Ship Details |
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M.290 Kittiwake (R.C.A.F.)Photo Credit: Vancouver Archives |
Registry #1 | 176759 (Canada) | Registry #2 | M.290 (RCAF) | Registry #3 | |
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IMO# | MMSI# | VRN# |
Name 1 | 1942 | M.290 Kittiwake (R.C.A.F.) | Name 6 | ||
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Name 2 | 1946 | Lody | Name 7 | ||
Name 3 | 1947 | Flicker | Name 8 | ||
Name 4 | Name 9 | ||||
Name 5 | Name 10 |
Year Built | 1942 | Place | Montreal | Area | QC | Country | Canada |
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Designer | (nk) | Measurement (imp) | 38.2' x 8.2' x 4.5' |
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Builder | Canadian Power Boat Co. Ltd. | Measurement (metric) | 11.6m x 2.5m x 1.4m |
Hull | Wood | Displacement | |
Gross Tonnage | 10.39 | Type 1 | Range Boat (Type III) |
Registered Tonnage | 7.07 | Type 2 | Yacht, power-cruiser |
Engine | 3 – 345bhp gasoline engines (1942) | Engine Manufacture | Chrysler Corp., Detroit MI USA |
Repower | Propulsion | Screw | |
Rebuilds | Call Sign | Y8OG | |
Pendant # | M.290 | Masters |
Owner(s) |
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In 1942 she was built for the Royal Canadian Air Force. In 1946-1966 she was owned by The Minister of Public Works, Ottawa ON. In 1966 she was sold to Robert Campbell, Vancouver, BC. In 1972-2011 she was owned by John Thipthorpe, Burnaby BC. |
Fate | Registry closed | Date | 0000-00-00 |
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Named Features | |
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Significance of Name |
Anecdotes |
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The RCAF employed her at Patricia Bay BC. this vessel was laid up in the boneyard in Bedwell Bay, Burrard Inlet after the Second World War. |
References |
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Weicht, Chris (1997); MacDonald, C. & D. Drake, J. Doerksen, M. Cotton (1998); Bryon Taylor (Email to Nauticapedia 17/07/2018); RG12 Series A-1 Accession 1994-95/727 Box 30 File 9250-33 Pt 4 Vessels Disposed of by Crown Assest; RG 24 Volume 4984 File 643-16F-1 Marine Craft - Allotment of Names, Registration and Markings; |
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