EMERGENCY BOATBUILDERS OF WWII | |||||||||
Most recent update: July 21, 2021. |
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In World War I, the emergency shipbuilding effort in Canada had concentrated on meeting the need for cargo ships: boatbuilders were in much less demand. When World War II came, there was no shortage of large yards that could build cargo ships but the need for large numbers of small craft resulted in the need not only to mobilize active boatbuilders but also to encourage the development of many additional boatbuilding yards. This table provides the construction records of the 34 most significant boatbuilders, those that built tugs, minesweepers, torpedo boats, Fairmiles, crash boats and a variety of harbour craft. Most of these tables are limited to wartime production: an ongoing challenge is to add details of their peacetime production. Finally, please note that there were maybe 70 more companies that built small craft for the war effort, but these were often manufacturing operations rather than boatyards and are beyond the scope of this website. | |||||||||
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CN | ON | Name or Pennant | Owner | Type | Tons | Feet | Built | Disposition |
Canadian Bridge Co., Windsor ON | |||||||||
Canadian Bridge Company goes back to the beginning of the 20th century and was what it sounds like, a heavy steel fabricator, It apparently only built boats during WWII, later becoming part of Dominion Steel & Coal Corp., (DOSCO), which has been gone for some time. The company's address is always given as Hiram Walker's Walkerville, now part of Windsor ON, but it seems that the shipyard itself was to the west, between Sandwich and Ojibway, which are also now part of Windsor. See what I think is the site from the air on Google here. If anyone has any additions and/or corrections to the table below, please send your info to timcolton@aol.com | |||||||||
CT 1 to 27 | RN | TANAC Tug | 55 | 60 | 1942-46 | ||||
CT 28 | RN | TANAC Tug | 55 | 60 | 1942-46 | Later Lac Como | |||
CT 29 to 30 | RN | TANAC Tug | 55 | 60 | 1942-46 | ||||
CT 51 to 60 | RN | TANAC Tug | 55 | 60 | 1942-46 | ||||
CT 101 to 129 | RN | TANAC Tug | 55 | 60 | 1942-46 | ||||
450 | Dundalk (AOC 501) | RCN | Oiler | 13-Nov-43 | Sold 1959, fate unknown | ||||
451 | Dundurn (AOC 502) | RCN | Oiler | 25-Nov-43 | Sold c1990, breakwater in North Vancouver 1995 | ||||
762 | Riverton (W 47) | RCN | Tug | 462 | 5-Aug-44 | Later ATA 528, sold | |||
763 | Maxwell (W 46) | RCN | Tug | 462 | 20-Oct-44 | Sold 1947 as Hugh Jones | |||
764 | Clifton (W 36) | RCN | Tug | 462 | 21-Nov-44 | Later ATA 529, sold as Clifton | |||
Canadian Power Boat Co., Ltd., Montreal QC | |||||||||
Canadian Power Boat Company was set up by Hubert Scott-Paine's British Power Boat Company at the start of WWII, to build their Scott-Paine-designed boats for the Canadian Navy: it closed and was sold in 1947. The yard was on the Lachine Canal, at 4000 Rue St. Patrick, on the site of the old Fraser, Brace shipyard: the main building is still there. See it from the air on Google here. If you can make any additions or corrections to the table below, please send your info to timcolton@aol.com | |||||||||
102 | CMTB 01/MTB 332 | RN | Torpedo Boat | 70 | 1941 | Prototype, built in Britain, briefly RCN | |||
