Ship Details
H.C. 117 Photo Credit: RCN Official Photo NF-2166_DHH

 

Registry #1	HC.117 (RCN)	Registry #2		Registry #3
IMO#		MMSI#		VRN#

 

Name 1	1941	H.C. 117	Name 6
Name 2			Name 7
Name 3			Name 8
Name 4			Name 9
Name 5			Name 10

 

Year Built	1941	Place	(nk)	Area	(nk)	Country	USA

 

Designer	(nk)	Measurement (imp)	19.0’ x 6.5' x 2.0'
Builder	U.S. Army Corps of Engineers	Measurement (metric)	?m x ?m x ?m
Hull	Wood	Displacement
Gross Tonnage		Type 1	Work Boat
Registered Tonnage		Type 2
Engine		Engine Manufacture	(nk)
Repower		Propulsion	Screw
Rebuilds		Call Sign
Pendant  #	HC.117	Masters

 

Owner(s)
She was owned by the US Army. In 1942 she was purchased from the United States Army by the Royal Canadian Navy.

 

Fate	Registry closed	Date	1944-01-14

 

Named Features
Significance of Name	The Initials "H.C." stood for Harbour Craft.

 

Anecdotes
The RCN employed her as a despatch boat at St. John's Newfoundland. On 1944-01-14 this vessel was de-accessioned after a survey.

 

References
Email (Bryon Taylor-Nauticapedia 2017); LAC RG24 Volume 5845 File 8000-401/117 General Information - Harbour Craft 117; DHH 8000 Series Box 173 File 066 H.C. 117 - Naval messages, memoranda, information card, and photographs;
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