Ship Details |
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Eskimo (R.C.A.F.)Photo Credit: Unknown |
Registry #1 | 173470 (Canada) | Registry #2 | Registry #3 | ||
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IMO# | MMSI# | VRN# |
Name 1 | 1942 | Laurence K. Sweeney | Name 6 | ||
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Name 2 | 1942 | M.456 Eskimo (R.C.A.F.) | Name 7 | ||
Name 3 | Name 8 | ||||
Name 4 | Name 9 | ||||
Name 5 | Name 10 |
Year Built | 1942 | Place | Lunenburg | Area | NS | Country | Canada |
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Designer | (nk) | Measurement (imp) | 154.9' x 30.7' x 15.6' |
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Builder | Smith & Rhuland Ltd. | Measurement (metric) | ?m x ?m x ?m |
Hull | Wood | Displacement | |
Gross Tonnage | 379.06 | Type 1 | Supply Vessel (Type I) |
Registered Tonnage | 245.12 | Type 2 | |
Engine | 1 – 540bhp, 14.4nhp diesel engine (1942) | Engine Manufacture | Fairbanks Morse & Co. Beloit. WI |
Repower | Propulsion | Screw | |
Rebuilds | Call Sign | ||
Pendant # | M.456 / B.125 | Masters |
Owner(s) |
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In 1942 she was owned by Walter Laurence K. Sweeney, Yarmouth, NS. In 1942 she was purchased by the Royal Canadian Air Force. In 1945 she was sold to The Governors and Company of Adventurers of England, Trading into Hudson’s Bay, Winnipeg, MB |
Fate | Registry closed | Date | 1958-03-11 |
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Named Features | |
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Significance of Name |
Anecdotes |
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This vessel was a sister ship to RCAF Beaver. this vessel was employed by the RCAF at Dartmouth NS. this vessel was wrecked and the hull burned on March 11, 1958. |
References |
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Bryon Taylor (Email to Nauticapedia 17/07/2018); RG12 Volume 805 File 9015-L24 REQUISITIONING OF SHIPS - WAR MEASURES - LAWRENCE K. SWEENEY M.V.; DHH 181.009 (loD1164) EAC - Operations Marine Craft M.456 – ESKIMO 1943; DHH 181.003 (D2296) EAC - Operations Marine Craft M.456 – ESKIMO 1943-1947; |
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