103 | CMTB 02/MTB 333 | RN | Torpedo Boat | 70 | 1941 | ||||
104 | CMTB 03/MTB 334 | RN | Torpedo Boat | 70 | 1941 | ||||
105 | CMTB 04/MTB 335 | RN | Torpedo Boat | 70 | 1941 | ||||
106 | CMTB 05/MTB 336 | RN | Torpedo Boat | 70 | 1941 | ||||
107 | CMTB 06/MTB 337 | RN | Torpedo Boat | 70 | 1941 | ||||
108 | CMTB 07/MTB 338 | RN | Torpedo Boat | 70 | 1941 | Lost by explosion 1942 | |||
109 | CMTB 08/MTB 339 | RN | Torpedo Boat | 70 | 1941 | ||||
110 | CMTB 09/MTB 340 | RN | Torpedo Boat | 70 | 1941 | ||||
111 | CMTB 10/MTB 341 | RN | Torpedo Boat | 70 | 1941 | ||||
112 | CMTB 11/MTB 342 | RN | Torpedo Boat | 70 | 1941 | ||||
113 | CMTB 12/MTB 343 | RN | Torpedo Boat | 70 | 1941 | ||||
Nootka (M 208) | RCAF | HSL/ASR Boat | 70 | 1942 | To RCN 1952 as HSL 208, sold 1957 | ||||
310365 | Malecite (M 231) | RCAF | HSL/ASR Boat | 70 | 1942 | To RCN 1952 as HSL 231, sold 1957 as Malecite, active | |||
Takuli (M 232) | RCAF | HSL/ASR Boat | 70 | 1942 | To RCN 1952 as HSL 232, sold 1957 | ||||
Abnaki (M 233) | RCAF | HSL/ASR Boat | 70 | 1942 | To RCN 1952 as HSL 233, sold 1957 | ||||
Montagnais (M 234) | RCAF | HSL/ASR Boat | 70 | 1942 | To RCN 1952 as HSL 234, sold 1957 as Vancouver Spirit, sank | ||||
189288 | Huron (M 235) | RCAF | HSL/ASR Boat | 70 | 1942 | To RCN 1952 as HSL 235, sold 1957 as Marborene, now Seaward | |||
RCAF | Range Boat | 40 | 1942 | ||||||
RCAF | Range Boat | 40 | 1942 | ||||||
RCAF | Range Boat | 40 | 1942 | ||||||
RCAF | Range Boat | 40 | 1942 | ||||||
RCAF | Range Boat | 40 | 1942 | ||||||
RCAF | Range Boat | 40 | 1942 | ||||||
319247 | Beaver III | 40 | 1942 | One of the above? | |||||
176759 | Flicker | 40 | 1942 | One of the above? | |||||
186 | TM 22 | RNN | Torpedo Boat | 70 | 1942 | Struck 1947 | |||
187 | TM 23 | RNN | Torpedo Boat | 70 | 1942 | Damaged and scrapped 1943 | |||
188 | TM 24 | RNN | Torpedo Boat | 70 | 1942 | Damaged and scrapped 1944 | |||
189 | TM 25 | RNN | Torpedo Boat | 70 | 1942 | Exploded and sank Feb-43 | |||
TM 26 | RNN | Torpedo Boat | 70 | 1942 | To Australia 1944 as PMB 26 | ||||
TM 27 | RNN | Torpedo Boat | 70 | 1942 | Exploded and scrapped 1943 | ||||
TM 28 | RNN | Torpedo Boat | 70 | 1942 | To Britain 1944 | ||||
TM 29 | RNN | Torpedo Boat | 70 | 1942 | To Britain 1944, struck 1946 | ||||
TM 30 | RNN | Torpedo Boat | 70 | 1942 | To Britain 1944, struck 1946 | ||||
TM 31 | RNN | Torpedo Boat | 70 | 1942 | To Britain 1944, wrecked Sep-44 and scrapped | ||||
TM 32 | RNN | Torpedo Boat | 70 | 1942 | To USN 1943 as PT 368, Oct-44 and scuttled | ||||
TM 33 | RNN | Torpedo Boat | 70 | 1942 | To Australia 1944 as PMB 33, destroyed Nov-45 | ||||
TM 34 | RNN | Torpedo Boat | 70 | 1942 | Damaged and destroyed | ||||
TM 35 | RNN | Torpedo Boat | 70 | 1942 | To USN 1943 as PT 369, decommissioned Nov-45 | ||||
TM 36 | RNN | Torpedo Boat | 70 | 1942 | To USN 1943 as PT 370, decommissioned Nov-45 | ||||
TM 37 | RNN | Torpedo Boat | 70 | 1942 | To USN 1943 as PT 371, Sep-44 and scuttled | ||||
Kenora (MP 90) | RCMP | Launch | 24 | 1947 | Sold 1957 as Ambassador | ||||
Fort Frances (MP 91) | RCMP | Launch | 24 | 1947 | Sold 1957 | ||||
Central Bridge Co., Ltd., Trenton ON | |||||||||
