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Cape Breton (H.M.C.S.) (II)
Photo Credit: Unknown |
| Registry #1 | (RN) | Registry #2 | (RCN) | Registry #3 | |
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| IMO# | MMSI# | VRN# |
| Name 1 | 1945 | Flamborough Head (H.M.S.) | Name 6 | ||
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| Name 2 | (nk) | Cape Breton (H.M.C.S.) (II) | Name 7 | ||
| Name 3 | Name 8 | ||||
| Name 4 | Name 9 | ||||
| Name 5 | Name 10 |
| Year Built | 1945 | Place | North Vancouver | Area | BC | Country | Canada |
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| Designer | (nk) | Measurement (imp) | 424.6' x 57.2' x 34.9' |
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| Builder | Burrard Drydock Co. Ltd. | Measurement (metric) | ?m x ?m x ?m |
| Hull | Steel | Displacement | 8580 |
| Gross Tonnage | Type 1 | Maintenance Vessel (Naval) | |
| Registered Tonnage | Type 2 | ||
| Engine | 2500ihp Dominion steam reciprocating engine | Engine Manufacture | (nk) |
| Repower | Propulsion | Screw | |
| Rebuilds | Call Sign | ||
| Pendant # | Masters |
| Owner(s) |
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| In 1945 she was owned by the Royal Navy as the Maintenance Vessel H.M.S. Flamborough Head. In 1951 she was transferred to the Royal Canadian Navy as H.M.C.S. Cape Breton as Canadian Naval Escort Maintenance Ship. In 1999 she was sold to the Artificial Reef Society. |
| Fate | Registry closed | Date | 2001-10-20 |
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| Named Features | |
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| Significance of Name | A headland on the east coast of the UK near Bridlington Yorkshire. |
| Anecdotes |
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| CN1004. In 1953 this vessel was a Training Ship for Artificers. In 1958 this vessel was converted to an Escort Maintenance Ship. In 1959 this vessel was a Mobile Repair Ship. This vessel was decomissioned and maintained as a hulk 1972-1993 as a base for the Fleet Maintenance Group Pacific). This vessel was sunk as a diving reef near Nanaimo British Columbia on October 20, 2001. |
| References |
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| Government of Canada The Canadian Navy List Ottawa ON; Freeman, David J. (2000); Heal, S.C. (1999) |
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