Ship Details

H.C. 325

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Photo Credit: RCN Official Photo DHH_DB-0657-6

 
 
Registry #1 310123 (Canada) Registry #2 HC.325 (RCN) Registry #3 YFP.303 (RCN)
IMO# MMSI# VRN#
 
Name 1 1945 H.C. 325 Name 6 1972 E.F. Roche
Name 2 1946 Y.C. 303 Name 7
Name 3 1959 Y.F.P. 303 Name 8
Name 4 1957 Car-Shar Name 9
Name 5 1958 Jean Kathleen II Name 10
 
Year Built 1945 Place Weymouth Area NS Country Canada
 
Designer (nk) Measurement (imp) 75.0' x 18.0' x 2.5'
Builder J.H. LeBlanc Shipbuilding Co. Measurement (metric) ?m x ?m x ?m
Hull Wood Displacement
Gross Tonnage 78.58 Type 1 Passenger Vessel
Registered Tonnage Type 2
Engine 2-150bhp diesel engines (1945) Engine Manufacture Fairbanks Morse Co., Chicago IL USA
Repower Propulsion Screw
Rebuilds Call Sign
Pendant  # HC.325; YC.303; YFP.303 Masters
 
Owner(s)
In 1945 she was built by the Royal Canadian Navy. In 1955 she was sold to Flora Rhyndress, Ottawa, ON. In 1957 she was sold to Walden Langille, Dartmouth, NS. In 1972 she was sold to Richelieu Dredging Corp. Ltd., and J.P. Porter Co., Ltd., Montreal, QC. In 1976-1980 she was owned by The McNamara Corporation of Newfoundland Ltd., Whitby, ON.
 
Fate Registry closed Date 1980-04-14
 
Named Features
Significance of Name The Initials "H.C." stood for Harbour Craft.
 
Anecdotes
The RCN employed her as a Harbour Ferry at Cornwallis NS and Post-War as a Harbour Ferry at Halifax NS. On April 14, 1980 this vessel was broken up.
 
References
Government of Canada The Canadian Navy List Ottawa ON; Email (Bryon Taylor - Nauticapedia 08/01/2018);
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