故事
This freighter was built in 1941 by Smith & Rhuland Ltd. in Lunenburg, NS.
历史记录
In 1941 as a civilian vessel this vessel made one run to the Caribbean but was chased back to Halifax by U-boats, her engines burned out. Her Registry was closed in 1947. This vessel was acquired and rebuilt and went into service re-supplying army bases in the Maritimes and Newfoundland. This vessel was transferred to the RCN as a Canadian Naval Survey and Oceanographic Research Vessel for the Pacific Naval Laboratory. This vessel was used on scientific and Arctic supply missions. Paid off in 1958 this vessel was fitted with false paddle-wheels and re-fitted to resemble the steamer Commodore as part of the 1958 British Columbia Gold Rush Centennial. This vessel was re-registered in 1961 as the Cedarwood. This vessel was chartered by Shell Canada Exploration Ltd to conduct seismic exploration and sea floor sampling along the BC continental shelf during the summer season, from 1963 to 1966, and was later, in 1965, this vessel was transferred to the Port of Nassau, Bahamas.
船东与船长
In 1941-1942 she was owned by J.E. Kinney Ltd., Yarmouth NS Canada.
In 1943-1945 she was as a transport vessel owned by the Royal Canadian Army Service Corps.
In 1945 she was owned by the Minister of National Defence, Ottawa ON Canada.
In 1948-1956 she was a Canadian Naval Survey Vessel.
In 1956-1961 she was owned by M.R. Cliff Tugboat Co. Ltd., Vancouver BC Canada.
In 1961-1962 she was owned by Coast Cargo Services Ltd., Vancouver BC Canada.
In 1962-1964 she was owned by Donald A. Bervin (MO), Burnaby BC and Coast Cargo Services Ltd., Vancouver BC Canada.
In 1964-1965 she was owned by Bervin Enterprises Ltd., Vancouver BC and McCartney Enterprises Ltd., Vancouver BC Canada.
船长
Captain Ed McFayden;
更换动力
Repowered with a 155hp engine
参考文献
- Canada List of Shipping (1945)
- Government of Canada The Canadian Navy List Ottawa ON
- Freeman, David J. (2000)
- The H.W. McCurdy Marine History of the Pacific Northwest Ed. Gordon Newell (1966)
- Email (Bryon Taylor - Nauticapedia 29/08/2016)
- LAC RG12 Reel T-11904 (1947) General Schmidlin)
- LAC RG12 Reel T-11923 (1966) Cedarwood)
- LAC RG 24 Accession 1983-84/167 Box 3490 File 8000-AGH-530 General Information - HMCS Cedarwood AGH-530
- Email (R.G. McCandless-Nauticapedia 04/11/2018)
- heritage.canadiana.ca ↗
