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Registry #1 | 179268 (Canada) | Registry #2 | HC.326 (RCN) | Registry #3 | |
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IMO# | MMSI# | VRN# |
Name 1 | 1945 | H.C. 326 | Name 6 | ||
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Name 2 | 1946 | Laurentia No. 1 | Name 7 | ||
Name 3 | 1949 | Maris Stella | Name 8 | ||
Name 4 | Name 9 | ||||
Name 5 | Name 10 |
Year Built | 1945 | Place | Weymouth | Area | NS | Country | Canada |
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Designer | (nk) | Measurement (imp) | 75.0' x 18.0' x 2.5' |
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Builder | J.H. LeBlanc Shipbuilding Co. | Measurement (metric) | ?m x ?m x ?m |
Hull | Wood | Displacement | |
Gross Tonnage | 69.33 | Type 1 | Passenger Vessel |
Registered Tonnage | 33.35 | Type 2 | |
Engine | 2-300bhp, 5nhp diesel engines (1945) | Engine Manufacture | Hercules Motor Mfg. Co., Canbon, OH |
Repower | Repowered in 1952 by 2 – 330bhp, 6nhp diesel engines, The Buda Co. Harvey, IL | Propulsion | Screw |
Rebuilds | Call Sign | ||
Pendant # | HC.326 | Masters |
Owner(s) |
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In 1945 she was built by the Royal Canadian Navy. In 1946 she was declared surplus to requirements and sold Laurention Forest Protective Association Ltd., Quebec, QC. In 1948 she was sold to Louis Dufor, Charlevoiz, QC. In 1949 she was sold to Transport du Golfe St Laurent Ltd. Lourdes du Blanc Sablon, QC. In 1963 she was sold to George Blais Metane, QC. |
Fate | Registry closed | Date | 1967-09-13 |
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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 Ferry at Halifax NS. On September 13, 1967 this vessel caught fire and was abandoned. |
References |
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Government of Canada The Canadian Navy List Ottawa ON; RG12 Reel T-11854 (1967) (Maris Stella) RG24D-1c Volume 6715 File 8000-401/327 General Information - Harbour Craft 326; |
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