Ship Details

M.873 Gannet (R.C.A.F.)

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Registry #1 M.873 (RCAF) Registry #2 YFL.873 (RCN) Registry #3
IMO# MMSI# VRN#
 
Name 1 1954 M.873 Gannet (R.C.A.F.) Name 6
Name 2 1965 Gannet (C.F.A.V.) Name 7
Name 3 Name 8
Name 4 Name 9
Name 5 Name 10
 
Year Built 1954 Place Dunnville Area ON Country Canada
 
Designer (nk) Measurement (imp) 38.0' x 11.5' x 4.5'
Builder S.G. Powell Shipyard Measurement (metric) ?m x ?m x ?m
Hull Steel Displacement
Gross Tonnage Type 1 Crash Boat
Registered Tonnage Type 2
Engine Engine Manufacture (nk)
Repower Propulsion Screw
Rebuilds Call Sign
Pendant  # M.873/YFL.873 Masters
 
Owner(s)
In 1954 she was built for the Royal Canadian Air Force. In 1965 she was transferred to the Royal Canadian Navy. She was purchased by the Vancouver Maritime Museum.
 
Fate Registry closed Date 0000-00-00
 
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Significance of Name
 
Anecdotes
 
 
References
A.D. Baker (comp.) (1999); Government of Canada The Canadian Navy List Ottawa ON; Freeman, David J. (2000); RG 24 Box 3553 File 8000-293-1 General Information - Maintenance of Air Force Marine Craft; RG 24 Volume 1245 File 1018 Pt 5 RCAF Vocab. Section 18 Equipment - Marine Crafts & Engines ; Bryon Taylor (Email to Nauticapedia 17/07/2018);
Last update
2018-08-02 00:00:00
Record Creator
John M. MacFarlane
Record Updater
 

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