Ship Details

H.C. 146

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Photo Credit: RCN Official Photo HS-0050-54_DHH

 
 
Registry #1 174893 (Canada) Registry #2 HC.146 (RCN) Registry #3
IMO# MMSI# VRN#
 
Name 1 1942 H.C.L. Name 6
Name 2 1942 H.C. 146 Name 7
Name 3 Name 8
Name 4 Name 9
Name 5 Name 10
 
Year Built 1942 Place Salmon River Area NS Country Canada
 
Designer (nk) Measurement (imp) 35.0' x 10.9' x 3.8'
Builder Deveau, Joseph M. Measurement (metric) ?m x ?m x ?m
Hull Wood Displacement
Gross Tonnage 12.96 Type 1 Fishboat, general
Registered Tonnage 12.52 Type 2 Work Boat
Engine 1-135bhp gasoline engine (1942) Engine Manufacture Chris-Craft Corp. Algonac, MI
Repower Repowered with a 105 BHP gasoline. General Motors of Canada Ltd., Oshawa, ON Propulsion Screw
Rebuilds Call Sign
Pendant  # HC.146 Masters
 
Owner(s)
In 1942 she was purchased by the Royal Canadian Navy. In 1946 she was purchased by Baden Outhouse, Tiverton, Digby Co., NS. In 1952 she was purchased by Edward Ferris, Saint John, NB. In 1956 she was purchased by Max Cogswell, Lancaster, NB.
 
Fate Registry closed Date 1959-09-25
 
Named Features
Significance of Name The Initials "H.C." stood for Harbour Craft.
 
Anecdotes
The RCN employed her as a harbour craft at Halifax NS. On 1959-09-25 this vessel was broken up.
 
References
LAC RG12 Reel T-11902 (1943) (H.C.L.); LAC RG12 Reel T-11916 (1959) (H.C.L.); LAC RG24 Volume 6711 File 8000-401/146 General Information - Harbour Craft 146; DHH 8000 Series Box 174 File 016 H.C. 146 - Naval messages, correspondence, memoranda and photographs; Email (Bryon Taylor-Nauticapedia 2017);
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