Ship Details
Sidney (IV) Photo Credit: Greg Kenmuir

 

Registry #1	819426 (Canada)	Registry #2	(RCN)	Registry #3	(RCMP
IMO#		MMSI#		VRN#

 

Name 1	1959	Sidney (R.C.M.P.)	Name 6
Name 2	1976	Sidney (IV)	Name 7
Name 3			Name 8
Name 4			Name 9
Name 5			Name 10

 

Year Built	1959	Place	Vancouver	Area	BC	Country	Canada

 

Designer	Robert Allan	Measurement (imp)	55.0' x 13.8' x 7.7'
Builder	A.C. Benson Shipyard Ltd.	Measurement (metric)	15.91m x 4.27m x 2.38m
Hull	Wood	Displacement
Gross Tonnage	30	Type 1	Patrol Vessel
Registered Tonnage	22	Type 2	Yacht, power-cruiser
Engine	2-225bhp diesel engines (1959)	Engine Manufacture	General Motors Corporation, Detroit MI USA
Repower		Propulsion	Screw
Rebuilds		Call Sign	CGQT
Pendant  #	MP.53; PB.196	Masters	Sgt. George Lewis RCMP; LCDR Kevin McNeill RCN;

 

Owner(s)
In 1959-1976 she was owned by the RCMP, Ottawa ON Canada. In 1976-1997 she was owned by the Canadian Navy, Ottawa ON Canada. In 1999-2003 she was owned by Patrick B. Keoughan, Richmond BC Canada. In 2012-2024 she was owned by Donald W. Rattray, Mission BC Canada.

 

Fate	Afloat in 2024	Date	0000-00-00

 

Named Features
Significance of Name

 

Anecdotes

Greg Kenmuir (British columbia Nautical History Facebook Group 29/03/2022) stated "Sidney'MP 53, was a familiar sight in the late 60's early 70's. This vessel was a handsome boat built at Benson Bros in Coal Harbour, Vancouver and stationed at Ganges Harbour on Saltspring Island. Showing a made for business flair when underway. In the summer 3 or 4 constables would pull in here, and in the earlier years we were the only ones on this part of the island a lot of the time. The constables would come up the beach and check in with my dad about the local goings on while disrobed hats and ties sat on benches with everyone enjoying a nice cold Uncle Bens or Lucky Lager !" Kevin McNeill (Email to Nauticapedia 05/09/2023) stated "Just a quick note, Sidney was not an HMCS, this vessel was never commissioned, strictly speaking this vessel was a PBL. I drove her in the summer of 1990 so you could add me to the masters list Kevin McNeill LCDR."

 

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