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M.231 Malecite (R.C.A.F.)Photo Credit: Graydon Gibson |
Registry #1 | 310365 (Canada) | Registry #2 | M.231 (RCAF) | Registry #3 | HSL.231 (RCN) |
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IMO# | MMSI# | VRN# |
Name 1 | 1942 | M.231 Malecite (R.C.A.F.) | Name 6 | ||
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Name 2 | 1951 | HSL- 231 (H.M.C.S.) | Name 7 | ||
Name 3 | 1958 | Malecite | Name 8 | ||
Name 4 | Name 9 | ||||
Name 5 | Name 10 |
Year Built | 1942 | Place | Montreal | Area | QC | Country | Canada |
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Designer | Sir Hubert Scott-Paine | Measurement (imp) | 68.2' x 19.5' x 7.8' |
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Builder | Canadian Power Boat Co. Ltd. | Measurement (metric) | 20.79m x 5.94m x 2.38m |
Hull | Wood | Displacement | |
Gross Tonnage | 97.74 | Type 1 | High Speed Rescue Vessel |
Registered Tonnage | 75.24 | Type 2 | Yacht, power-cruiser |
Engine | 2-1350hp V-12 engines (up to 47 knots) | Engine Manufacture | Packard Motor Car Co., Detroit MI USA |
Repower | Repowered with 2 – 470bhp diesel engines, by General Motors Corp., Detroit MI (1957) | Propulsion | Screw |
Rebuilds | Call Sign | G3AQ | |
Pendant # | M.231 / B.107 / B.159 / HSL.231 | Masters |
Owner(s) |
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In 1942 she was acquired by the Royal Canadian Air Force for service with the Western Air Command Marine Squadron based at Vancouver BC. In 1951 she was transferred to the Royal Canadian Navy. In 1956-1964 she was owned by Robert W.R. Day, Vancouver BC Canada. In 1964-1973 she was owned by Thomas Orr (MO), Vancouver BC Canada. In 1973-1984 she was owned by Kincaid Charter Services Ltd., Burnaby BC Canada. In 1989 she was owned by Malecite Marine Charters Inc., Vancouver BC Canada. In 2004 she was owned by 533050 B.C. Ltd., Vancouver BC Canada. In 2012-2024 she was owned by Greig Thorlacius, New Westminster BC Canada. |
Fate | Afloat in 2024 | Date | 0000-00-00 |
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Anecdotes |
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David Wadleigh reports that "In 1951 this vesseland her five siblings were transferred from the RCAF to the Royal Canadian Navy to become HSL- 231, and were then turned over to Crown Assets Disposal Corporation for sale in 1958." |
References |
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Canada List of Shipping; Freeman, David J. (2000); Weicht, Chris (1997); Bryon Taylor (Email to Nauticapedia 17/07/2018); RG12 Reel T-11588 (Malecite); |
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