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Winchester I_HMCS.jpg)
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| Registry #1 | (US Registry) | Registry #2 | 134549 (Canada) | Registry #3 | |
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| IMO# | MMSI# | VRN# |
| Name 1 | 1912 | Winchester (I) | Name 6 | ||
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| Name 2 | 1915 | Grilse (H.M.C.S.) (I) | Name 7 | ||
| Name 3 | 1922 | Trillora | Name 8 | ||
| Name 4 | Name 9 | ||||
| Name 5 | Name 10 |
| Year Built | 1912 | Place | Glasgow | Area | Scotland | Country | UK |
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| Designer | (nk) | Measurement (imp) | 202.3' x 18.3' x 9.2' |
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| Builder | Yarrows Ltd., UK | Measurement (metric) | ?m x ?m x ?m |
| Hull | Steel | Displacement | |
| Gross Tonnage | 287 | Type 1 | Torpedo Boat Destroyer |
| Registered Tonnage | 157 | Type 2 | Yacht, armed |
| Engine | 6000hp engine | Engine Manufacture | (nk) |
| Repower | Propulsion | Screw | |
| Rebuilds | Call Sign | ||
| Pendant # | Masters |
| Owner(s) |
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| She was purchased in the USA by the Royal Canadian Navy as a Canadian Naval Torpedo Boat Destroyer in service 1915-1916, 1917-1918. In 1919 she was owned by The Minister of the Naval Service, Ottawa ON Canada. She was unsuccessfully put up for sale in 1920. She was attached to a youth training program in Halifax NS 1921-22. In 1922 she was sold to Solomon Guggenheim. |
| Fate | Registry closed | Date | 1938-09-21 |
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| Named Features | |
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| Significance of Name |
| Anecdotes |
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| This vessel was stationed in the Caribbean in 1916 and was reported lost in a storm. Heavily damaged this vesselturned up at Shelburne NS three days later. Repaired this vesselresumed patrol duties until paid off in 1918. This vessel foundered on 21/09/1938 in a hurricane in Long Island Sound USA. |
| References |
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| Government of Canada The Canadian Navy List Ottawa ON; Freeman, David J. (2000) |
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