Ship Details |
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General Biggar (R.C.A.S.C.) If you have images associated with this Vessel, please contact us at
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Registry #1 | 158394 (Canada) | Registry #2 | Registry #3 | ||
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IMO# | MMSI# | VRN# |
Name 1 | 1936 | Dorothy and Frances | Name 6 | ||
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Name 2 | 1940 | General Biggar (R.C.A.S.C.) | Name 7 | ||
Name 3 | Name 8 | ||||
Name 4 | Name 9 | ||||
Name 5 | Name 10 |
Year Built | 1936 | Place | Litchfield | Area | NS | Country | Canada |
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Designer | (nk) | Measurement (imp) | 57.5' x 15.0' x 5.9' |
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Builder | Daniel Robinson | Measurement (metric) | ?m x ?m x ?m |
Hull | Wood | Displacement | |
Gross Tonnage | 25.62 | Type 1 | Work Boat |
Registered Tonnage | 19.9 | Type 2 | |
Engine | 45bhp (2.4nhp) diesel engine (1936) | Engine Manufacture | Fairbanks Morse Co., Chicago IL USA |
Repower | Propulsion | Screw | |
Rebuilds | Call Sign | ||
Pendant # | Masters |
Owner(s) |
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In 1939-1946 she was a transport vessel owned by the Minister of National Defence for the Canadian Army (Royal Canadian Army Service Corps). In 1946 she was owned by Victor Halliday, Digby NS. |
Fate | Registry closed | Date | 1954-07-28 |
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Named Features | |
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Significance of Name |
Anecdotes |
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Bryon Taylor reports that "This vessel was sunk 27/07/1954); |
References |
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Canada List of Shipping; (1945); Freeman, David J. (2000): Email (Bryon Taylor - Nauticapedia 24/02/2016); LAC Reel T-11847 (1954) (General Biggar); |
Last update |
2016-05-23 00:00:00 |
Record Creator |
John M. MacFarlane |
Record Updater |
John M. MacFarlane (2019); |