Built in 1936 for British Columbia Packers Ltd she was requisitioned in 1940 as a patrol boat in the Fishermen’s Reserve.
There is correspondence in the file regarding the requisition of the vessel for the Second World War between: AA Stephens, TM Stephen, TH Evans, HG Robinson, and MR G Seaton of British Columbia packers Ltd. Reports in the file include: the general condition of the hull, the condition of the machinery, cylinder measurements, turning back survey from Naval Service.