Ship Details |
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H.C. 55Photo Credit: RCN Official Photo HS-0050-89_DHH |
Registry #1 | 141655 (Canada) | Registry #2 | Registry #3 | ||
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IMO# | MMSI# | VRN# |
Name 1 | 1922 | Jessie May | Name 6 | ||
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Name 2 | 1942 | H.C. 55 | Name 7 | ||
Name 3 | 1946 | Y.C. 401 | Name 8 | ||
Name 4 | 1956 | YBS 503 | Name 9 | ||
Name 5 | 1958 | Kanawan | Name 10 |
Year Built | 1922 | Place | Liverpool | Area | NS | Country | Canada |
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Designer | (nk) | Measurement (imp) | 49.2' x 12.8' x 5.0' |
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Builder | Gardner, James S. | Measurement (metric) | ?m x ?m x ?m |
Hull | Wood | Displacement | |
Gross Tonnage | 19.93 | Type 1 | Work Boat |
Registered Tonnage | 16.07 | Type 2 | |
Engine | 1 - 27bhp, 1.25nhp gasoline engine (1922) | Engine Manufacture | James Flemming, Saint John, NB |
Repower | In 1942 she was repowered by 1-225bhp (3nhp) gasoline engine by Sterling Engine Co., Buffalo NY. | Propulsion | Screw |
Rebuilds | Call Sign | ||
Pendant # | HC.55; YC.401; YBS.503 | Masters |
Owner(s) |
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In 1922 she was built for Lewis Barkhouse, Digby, NS. In 1925 she was sold to Frank L. Anderson. Digby, NS. In 1940 she was sold to Lewis Barkhouse, Digby, NS. In 1942 she was purchased by the Royal Canadian Navy for service. In 1958 she was sold to Stanley MacKenzie, Westphal, Halifax County, NS. |
Fate | Registry closed | Date | 1977-10-20 |
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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 in Halifax NS. |
References |
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Government of Canada The Canadian Navy List Ottawa ON; Freeman, David J. (2000); Email (Bryon Taylor-Nauticapedia 2017); LAC RG12 Reel T-11900 (1940) (Jessie May); LAC RG12 Reel T-11585 (Kanawan) LAC RG12 Volume 88 File 141655 Ship: KANAWAN, Port of Registry: HALIFAX, NS, 74/1958; DHH 8000 Series Box 173 File 005 H.C. 55- Naval messages, information sheets and photograph; |
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