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H.D.P.C. 37

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Registry #1 177612 (Canada) Registry #2 HDPC.37 (RCN) Registry #3
IMO# MMSI# VRN#
 
Name 1 1944 H.D.P.C. 37 Name 6
Name 2 1946 Rio III Name 7
Name 3 Name 8
Name 4 Name 9
Name 5 Name 10
 
Year Built 1944 Place Victoria Area BC Country Canada
 
Designer (nk) Measurement (imp) 44.7' x 13' x 6.4'
Builder Falconer Marine Industries Ltd. Measurement (metric) ?m x ?m x ?m
Hull Wood Displacement
Gross Tonnage Type 1 Harbour Defence Patrol Craft
Registered Tonnage Type 2 Yacht, power-cruiser
Engine Engine Manufacture (nk)
Repower Propulsion Screw
Rebuilds Call Sign
Pendant  # HDPC.37 Masters
 
Owner(s)
In 1944-1945 she was in service with the Royal Canadian Navy. In 1946 she was owned by Reita Hayward, Vancouver, BC Canada.
 
Fate Registry closed Date 1946-12-14
 
Named Features
Significance of Name
 
Anecdotes
On December 3, 1946 this vessel was destroyed by fire and was a total loss in Knight Inlet BC Canada.
 
References
Transportation Safety Board of Canada (1993); Canada List of Shipping; Email (Bryon Taylor - John MacFarlane 09/04/2016); Rogers, A.C. (Jr.) (Shipwreck Chart No. 2); List of Shipping Casualties Resulting in Total Loss in British Columbia and Coastal Waters Since 1897 (undated manuscript document); Email Communication (Bryon Taylor-Nauticapedia 05/05/2017);
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