Ship Details
Emoh Photo Credit: RCN Official Photo E-5455_DHH

 

Registry #1	130845 (Canada)	Registry #2		Registry #3
IMO#		MMSI#		VRN#

 

Name 1	1912	Emoh	Name 6
Name 2	1942	H.C. 44	Name 7
Name 3	1945	Emoh	Name 8
Name 4			Name 9
Name 5			Name 10

 

Year Built	1912	Place	Vancouver	Area	BC	Country	Canada

 

Designer	(nk)	Measurement (imp)	44.0' x 11.0' x 4.8'
Builder	W.R. Menchions & Co. Ltd.	Measurement (metric)	?m x ?m x ?m
Hull	Wood	Displacement
Gross Tonnage	17.14	Type 1	Yacht, power-cruiser
Registered Tonnage	11.66	Type 2	Work Boat
Engine	1 – 2.4nhp gasoline engine (1912)	Engine Manufacture	H.C. Doman Co., Oshkosh, WI
Repower	Repowered with a 80bhp, 1nhp gasoline engine (1949) The Buda Co., Harvey, IL	Propulsion	Screw
Rebuilds		Call Sign
Pendant  #	HC.44	Masters

 

Owner(s)

In 1912-1918 she was owned by Mrs. Richard W. Holland, Vancouver BC Canada. In 1919-1936 she was owned by Henry O. Bell-Irving, Vancouver BC Canada. In 1937 on the death of Henry Bell Irving, ownership was passed to Richard Bell-Irving, Vancouver BC Canada. In 1940 she was leased by the Royal Canadian Navy. In 1945 she was returned to her owner, Richard Bell-Irving, Vancouver BC Canada. In 1946-1947 she was owned by Arthur R. Layard, Ganges BC Canada. In 1961-1977 she was owned by Derek Gladman, Crofton, BC Canada.

 

Fate	Registry closed	Date	1977-08-15

 

Named Features
Significance of Name	The Initials "H.C." stood for Harbour Craft.

 

Anecdotes
In 1940 this vessel was leased by the Royal Canadian Navy as a Canadian Naval Harbour Service Auxiliary, in service 1941-1942 as a Canadian Naval Boom Attendant Vessel. The RCN employed her as a tender to HMCS Naden (III). This vessel was crewed by a Fishermen's Reserve crew.

 

References
Canada List of Shipping; Government of Canada The Canadian Navy List Ottawa ON; Freeman, David J. (2000); Email (Bryon Taylor 27/11/2017); http://www.royalvan.com/files/Annals_Section4_Yachts.pdf; LAC RG12 Reel T-11864 (1977)(Emoth); LAC RG24 Volume 785 File 8000-401/44 General Information - Harbour Craft 44; http://www.royalvan.com/files/Annals_Section4_Yachts.pdf; Bryon Taylor (Email to Nauticapedia 23/01/2019); http://heritage.canadiana.ca/view/oocihm.lac_reel_t11864/1172?r=0&s=5 ;
Last update
2020-07-13 00:00:00
Record Creator
John M. MacFarlane (2019);
Record Updater
John M. MacFarlane (2019);

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