Ship Details

H.C. 219

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Photo Credit: RCN Official Photo SY-5-8-5_DHH

 
 
Registry #1 HDC.219 (RCN) Registry #2 HC.219 (RCN) Registry #3
IMO# MMSI# VRN#
 
Name 1 1942 Susan S. Name 6
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
 
Designer (nk) Measurement (imp) 38.0’ x 9.1' x 4.0'
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)
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
 
Named Features
Significance of Name The Initials "H.C." stood for Harbour Craft.
 
Anecdotes
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
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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