Ship Details

St. Thomas (H.M.C.S.)

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Photo Credit: Vancouver Archives AM54-S4-: Bo P520.1

 
 
Registry #1 176903 (Canada) Registry #2 K.488 (RCN) Registry #3
IMO# MMSI# VRN#
 
Name 1 1943 Sandgate Castle (H.M.S.) Name 6
Name 2 1946 St. Thomas (H.M.C.S.) Name 7
Name 3 1946 Camosun III Name 8
Name 4 1956 Chilcotin (III) Name 9
Name 5 1958 Yukon Star Name 10
 
Year Built 1943 Place South Bank-on-Tees Area Country UK
 
Designer (nk) Measurement (imp) 251.6' x 26.6' x 10'
Builder Smiths Dock Co., Ltd. Measurement (metric) ?m x ?m x ?m
Hull Steel Displacement 1010
Gross Tonnage 1835 Type 1 Corvette, (Castle Class ex-RN)
Registered Tonnage 990 Type 2 Passenger Vessel
Engine 2750hp 4-cylinder TE engine with water-tube boilers. Engine Manufacture Cammell Laird & Co. Ltd., Birkenhead UK
Repower Propulsion Screw
Rebuilds In 1946 she was rebuilt by Burrard Dry Dock Co. Ltd. at Vancouver BC. Call Sign
Pendant  # K.488 Masters
 
Owner(s)
She was commissioned into the Royal Canadian Navy as H.M.C.S. St. Thomas and commissioned into the Royal Canadian Navy 04/05/1944 to 22/11/1945. In 1946-1958 she was owned by Union Steamships Ltd., Vancouver BC. In 1958-1970 she was owned by Alaska Cruise Lines Ltd., Vancouver BC. In 1970-1973 she was owned by West Line Ltd., Vancouver BC. In 1973 she was owned by Alaska Cruise Lines Ltd., Vancouver BC. In 1973-1974 she was owned by J. Gadison Machinery Ltd., Vancouver BC.
 
Fate Registry closed Date 1974-06-14
 
Named Features
Significance of Name
 
Anecdotes
This vessel was launched on 28/12/1943. this vessel was acquired in 1944 as one of 12 vessel in exchange for twelve Canadian-built Algerine class minesweepers. this vessel was capable of 16.5 knots with an endurance of 9500nm at 10 knots. This vessel had a complement of 8 officers and 112 other ranks. this vessel sank U-877 on 27/12/1944. In 1973 this vessel was towed to Seattle WA for scrapping. this vessel was broken up at Taiwan in 1974.
 
References
Macpherson, Ken and Marc Milner (1993); Macpherson, Ken and John Burgess (1981); Government of Canada The Canadian Navy List Ottawa; Freeman, David J. (2000); Canada List of Shipping; H. W. McCurdy Marine History of the Pacific Northwest 1966 to 1976 (Ed. Gordon Newell) 1977; heritage.canadiana.ca/view/oocihm.lac_reel_t11860/1062?r=0&s=6 ;
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