Ship Details |
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Runnymede (H.M.C.S.)Photo Credit: RCN Official Photo |
Registry #1 | K.678 (RCN) | Registry #2 | Registry #3 | ||
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IMO# | MMSI# | VRN# |
Name 1 | 1943 | Runnymede (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, River-class |
Registered Tonnage | Type 2 | ||
Engine | Reciprocating vertical triple expansion steam engine | Engine Manufacture | (nk) |
Repower | Propulsion | Twin Screw | |
Rebuilds | Call Sign | ||
Pendant # | K.678 | Masters |
Owner(s) |
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In 1944-1946 she was in Royal Canadian Navy service. In 1947 she was sold to Capital Iron & Metals Ltd. of Victoria, British Columbia for scrapping. |
Fate | Registry closed | Date | 0000-00-00 |
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Named Features | |
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Significance of Name | Named for York ON. |
Anecdotes |
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After the Second World War this vessel was placed in the ship boneyard at Bedwell Bay BC. In 1947 this vessel was sold to Capital Iron & Metals Ltd. of Victoria, British Columbia for scrapping. Her hull was stripped and it was expended as a breakwater in Kelsey Bay, British Columbia. |
References |
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Government of Canada The Canadian Navy List Ottawa ON; Freeman, David J. (2000); https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMCS_Runnymede; |
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