Ship Details |
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H.C. 219Photo Credit: RCN Official Photo SY-5-8-5_DHH |
Registry #1 | HDC.219 (RCN) | Registry #2 | HC.219 (RCN) | Registry #3 | |
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IMO# | MMSI# | VRN# |
Name 1 | 1942 | Susan S. | Name 6 | ||
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Name 2 | 1943 | H.C. 219 | Name 7 | ||
Name 3 | 1945 | Susan S. (I) | Name 8 | ||
Name 4 | Name 9 | ||||
Name 5 | Name 10 |
Year Built | 1942 | Place | Tiverton | Area | NS | Country | Canada |
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Designer | (nk) | Measurement (imp) | 38.0’ x 9.1' x 4.0' |
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Builder | (nk) | Measurement (metric) | ?m x ?m x ?m |
Hull | Wood | Displacement | |
Gross Tonnage | Type 1 | Work Boat | |
Registered Tonnage | Type 2 | ||
Engine | 1–90bhp Ford V8 gasoline engine (1942) | Engine Manufacture | Ford Motor Co. of Canada Ltd., Windsor ON |
Repower | Propulsion | Screw | |
Rebuilds | Call Sign | ||
Pendant # | HDC.219; HC.219 | Masters |
Owner(s) |
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In 1943 she was chartered by the Royal Canadian Navy. In 1945 she was returned to her owner. |
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 employed her as a Harbour Craft at Sydney, NS. Bryon Taylor notes: "The photograph shows HDC219, but this was a local initiative. this vessel was used locally as a relief Harbour Defence Craft, but was not officially redesignated as a HDC." |
References |
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Email (Bryon Taylor-Nauticapedia 2017); LAC RG24 Volume 6713 File 8000-401/219 General Information - Harbour Craft 219; DHH 8000 Series Box 175 Box 008 H.C. 219 - Naval messages, correspondence, memoranda and photograph; |
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