Ship Details |
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H.C. 106Photo Credit: RCN Official Photo H-551_DHH |
Registry #1 | 158655 (Canada) | Registry #2 | HC.106 (RCN) | Registry #3 | |
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IMO# | MMSI# | VRN# |
Name 1 | 1937 | Wings | Name 6 | ||
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Name 2 | 1942 | H.C. 106 | Name 7 | ||
Name 3 | 1945 | Wings | Name 8 | ||
Name 4 | Name 9 | ||||
Name 5 | Name 10 |
Year Built | 1937 | Place | Toronto | Area | ON | Country | Canada |
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Designer | (nk) | Measurement (imp) | 35.1 x 10.5 x 4.3 |
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Builder | J.J. Taylor & Sons Ltd. | Measurement (metric) | ?m x ?m x ?m |
Hull | Wood | Displacement | |
Gross Tonnage | 11.96 | Type 1 | Work Boat |
Registered Tonnage | 9.95 | Type 2 | |
Engine | 1 – 300bhp gasoline engine | Engine Manufacture | Scripps Motor Co., Detroit MI USA |
Repower | Propulsion | Screw | |
Rebuilds | Call Sign | ||
Pendant # | HC.106 | Masters |
Owner(s) |
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In 1940 she was owned by the Royal Canadian Navy for service 1940-1942. In 1946 she was sold to Frederick Rossiter, Halifax, NS. In 1951 she was sold to Charles Ramsay, Digby, NS. In 1955 she was sold to foreign (USA) owners. |
Fate | Registry closed | Date | 1955-00-00 |
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Named Features | |
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Significance of Name | The Initials "H.C." stood for Harbour Craft. |
Anecdotes |
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The RCN employed her as a Harbour Craft at Halifax NS for the Naval Control of Shipping Officer despatching convoys. |
References |
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Government of Canada The Canadian Navy List Ottawa ON; Freeman, David J. (2000); LAC RG12 Reel T-11900 (1940) (Wings); LAC RG12 ReelT-11913 (1955) (Wings); LAC RG12 Volume 840 File 9015-W5 REQUISITIONING OF SHIPS - WAR MEASURES – WINGS; LAC RG12 Volume 71 File 158655 Ship: WINGS, Port of Registry: HALIFAX, NS, 17/1947; LAC RG24 Volume 5848 File 8000-401/105 General Information - Harbour Craft 106; Email (Bryon Taylor-Nauticapedia 2017); |
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