Ship Details
H.C. 72 Photo Credit: RCN Official Photo H-739_DHH

 

Registry #1	HC.72 (RCN)	Registry #2		Registry #3
IMO#		MMSI#		VRN#

 

Name 1	(nk)	M.L. 9	Name 6
Name 2	1942	H.C. 72	Name 7
Name 3			Name 8
Name 4			Name 9
Name 5			Name 10

 

Year Built	(nk)	Place	(nk)	Area	(nk)	Country	(nk)

 

Designer	(nk)	Measurement (imp)	25.5' x 6.25' x 3.0'
Builder	(nk)	Measurement (metric)	?m x ?m x ?m
Hull	Wood	Displacement
Gross Tonnage		Type 1	Work Boat
Registered Tonnage		Type 2
Engine		Engine Manufacture	(nk)
Repower		Propulsion	Screw
Rebuilds		Call Sign
Pendant  #	HC.72	Masters

 

Owner(s)
She was the motor launch on HMCS Racoon. She was removed from HMCS Racoon and used as a Harbour Craft. In 1942 she was renamed H.C. 72. In 1945 she was sold.

 

Fate	Registry closed	Date	0000-00-00

 

Named Features
Significance of Name	The Initials "H.C." stood for Harbour Craft.

 

Anecdotes
The RCN employed her as a Harbour Craft at Halifax, NS.

 

References
RG 24 Vol 5842 File 8000-401/72 General Information – Harbour Craft 72; DHH 81/520/8000 Box 173 File 021 H.C. 72 - Naval messages, memoranda, information sheets and photograph; Email (Bryon Taylor - Nauticapedia 08/01/2018);
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