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Registry #1 | 158810 (Canada) | Registry #2 | Registry #3 | ||
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IMO# | MMSI# | VRN# |
Name 1 | 1939 | Summerside | Name 6 | ||
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Name 2 | 1942 | Rainbow II | Name 7 | ||
Name 3 | 1942 | H.C. 139 | Name 8 | ||
Name 4 | Name 9 | ||||
Name 5 | Name 10 |
Year Built | 1939 | Place | Summerside | Area | PE | Country | Canada |
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Designer | (nk) | Measurement (imp) | 31.0' x 11.8' x 5.0' |
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Builder | Chappell, E.A. | Measurement (metric) | ?m x ?m x ?m |
Hull | Wood | Displacement | |
Gross Tonnage | 11.65 | Type 1 | Yacht, power-cruiser |
Registered Tonnage | 10.2 | Type 2 | Work Boat |
Engine | 1-120bhp gasooline engine (1939) | Engine Manufacture | Starling Engine Co., Buffalo, NY |
Repower | Propulsion | Screw | |
Rebuilds | Call Sign | ||
Pendant # | HC.139 | Masters |
Owner(s) |
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In 1939 she was owned by Paul Harding. In 1942 she was purchased by the Royal Canadian Navy. |
Fate | Registry closed | Date | 1944-11-30 |
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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 despatch boat at HMCS Cornwallis. On 1944-11-30 this vessel was lost in an accident. |
References |
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Freeman, David J. (2000); LAC RG12 Reel 11842 (1942) (Summerside); LAC RG24 Volume 6710 File 8000-401/139 General Information - Harbour Craft 139 (ex RAINBOW II); DHH 8000 Series Box 174 File 009 H.C. 139 - Naval messages, correspondence, information card, and photographs; Email (Bryon Taylor-Nauticapedia 2017); |
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