Vessel Profile

Cartier (H.M.C.S.) (I)

Cartier (H.M.C.S.) (I)
Photo: RCN Official Photo

Story

This patrol vessel was built in 1910 by Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd. in Newcastle-on-Tyne, Lancs.

Historical Notes

In c1957 this vessel was reported as a derelict and sunk at Sydney NS.

Owners & Masters

In 1910 she was owned by the Canada Department of Marine and Fisheries, Ottawa ON Canada.

She served in the Royal Canadian Navy as a Canadian Naval Patrol Vessel 1914-1918.

In 1918 she was returned to the Canadian Hydrographic Survey as C.G.S. Cartier.

In 1939 she was re-commissioned as a training vessel and was renamed as H.M.C.S. Charny to avoid confusion with the reserve division.

She was paid off and sold in 1945.

References

  • Jane's Fighting Ships
  • Government of Canada The Canadian Navy List Ottawa ON
  • Freeman, David J. (2000)
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