Ship Details

Kanata

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Photo Credit: Phil Austin

 
 
Registry #1 198166 (Canada) Registry #2 HC.313 (RCN) Registry #3
IMO# MMSI# VRN#
 
Name 1 1944 H.C. 313 Name 6
Name 2 1956c Kanata Name 7
Name 3 Name 8
Name 4 Name 9
Name 5 Name 10
 
Year Built 1944 Place Orillia Area ON Country Canada
 
Designer (nk) Measurement (imp) 44.6' x 12.9' x 4.4'
Builder Hunter Boats Ltd. Measurement (metric) 13.59m x 3.93m x 1.34m
Hull Wood Displacement
Gross Tonnage 19.01 Type 1 Work Boat
Registered Tonnage 12.93 Type 2 Yacht, power-cruiser
Engine 165hp diesel engine (1944) Engine Manufacture (nk)
Repower Propulsion Screw
Rebuilds Call Sign
Pendant  # HC.313 Masters
 
Owner(s)
In 1944-1946 she was built for and owned by the Royal Canadian Navy. In 1956-1958 she was owned by Dennis P. Hogan, New Westminster BC Canada. In 1961-1974 she was owned by the Tahsis Co. Ltd., Vancouver BC Canada. In 1975-1976 she was owned by Douglas L. Abernathy, Mill Bay BC Canada. In 1977-1991 she was owned by Nelson J. Akerley (MO), Port Alice BC Canada. In 1991-2004 she was owned by Phillip R. Austin, Gabriola BC Canada.
 
Fate Registry closed Date 2011-11-15
 
Named Features
Significance of Name The Initials "H.C." stood for Harbour Craft.
 
Anecdotes
Phil Austin (British Columbia Nautical History Facebook Group 24/07/2019) stated "We salvaged her from Degnan Bay, in 1991, we rebuilt her at Silva Bay, took us 2 years to track down previous owners to register her. We raised 3 children on board and cruised the B.C coast all the way to Alaska and back spending time at various stops along the way, Rivers Inlet, Ocean Falls, Prince Rupert, Alert Bay, and finally Mink Island. We cruised approximately 30,000 miles on her."
 
References
Canada List of Shipping; Government of Canada The Canadian Navy List Ottawa ON; Bryon Taylor (Email to Nauticapedia 20/01/2018);
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