Ship Details |
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Spartan IIIPhoto Credit: Unknown |
Registry #1 | 153311 (Canada) | Registry #2 | 13K68023 (Canada) | Registry #3 | |
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IMO# | MMSI# | VRN# |
Name 1 | 1926 | Spartan III | Name 6 | ||
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Name 2 | 1941 | H.C. 99 | Name 7 | ||
Name 3 | 1945 | Spartan III | Name 8 | ||
Name 4 | Name 9 | ||||
Name 5 | Name 10 |
Year Built | 1926 | Place | Victoria | Area | BC | Country | Canada |
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Designer | Robert Gann | Measurement (imp) | 45.0' x 11.8' x 5.3' |
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Builder | Rodd Brothers | Measurement (metric) | ?m x ?m x ?m |
Hull | Wood | Displacement | |
Gross Tonnage | 26.67 | Type 1 | Yacht, power-cruiser |
Registered Tonnage | 14.8 | Type 2 | Work boat |
Engine | 30bhp 11/5nhp gasoline engine (1926) | Engine Manufacture | Berguis Co., Ltd., Glasgow, Scotland, |
Repower | Repowered with a 40bhp, 11/5nhp dieselengine (1931) Gardner Engine Co. Manchester, UK; 135hp Gray Marine diesel 6-D572 (1956); Gray Motor Co., Detroit, MI | Propulsion | Screw |
Rebuilds | Call Sign | CGJW | |
Pendant # | HC.99 | Masters |
Owner(s) |
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In 1926-1939 she was owned by Colonel Ralph C. Andros, Victoria BC. In 1939-1954 she was owned by Peter F. Thornton, Cowichan Bay BC. In 1941-1945 she was chartered by the Royal Canadian Navy (for $1.00 per year). In 1954-1957 she was owned by Dolmage Towing Co. Ltd., Vancouver BC. In 1958-1963 she was owned by George Bradshaw (Spartan Investments Ltd.), Vancouver BC. In 1964-1975 she was owned by Bradshaw Agencies Ltd., Vancouver BC. In 1975 she was owned by Victoria Livingston and Frederic Campbell, Seattle WA. (In 1975-1981 she was transferred to US Registry.) In 1981 she was owned by Michael Price, Vancouver BC. (In 1982-1984 she was not listed in the Canada List of Shipping.) In 1985-1992 she was owned by Dave Sharrock, North Vancouver BC. In 1986 she was completely restored. |
Fate | Registry closed | Date | 1975-01-14 |
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Named Features | |
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Significance of Name | The Initials "H.C." stood for Harbour Craft. |
Anecdotes |
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In 1941 this vessel was chartered by the RCN and during the Second World War this vesselserved at H.M.C.S. Naden (III) in Comox BC. In 1991 this vessel was designated as a Vintage Vessel by the Maritime Museum of British Columbia. In 2022 this vessel was on the hard in poor shape at Campbell River BC. |
References |
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Government of Canada The Canadian Navy List Ottawa ON; Freeman, David J. (2000); MacFarlane, John M. (1993); Email (Bryon Taylor 27/11/2017); LAC RG12 Reel T-11913 (1955) (Spartain III); LAC RG24 Volume 5844 File 8000-401/99 General Information - Harbour Craft 99; http://heritage.canadiana.ca/view/oocihm.lac_reel_t11862/152?r=0&s=6 ; |
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