Ship Details |
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H.C. 157Photo Credit: RCN Official Photo HS-0050-46_DHH |
Registry #1 | 173466 (Canada) | Registry #2 | Registry #3 | ||
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IMO# | MMSI# | VRN# |
Name 1 | 1941 | Sambro (I) | Name 6 | ||
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Name 2 | 1943 | H.C. 157 | Name 7 | ||
Name 3 | 1946 | Sambro (I) | Name 8 | ||
Name 4 | Name 9 | ||||
Name 5 | Name 10 |
Year Built | 1941 | Place | Chester | Area | NS | Country | Canada |
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Designer | (nk) | Measurement (imp) | 35.9' x 12.1' x 6.2' |
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Builder | Hasler, Reuben | Measurement (metric) | ?m x ?m x ?m |
Hull | Wood | Displacement | |
Gross Tonnage | 19.18 | Type 1 | Pilot Boat |
Registered Tonnage | 16.34 | Type 2 | Work Boat |
Engine | 1-1.7nhp gasoline engine (1941) | Engine Manufacture | Gray Marine Motor Co., Detroit, MI |
Repower | Propulsion | Screw | |
Rebuilds | Call Sign | ||
Pendant # | HC.157 | Masters |
Owner(s) |
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In 1941 she was owned by the Pilotage Authority for Halifax, NS. In 1943 she was purchased by the Royal Canadian Navy. In 1946 she was sold to Gordon Taylor Port Williams, Kings County, NS. In 1949 she was sold to Arthur Fielding, Bridgewater, NS. In 1951 she was sold to James Moir Bridgetown, NS. In 1953 she was sold to Arthur Deckman Bridgewater, NS. In 1962 she was sold to Bruce Lorraine, Lunenburg, NS. |
Fate | Registry closed | Date | 1964-11-27 |
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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 passenger ferry between the Halifax Dockyard and a the Ammunition Depot at Bedford Basin. On 1964-11-27 this vessel was broken up. |
References |
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LAC RG12 Reel T-11902 (1943) (Sambro); LAC RG12 Reel T-11922 (1964) (Sambro); LAC RG12 Volume 833 File 9015-S57 REQUISITIONING OF SHIPS - WAR MEASURES - SAMBRO; DHH 8000 Series Box 174 File 027 H.C. 157 - Naval messages, correspondence and photographs; Email (Bryon Taylor-Nauticapedia 2017); |
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