Ship Details

HC-136

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Photo Credit: RCN Official Photo HS-0050-67_DHH

 
 
Registry #1 HC.136 (RCN) Registry #2 Registry #3
IMO# MMSI# VRN#
 
Name 1 1930 (Un-named) Name 6
Name 2 1942 HC-136 Name 7
Name 3 Name 8
Name 4 Name 9
Name 5 Name 10
 
Year Built 1930 Place Gravenhurst Area ON Country Canada
 
Designer (nk) Measurement (imp) 24.0' x 6.2' x 1.8'
Builder Ditchburn Boats Ltd. Measurement (metric) ?m x ?m x ?m
Hull Wood Displacement
Gross Tonnage Type 1 Yacht, power-cruiser
Registered Tonnage Type 2 Tug
Engine Engine Manufacture (nk)
Repower Propulsion Screw
Rebuilds Call Sign
Pendant  # HC.136 Masters
 
Owner(s)
In 1930 she was a Ditchburn Boat owned by a Mr. Glendenning. In 1942 she was purchased by the Royal Canadian Navy.
 
Fate Registry closed Date 1946-00-00
 
Named Features
Significance of Name The Initials "H.C." stood for Harbour Craft.
 
Anecdotes
The RCN employed her as a despatch boat at Halifax NS. In 1945 H.C. 136 went missing (possible theft). In 1946 this vessel was written off charge.
 
References
Freeman, David J. (2000); LAC RG12 Reel T-11901 (1941) (Veraine I); LAC RG12 Volume 839 File 9015-V9 REQUISITIONING OF SHIPS - WAR MEASURES - VERAINE I; LAC RG24 Box 3512 File 8000-QMC-101 General Information - HMCS Veraine QMC-101; Email (Bryon Taylor-Nauticapedia 2017); LAC RG12 Volume 782 File 9015-D14 REQUISITIONING OF SHIPS - WAR MEASURES - DITCHBURN NEPTUNE; LAC RG24 Volume 6710 File 8000-401/136 Harbour Craft 136 (ex Ditchburn Neptune Model owned by Mr. Glendenning); LAC RG24 Volume 11038 File 14-A-274 [Commander in Chief, Canadian Northwest Atlantic] - Vessels - HC No. 136 (Ex GLENDENNING DITCHBURN);
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