Ship Details

Merrickville (H.M.C.S.)

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Photo Credit: RCN Official Photo HS-0050-103

 
 
Registry #1 (RCN) Registry #2 Registry #3
IMO# MMSI# VRN#
 
Name 1 1944 Merrickville (H.M.C.S.) Name 6
Name 2 1946 Merrickville (C.N.A.V.) Name 7
Name 3 1970 Merrickville (C.F.A.V.) (I) Name 8
Name 4 Name 9
Name 5 Name 10
 
Year Built 1944 Place Owen Sound Area ON Country Canada
 
Designer (nk) Measurement (imp) 40.0' x 10.5' x 4.8'
Builder Russel Bros. Ltd. Measurement (metric) ?m x ?m x ?m
Hull Steel Displacement
Gross Tonnage Type 1 Tug, Ville-class
Registered Tonnage Type 2
Engine 1-135bhp diesel engine (1944) Engine Manufacture Cummins Engine Co., Columbus IL USA
Repower Propulsion Screw
Rebuilds Call Sign
Pendant  # Masters
 
Owner(s)
In 1944 she was built for the Royal Canadian Navy. In 1976 she was sold.
 
Fate Registry closed Date 0000-00-00
 
Named Features
Significance of Name
 
Anecdotes
This vessel was employed as tug at Lunenburg NS. This vessel became a CNAV/CFAV 1946-1976.
 
References
Moore, Captain John (1983); Government of Canada The Canadian Navy List Ottawa ON; Freeman, David J. (2000); Bryon Taylor (Email to Nauticapedia 01/03/2018);
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