Ship Details |
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H.C. 169Photo Credit: RCN Official Photo |
Registry #1 | 193648 (Canada) | Registry #2 | HC.169 (RCN) | Registry #3 | |
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IMO# | MMSI# | VRN# |
Name 1 | 1943 | H.C. 169 | Name 6 | ||
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Name 2 | 1946c | Adastra IV | Name 7 | ||
Name 3 | Name 8 | ||||
Name 4 | Name 9 | ||||
Name 5 | Name 10 |
Year Built | 1943 | Place | Summerside | Area | PE | Country | Canada |
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Designer | (nk) | Measurement (imp) | 46.0' x 12.3' x 5.3' |
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Builder | Palmer & Williams | Measurement (metric) | ?m x ?m x ?m |
Hull | Wood | Displacement | |
Gross Tonnage | Type 1 | Work Boat | |
Registered Tonnage | Type 2 | ||
Engine | Engine Manufacture | (nk) | |
Repower | Propulsion | Screw | |
Rebuilds | Call Sign | ||
Pendant # | HC.169 | Masters |
Owner(s) |
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In 1943 she was built for the Royal Canadian Navy. |
Fate | Registry closed | Date | 0000-00-00 |
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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 deployed her to the Gut of Canso. Brian Taylor states "I have found no evidence that H.C. 169 was renamed Adastra IV. The measured length for Adastra II was 38’. The shortest measured length for the 46’ General Utility Harbour Craft was 44’" |
References |
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Government of Canada The Canadian Navy List Ottawa ON; Bryon Taylor (Email to Nauticapedia 20/01/2018); |
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