Central Bridge Co. was a heavy steel fabricator that turned its hand to boats for the war effort. It was sold to Toronto Iron Works in 1950 and has been closed for some time. Can anyone tell me who started it and when; when did it close and why. One source puts it at 300 West Street, where Crawford Metals is today: this site is not right on the river, but it's not far off. Can anyone confirm this location? And if you can make any additions and/or corrections to the table below, please send your info to timcolton@aol.com | |||||||||
CT 31 to 40 | RN | TANAC Tug | 55 | 60 | 1943 | ||||
169899 | CT 41 | RN | TANAC Tug | 55 | 60 | 1943 | Later Vancouver, now Lac Vancouver | ||
CT 42 | RN | TANAC Tug | 55 | 60 | 1943 | Later Irving Poplar | |||
169901 | CT 43 | RN | TANAC Tug | 55 | 60 | 1943 | Later TANAC 43 | ||
CT 44 | RN | TANAC Tug | 55 | 60 | 1943 | ||||
169902 | CT 45 | RN | TANAC Tug | 55 | 60 | 1943 | Later TANAC 45 | ||
CT 66 to 73 | RN | TANAC Tug | 55 | 60 | 1944 | ||||
169952 | CT 74 | RN | TANAC Tug | 55 | 60 | 1944 | Later Lac Erie | ||
169953 | CT 75 | RN | TANAC Tug | 55 | 60 | 1944 | Later Manitoba, now Lac Manitoba | ||
169971 | TANAC Tug | 55 | 60 | 1944 | Later Irving Spruce | ||||
CT 76 to 85 | RN | TANAC Tug | 55 | 60 | 1944 | ||||
CT 130 to 221 | RN | TANAC Tug | 55 | 60 | 1944-5 | ||||
176162 | CT 222 | RN | TANAC Tug | 55 | 60 | 1945 | Later Willa P, now TANAC V-222 | ||
CT 223 to 250 | RN | TANAC Tug | 55 | 60 | 1945 | ||||
177311 | one of the above | TANAC Tug | 55 | 60 | 1945 | Later Bonnie J. B., now Roxane D | |||
179278 | one of the above | TANAC Tug | 55 | 60 | 1945 | Now M. R. Kane | |||
310825 | one of the above | TANAC Tug | 55 | 60 | 1945 | Later Toronto, Irving Alder | |||
179313 | HC 140 | RCN | Water Barge | 79 | 1943 | Sold 1945 as B. D. Renford | |||
179325 | HC 141 | RCN | Water Barge | 79 | 1943 | Sold 1946 as I.O. Ltd. No. 7, later Charles D, Workboat No. 11, Nimia Tambora | |||
HC 182 | RCN | Water Barge | 79 | 1943 | Sold 1948, fate unknown | ||||
178986 | HC 203 | RCN | Ammo Lighter | 79 | 1943 | Sold post-war as Banspray | |||
HC 184 | RCN | Ammo Lighter | 79 | 1943 | Retained post-war, fate unknown | ||||
178981 | HC 185 | RCN | Ammo Lighter | 79 | 1943 | Sold 1948 as DH&PW Work Craft | |||
177944 | HC 186 | RCN | Ammo Lighter | 79 | 1943 | Sold 1947 as Trois Pistoles | |||
HC 204 | RCN | Ammo Lighter | 79 | 1943 | Retained post-war, fate unknown | ||||
329737 | HC 205 | RCN | Ammo Lighter | 79 | 1943 | Sold post-war as J. P. P. No. 3 | |||
RCN | Fire Tug | Cancelled but completed and sold | |||||||
FT 1 | RCN | Fire Tug | 1945 | Later YTM 556 | |||||
323459 | FT 3 | RCN | Fire Tug | 1945 | Later YTM 558, sold 1964 as St. John's Fireboat | ||||
RCN | Fire Tug | Cancelled but completed and sold | |||||||
FT 2 | RCN | Fire Tug | 1946 | Later YTM 557 | |||||
RCN | Fire Tug | Cancelled but completed and sold | |||||||
175554 | H.B.C. Barge No. 211 | Tank Barge | 296 | 115 | 1946 | Now Radium 211 | |||
175555 | H.B.C. Barge No. 212 | Tank Barge | 296 | 115 | 1946 | Now Radium 212 | |||
175558 | Radium 256 | Barge | 449 | 150 | 1946 | Now Radium 701 | |||
175559 | Radium 257 | Barge | 449 | 150 | 1946 | Now Radium 702 | |||
175560 | NT 801 | Barge | 596 | 175 | 1946 | Now NT 821 | |||
175561 | NT 802 | Barge | 596 | 175 | 1946 | Now NT 822 | |||
178981 | Offshore Salvor | Closed | |||||||
300791 | JD 17 | Closed | |||||||
325721 | Melita | Closed | |||||||
800435 | Marc Dean | Closed | |||||||
Chief Commands | Ferry | 1946 | Closed | ||||||
