Ship Details |
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Matane (H.M.C.S.)Photo Credit: RCN Official Photo |
Registry #1 | K.444 (RCN) | Registry #2 | Registry #3 | ||
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IMO# | MMSI# | VRN# |
Name 1 | 1943 | Matane (H.M.C.S.) | Name 6 | ||
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Name 2 | Name 7 | ||||
Name 3 | Name 8 | ||||
Name 4 | Name 9 | ||||
Name 5 | Name 10 |
Year Built | 1943 | Place | Montreal | Area | QC | Country | Canada |
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Designer | (nk) | Measurement (imp) | 283' x 36.5' x 9' |
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Builder | Canadian Vickers Ltd. | Measurement (metric) | 86.26m x 11.13m x 2.74m |
Hull | Steel | Displacement | |
Gross Tonnage | 1445 | Type 1 | Frigate (1942/3 Programme) |
Registered Tonnage | Type 2 | ||
Engine | 2-triple expansion steam engines | Engine Manufacture | (nk) |
Repower | Propulsion | Twin Screw | |
Rebuilds | Call Sign | ||
Pendant # | K.444 | Masters |
Owner(s) |
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In 1943-1945 she was in service with the Royal Canadian Navy 1943-1946. She went to Oyster Bay as a breakwater. |
Fate | Registry closed | Date | 0000-00-00 |
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Named Features | |
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Significance of Name | Named for Matane QC. |
Anecdotes |
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This vessel was sold to Capital Iron & Metals Ltd. of Victoria, British Columbia in 1947 for stripping. At the end of her life this vessel was made part of the breakwater at Oyster Bay BC (Vancouver Island). |
References |
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Government of Canada The Canadian Navy List Ottawa ON; Freeman, David J. (2000); MacFarlane, John M. (1990) Capital Iron: Scrap dealers in Lotusland. In Resolution (Newletter of the Maritime Museum of British Columbia); Sooke Region Museum (1989); https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMCS_Matane_(K444); |
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