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Registry #1 | MB.626 (RCN) | Registry #2 | HC.65 (RCN) | Registry #3 | |
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IMO# | MMSI# | VRN# |
Name 1 | 1939 | Saker II | Name 6 | ||
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Name 2 | 1942 | H.C. 65 | Name 7 | ||
Name 3 | Name 8 | ||||
Name 4 | Name 9 | ||||
Name 5 | Name 10 |
Year Built | 1939 | Place | Port Bickerton | Area | NS | Country | Canada |
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Designer | (nk) | Measurement (imp) | 32.5' x 8.7' x 4.0' |
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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 gasoline engine (1939) | Engine Manufacture | Kermath Mfg. Co., Detroit, MI |
Repower | Propulsion | Screw | |
Rebuilds | Call Sign | ||
Pendant # | MB.626; HC.65 | Masters |
Owner(s) |
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In 1939 she was owned by Pickford & Black, Halifax, NS. In 1941 she was purchased by the Royal Canadian Navy. In 1945 she was sold. |
Fate | Registry closed | Date | 0000-00-00 |
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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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From 1940 to 1943 this vessel was on loan to the RN Air Station Dartmouth. In 1943 this vessel was a Harbour Craft at Halifax NS. |
References |
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Government of Canada The Canadian Navy List Ottawa ON; LAC RG12 Volume 811 File 9015-M20 REQUISITIONING OF SHIPS - MOTOR BOAT LICENCE NO. 626; LAC RG24 Volume 5843 File 8000-401/65 General Information - Harbour Craft 65; LAC RG24 Volume11035 File 14-A-115 [CinC, Canadian Northwest Atlantic] - Vessels - SAKER II; DHH 8000 Series Box 173 File 015 H.C. 65 - Naval messages, correspondence and information sheets; Email (Bryon Taylor-Nauticapedia 2017); |
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