M. R. Chappell, Sydney NS |
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M. R. Chappell was an architect and a member of a family which operated a successful construction company in Sydney. I can find no record of the location of his boatyard: if anyone can enlighten me or add to the table below, please send your info to me at timcolton@aol.com | |||||||||
725 | FS 1 | RCN | Scow | 90 | 1944 | Sold post-war, fate unknown | |||
726 | FS 2 | RCN | Scow | 90 | 1944 | Sold post-war, fate unknown | |||
727 | FS 3 | RCN | Scow | 90 | 1944 | Sold post-war, fate unknown | |||
728 | FS 4 | RCN | Scow | 90 | 1944 | Sold post-war, fate unknown | |||
729 | FS 5 | RCN | Scow | 90 | 1944 | Sold post-war, fate unknown | |||
730 | FS 6 | RCN | Scow | 90 | 1944 | Sold post-war, fate unknown | |||
731 | FS 7 | RCN | Scow | 90 | 1944 | Sold post-war, fate unknown | |||
735 | RCN | Ammo Lighter | 55 | 1944 | Sold post-war, fate unknown | ||||
792 | FS 11 | RCN | Repair Barge | 40 | 1944 | Sold post-war, fate unknown | |||
793 | FS 12 | RCN | Tender Scow | 20 | 1944 | Sold post-war, fate unknown | |||
987 | 345796 | HC 329 | RCN | Sullage Lighter | 50 | 1945 | Sold post-war as B.S.G. | ||
988 | HC 330 | RCN | Sullage Lighter | 50 | 1945 | Sold post-war, fate unknown | |||
989 | HC 331 | RCN | Sullage Lighter | 50 | 1945 | Sold post-war, fate unknown | |||
990 | HC 332 | RCN | Sullage Lighter | 50 | 1945 | Sold post-war, fate unknown | |||
991 | HC 333 | RCN | Sullage Lighter | 50 | 1945 | Sold post-war, fate unknown | |||
1019 | HC 334 | RCN | Sullage Lighter | 50 | 1945 | Retained post-war, fate unknown | |||
Clare Shipbuilders Co.,
Meteghan NS (formerly Meteghan Shipbuilding) |
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Clare Shipbuilders was formed in 1940, but almost immediately sold to Clarke Steamship Co.. It was located on the site previously occupied by Meteghan Shipbuilding, which was across Highway 10 from where the A. F. Theriault yard is today. If anyone can make any additions and/or corrections to the table below, please send your info to timcolton@aol.com | |||||||||
Administratrix | Trawler | 120 | 1930 | Built by Meteghan Shipbuilding | |||||
Beatrice L | Tug | 127 | 1931 | Built by Meteghan Shipbuilding | |||||
Connosseur | Tug | 122 | 1931 | Built by Meteghan Shipbuilding | |||||
Anna D | Tug | 122 | 1932 | Built by Meteghan Shipbuilding | |||||
Aristocrat | Cargo Ship | 122 | 1932 | Built by Meteghan Shipbuilding | |||||
158 | MMS 104 | RN | Minesweeper | 225 | 117 | 4-Jul-42 | To Italy 1946 as DR 210, sold 1956 | ||
159 | MMS 105 | RN | Minesweeper | 225 | 117 | 4-Jul-42 | To Italy 1946 as DR 211, sold 1956 | ||
265 | MMS 106 | RN | Minesweeper | 225 | 117 | 4-Jul-42 | To Italy 1946 as DR 216, scrapped 1956 | ||
355 | MMS 196 | RN | Minesweeper | 225 | 117 | 15-Dec-42 | Sold 1946 | ||
356 | MMS 197 | RN | Minesweeper | 225 | 117 | 15-Dec-42 | To Burma 1946 | ||
357 | MMS 198 | RN | Minesweeper | 225 | 117 | 15-Dec-42 | Sold 1946 | ||
358 | MMS 199 | RN | Minesweeper | 225 | 117 | 10-Feb-43 | Sold 1946 | ||
422 | MMS 242 | RN | Minesweeper | 225 | 117 | 5-May-43 | Sold 1946 as Jero | ||
423 | MMS 243 | RN | Minesweeper | 225 | 117 | 12-May-43 | Sold 1946 | ||
424 | MMS 244 | RN | Minesweeper | 225 | 117 | 14-Jun-43 | Sold 1945 | ||
425 | MMS 245 | RN | Minesweeper | 225 | 117 | 7-Jun-43 | Sold 1946 as Airmoor III | ||
