Ship Details
M.429 Gull (R.C.A.F.) If you have images associated with this Vessel, please contact us at admin@nauticapedia.ca

 

Registry #1	M.429 (RCAF)	Registry #2		Registry #3
IMO#		MMSI#		VRN#

 

Name 1	1942	Gull (R.C.A.F.)	Name 6
Name 2			Name 7
Name 3			Name 8
Name 4			Name 9
Name 5			Name 10

 

Year Built	1942	Place	Steveston	Area	BC	Country	Canada

 

Designer	(nk)	Measurement (imp)	40' x ? x ?
Builder	(nk)	Measurement (metric)	?m x ?m x ?m
Hull	Wood	Displacement
Gross Tonnage		Type 1	Range Boat (Type II))
Registered Tonnage		Type 2
Engine		Engine Manufacture	(nk)
Repower		Propulsion	Screw
Rebuilds		Call Sign	G3AO
Pendant  #	M.429	Masters

 

Owner(s)
In 194-1945 she was acquired by the RCAF for service with the Western Air Command Marine Squadron in Vancouver BC and in the No.9 C.M.U. based at Vancouver BC.

 

Fate	Registry closed	Date	0000-00-00

 

Named Features
Significance of Name

 

Anecdotes
This vessel did not carry a W/T set. this vessel was based at Western Air Command, Vancouver, BC. this was a General Utility Boat and was reported to have been a fishing vessel seized from Japanese Canadians. As RCAF Gull this vesselcarried a crew of skipper, engineer and wireless operator. this vessel was laid up at Bedwell Bay in Indian Arm BC after the Second World War.

 

References
Weicht, Chris (1997);
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