Ship Details |
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H.C. 160Photo Credit: RCN Official Photo HS-0050-77_DHH |
Registry #1 | 170500 (Canada) | Registry #2 | HC.160 (RCN) | Registry #3 | |
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IMO# | MMSI# | VRN# |
Name 1 | 1937 | Mary Goreham | Name 6 | ||
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Name 2 | 1943 | H.C. 160 | Name 7 | ||
Name 3 | 1946 | Mary Goreham | Name 8 | ||
Name 4 | Name 9 | ||||
Name 5 | Name 10 |
Year Built | 1937 | Place | Meteghan | Area | NS | Country | Canada |
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Designer | (nk) | Measurement (imp) | 37.3' x 11.0' x 4.5' |
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Builder | Gaudet, E.G. | Measurement (metric) | ?m x ?m x ?m |
Hull | Wood | Displacement | |
Gross Tonnage | 13.87 | Type 1 | Work Boat |
Registered Tonnage | 13.4 | Type 2 | |
Engine | 1 60-85bhp gasoline engine (1937) | Engine Manufacture | Red Wing Motor Co., Red Wing MI |
Repower | Propulsion | Screw | |
Rebuilds | Call Sign | ||
Pendant # | HC.160 | Masters |
Owner(s) |
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In 1937 she was owned by James MacKay, Pictou, NS. In 1943 she was purchased by the Royal Canadian Navy. In 1946 she was sold to James MacKay, Pictou, NS. |
Fate | Registry closed | Date | 1969-01-20 |
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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 at the naval ammunition depot at Bedford Basin BC. On January 20, 1969 this vessel was destroyed by fire. |
References |
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Government of Canada The Canadian Navy List Ottawa ON; Freeman, David J. (2000); LAC RG12 Reel T-11901 (1941) (Mary Goreham); LAC RG12 Reel T-11902 (1943) (Mary Goreham); LAC RG12 Reel T-11928 (1969) (Mary Goreham); LAC RG12 Volume 813 File 9015-M41 REQUISITIONING OF SHIPS - WAR MEASURES - MARY GOREHAM; LAC RG12 Volume 74 File 170500 MARY GOREHAM, Port of Registry: HALIFAX, NS, 29/1946 ; LAC RG24 Volume 6711 File 8000-401/160 General Information - Harbour Craft 160; DHH 8000 Series Box 174 File 029 H.C. 160 - Naval messages, correspondence, memoranda and photographs; Email (Bryon Taylor-Nauticapedia 2017); |
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