Ship Details
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Registry #1	M.848 (RCAF)	Registry #2		Registry #3
IMO#		MMSI#		VRN#

 

Name 1	1952	M.848 Albatross (R.C.A.F.) (II)	Name 6
Name 2	1962	M.848 Heron (R.C.A.F.)	Name 7
Name 3	1964	Heron (IV)	Name 8
Name 4			Name 9
Name 5			Name 10

 

Year Built	1952	Place	Wilmington	Area	DE	Country	USA

 

Designer	(nk)	Measurement (imp)	38.0' x 11.5' x 4.5'
Builder	US Coast Guard Shipyard	Measurement (metric)	?m x ?m x ?m
Hull	Steel	Displacement
Gross Tonnage		Type 1	Launch, High Speed Rescue
Registered Tonnage		Type 2
Engine		Engine Manufacture	(nk)
Repower		Propulsion	Screw
Rebuilds		Call Sign
Pendant  #	M.848	Masters

 

Owner(s)
In 1953 she was purchased by the Royal Canadian Air Force. In 1964 she was transferred to the Department of Transport, Ottawa ON.

 

Fate	Registry closed	Date	0000-00-00

 

Named Features
Significance of Name	Name changed because of over-the-radio confusion with Albatross Aircraft

 

Anecdotes
In 1952-1963 this vessel was in service at RCAF Comox.

 

References
Bryon Taylor (Email to Nauticapedia 18/07/2018); RG 24 Volume 1245 File 1018 Part 2 Equipment & Supplies - RCAF Vocab. Section 18 Equipment - Marine Crafts & Engines;
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