Ship Details

Hooghly

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Photo Credit: RCN Official Photo

 
 
Registry #1 K.330 (RCN) Registry #2 (India Registry) Registry #3
IMO# MMSI# VRN#
 
Name 1 1943 Waskesiu (H.M.C.S.) Name 6
Name 2 1947 Hooghly Name 7
Name 3 Name 8
Name 4 Name 9
Name 5 Name 10
 
Year Built 1943 Place Esquimalt Area BC Country Canada
 
Designer (nk) Measurement (imp) 301.5' x 36.6' x 9.0'
Builder Yarrows Ltd. Measurement (metric) ?m x ?m x ?m
Hull Steel Displacement 1445
Gross Tonnage Type 1 Frigate (1942/3 Programme)
Registered Tonnage Type 2 Pilot Boat
Engine 5500ihp T/S steam reciprocating engine Engine Manufacture (nk)
Repower Propulsion Twin Screw
Rebuilds Call Sign
Pendant  # K.330 Masters
 
Owner(s)
In 1943-1945 she was owned by the Royal Canadian Navy. In 1947 she was in service as a Hooghly River pilot vessel in India.
 
Fate Registry closed Date 0000-00-00
 
Named Features
Significance of Name
 
Anecdotes
Instead of champagne, holy water from India was flown in for Sardarni Malik, wife of the former Indian high commisioner to Canada to break on the bow.
 
References
Government of Canada The Canadian Navy List Ottawa ON; Freeman, David J. (2000)
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