was known as "the Queen of Rum Row" in her day.[2] She became famous (or infamous)[3] for rum-running on the US Pacific Coast between 1920 and 1933. The Vancouver Maritime Museum says that Malahat delivered "more contraband liquor than any other ship."[4]
- ^ a b Lloyd's Register 1940–41, MAK–MAL
- ^ "The History of Metropolitan Vancouver – 1917 Chronology". Retrieved 2012-01-15.
- ^ "Harbour Publishing: Excerpt from Westcoasters". 72. 1989. Archived from the original on 2015-09-26. Retrieved 2012-01-15.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ Vancouver Maritime Museum (2011). "Malahat". Vancouver Maritime Museum. Archived from the original on 2008-05-17. Retrieved Mar 24, 2011.