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Dawson (H.M.C.S.)
Photo Credit: RCN Official Photo |
| Registry #1 | K.104 (RCN) | Registry #2 | Registry #3 | ||
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| IMO# | MMSI# | VRN# |
| Name 1 | 1941 | Dawson (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 | 1941 | Place | Victoria | Area | BC | Country | Canada |
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| Designer | (nk) | Measurement (imp) | 205' x 33' x 13.5' |
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| Builder | Victoria Machinery Depot Co. Ltd. | Measurement (metric) | ?m x ?m x ?m |
| Hull | Steel | Displacement | 950 |
| Gross Tonnage | Type 1 | Corvette, Flower Class (1939-40 Canadian Building Programme) | |
| Registered Tonnage | Type 2 | ||
| Engine | 2750ihp steam reciprocating engine with a 4-cylinder Triple expansion engine with 2 Scotch marine boilers | Engine Manufacture | (nk) |
| Repower | Propulsion | Screw | |
| Rebuilds | She was modernized and her forecastle extended at Vancouver BC in 1944. | Call Sign | |
| Pendant # | K.104 | Masters |
| Owner(s) |
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| In 1941-1945 she was owned by the Royal Canadian Navy. |
| Fate | Registry closed | Date | 1946-00-00 |
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| Named Features | |
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| Significance of Name |
| Anecdotes |
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| This vessel was launched on 08/02/1941. This vessel served in the Aeutian Campaign. This vessel carried 230 tons of fuel and could reach 16 knots. Her endurance was 3450 nm at 12 knots. This vessel carried a complement of 7 officers and 85-90 other ranks. this vessel was broken up at Hamilton ON in 1946. |
| References |
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| Macpherson, Ken and Marc Milner (1993); Macpherson, Ken and John Burgess (1981); Government of Canada The Canadian Navy List Ottawa ON; Freeman, David J. (2000) |
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