Ship Details |
---|
H.C. 29Photo Credit: RCN Official Photo H-737_DHH |
Registry #1 | 158831 (Canada) | Registry #2 | R.C.M.P. 7114 | Registry #3 | HC. 29 (RCN) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
IMO# | MMSI# | VRN# |
Name 1 | 1933 | Tracy Smith | Name 6 | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Name 2 | 1935 | R.C.M.P. Arrow | Name 7 | ||
Name 3 | 1939 | Arrow (VIII) | Name 8 | ||
Name 4 | 1942 | H.C. 29 | Name 9 | ||
Name 5 | 1943 | H.C. 132 | Name 10 |
Year Built | 1933 | Place | Wedgeport | Area | NS | Country | Canada |
---|
Designer | (nk) | Measurement (imp) | 40.8' x 11' x 5.4' |
---|---|---|---|
Builder | Boudreau, Charles | Measurement (metric) | ?m x ?m x ?m |
Hull | Wood | Displacement | |
Gross Tonnage | 13.85 | Type 1 | Patrol vessel |
Registered Tonnage | 11.75 | Type 2 | |
Engine | 1 – 25ihp, 2.75nhp gasoline engine (1933) | Engine Manufacture | Acadia Gas Engines Ltd., Bridgewater NS |
Repower | Propulsion | Screw | |
Rebuilds | In 1943 her hull was condemned and she was scrapped. | Call Sign | |
Pendant # | HC. 29 | Masters |
Owner(s) |
---|
In 1933 she was seized by the Department of National Revenue for Canada for smuggling alcohol. In 1935 she was purchased by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. In 1939 she was loaned to the Royal Canadian Navy. In 1943 her hull was condemned and she was scrapped. |
Fate | Registry closed | Date | 1945-03-10 |
---|
Named Features | |
---|---|
Significance of Name | The Initials "H.C." stood for Harbour Craft. |
Anecdotes |
---|
The RCMP employed her in “H” Division (Nova Scotia) and patrolled out of Yarmouth, NS. The Shipwright Department in Halifax rebuilt the hull as H.C. 132. On 1945-03-10 this vessel was broken up. |
References |
---|
Government of Canada The Canadian Navy List Ottawa ON; Freeman, David J. (2000); Email (Bryon Taylor-Nauticapedia 2017); RG12 Reel T-11903 (1945) (R.C.M.P. Arrow); RG18 Volume 3486 File 1200-136 Patrol Boat ARROW, Code 7114 (D7) - 'H' Division (formerly TRACY SMITH); RG24 Volume 5840 File 8000-401/29 General Information - Harbour Craft 29; DHH 8000 Series Box 172 File 055 H.C. 29 - Correspondence, memoranda, information sheets and photograph; |
Last update |