Ship Details
H.C. 81 Photo Credit: RCN Official Photo HS-0050-36_DHH

 

Registry #1	HC.81 (RCN)	Registry #2		Registry #3
IMO#		MMSI#		VRN#

 

Name 1	1929	Montour	Name 6
Name 2	1942	H.C. 81	Name 7
Name 3			Name 8
Name 4			Name 9
Name 5			Name 10

 

Year Built	1929	Place	Chester	Area	NS	Country	Canada

 

Designer	(nk)	Measurement (imp)	42.0' x 10.5' x 7.54'
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.81	Masters

 

Owner(s)
In 1941 she was purchased by the Royal Canadian Navy. 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 in harbour duties at Halifax NS.

 

References
Government of Canada The Canadian Navy List Ottawa ON; Freeman, David J. (2000); LAC RG12 Volume 812 File 9015-M29 REQUISITIONING OF SHIPS - WAR MEASURES - MONTOUR ; LAC RG24 Volume 5843 File 8000-401/81 General Information - Harbour Craft 81; Email (Bryon Taylor-Nauticapedia 2017);
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