Ship Details
H.C. 175 Photo Credit: RCN Official Photo NF-2233_DHH

 

Registry #1	HC.175 (RCN)	Registry #2		Registry #3
IMO#		MMSI#		VRN#

 

Name 1	1939	Temp H.C. 2	Name 6
Name 2	1942c	H.C. 175	Name 7
Name 3			Name 8
Name 4			Name 9
Name 5			Name 10

 

Year Built	1939	Place	(nk)	Area	(nk)	Country	Canada

 

Designer	(nk)	Measurement (imp)	28.0’ x 8.0’ x 1.66'
Builder	(nk)	Measurement (metric)	?m x ?m x ?m
Hull	Wood	Displacement
Gross Tonnage		Type 1	Motor Boat
Registered Tonnage		Type 2
Engine		Engine Manufacture	(nk)
Repower		Propulsion	Screw
Rebuilds		Call Sign
Pendant  #	HC.175	Masters

 

Owner(s)
She was owned by the Royal Canadian Navy. In 1945 she was declared surplus and sold.

 

Fate	Registry closed	Date	0000-00-00

 

Named Features
Significance of Name	The Initials "H.C." stood for Harbour Craft.

 

Anecdotes
The RCN allocated her to St. John's Newfoundland.

 

References
Government of Canada The Canadian Navy List Ottawa ON; Email (Bryon Taylor-Nauticapedia 08/01/2018); RG24 Volume 6712 File 8000-401/175 General Information - Harbour Craft 175; DHH 8000 Sries Box 174 File 044 H.C. 175 - Naval messages, correspondence, information sheets and photographs;
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