Histoire
This schooner, three-masted was built in 1937 by Meteghan Shipbuilding Co. Ltd..
Notes historiques
In 1937-1939 this vessel was a sail training vessel.
In 1939 this vessel was an accommodation vessel base at Halifax NS for the staff of the Rear-Admiral 3rd RN Battleship Squadron. This vessel was re-commissioned in 1941 as a Guardship at Tuft's Cove (entrance to Bedford Basin) NS.
In 1943 this vessel gave her name to the yacht Seaborne and was renamed as H.C. 190. After the Second World War this vessel was engaged in sealing and freighting coal.
In 1951 this vessel was lost in a fire at sea.
Propriétaires et capitaines
In 1937-1945 she was owned by the Royal Canadian Navy.
In 1945 she was owned by Halifax NS owners and renamed as Alfred & Emily.
Signification du nom
The Initials "H.C." stood for Harbour Craft.
Références
- Government of Canada The Canadian Navy List Ottawa ON
- Freeman, David J. (2000)
- Email (Bryon Taylor - Nauticapedia 08/01/2018)