426 | MMS 246 | RN | Minesweeper | 225 | 117 | 29-Jun-43 | Sold 1945 | ||
427 | MMS 247 | RN | Minesweeper | 225 | 117 | 29-Jun-43 | Sold 1946 as Airmoor I | ||
598 | MMS 1050 | RN | Minesweeper | 225 | 117 | 14-Jun-44 | Sold 1946 as Elieser 5 | ||
599 | MMS 1051 | RN | Minesweeper | 225 | 117 | 18-Jul-44 | Sold 1946 as Admiral Blake (ON 197361), later Husvik, Timann, Mina C | ||
600 | MMS 1052 | RN | Minesweeper | 225 | 117 | 24-Aug-44 | Sold 1946 as Arcus | ||
601 | MMS 1053 | RN | Minesweeper | 225 | 117 | 25-Sep-44 | Sold 1946 as Admiral Drake | ||
602 | MMS 1054 | RN | Minesweeper | 225 | 117 | 21-Nov-44 | Sold 1946 as Dolphin, later Greenland | ||
603 | MMS 1055 | RN | Minesweeper | 225 | 117 | 21-Nov-44 | Sold 1946 as Admiral Pound, later Havbraut | ||
604 | MMS 1056 | RN | Minesweeper | 225 | 117 | 11-Jan-45 | Sold 1946 as Jane Lolk, later June | ||
605 | MMS 1057 | RN | Minesweeper | 225 | 117 | 11-Jan-45 | Sold 1946 | ||
606 | MMS 1058 | RN | Minesweeper | 225 | 117 | 26-Feb-45 | Sold 1946 as Jorgen Claus | ||
607 | MMS 1059 | RN | Minesweeper | 225 | 117 | 27-Mar-45 | Sold 1946 | ||
608 | MMS 1060 | RN | Minesweeper | 225 | 117 | 2-May-45 | To RNVR 1954 as St. Mungo, sold 1958 | ||
609 | MMS 1061 | RN | Minesweeper | 225 | 117 | 2-Jun-45 | To RNVR 1954 as Mersey, scrapped 1958 | ||
919 | J 490 | RCN | Minesweeper | 360 | Cancelled | ||||
920 | J 491 | RCN | Minesweeper | 360 | Cancelled | ||||
22 commercial vessels built post-war | |||||||||
Dartmouth Lumber Company, Dartmouth NS |
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Dartmouth Lumber Company is a mystery. If anyone can tell me anything about it, or add to the table below, please send your info to me at timcolton@aol.com | |||||||||
206 | 178091 | HDPC 5 | RCN | Harbour Craft | 1942 | To RCMP 1945, sold later as Merlyn F | |||
207 | 190257 | HDPC 6 | RCN | Harbour Craft | 1942 | To RCMP 1945, sold later as David Hubley | |||
208 | HDPC 7 | RCN | Harbour Craft | 1942 | To RCMP 1945, fate unknown | ||||
John Etherington Co., Shelburne NS |
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John Etherington Co. was a long-established boatbuilder in Shelburne. If anyone can add to the table below, please send your info to me at timcolton@aol.com | |||||||||
815 | 190350 | HC 272 | RCN | Harbour Craft | 46 | 1944 | Sold 1948 as Glenantrim | ||
836 | HC 224 | RCN | Harbour Craft | 46 | 1944 | Sold post-war, fate unknown | |||
Foundation Maritime Ltd., Montreal QC |
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Foundation Maritime was a towing company with its own boatyard. If anyone can point me to its location or add to the table below, please send your info to me at timcolton@aol.com | |||||||||
214 | GV 1 | RCN | Gate Vessel | 1942 | Sold post-war, fate unknown | ||||
215 | GV 2 | RCN | Gate Vessel | 1942 | Sold post-war, fate unknown | ||||
1020 | HC 348 | RCN | Tank Barge | 50 | 1945 | Retained post-war, fate unknown | |||
Greavette Boats Ltd., Gravenhurst ON |
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Greavette Boats was started by Tom Greavette in 1930 and closed in 1978. Its location is not clear, because different sources describe the yard differently. If anyone can throw light on this or can add to the table below, please send your info to me at timcolton@aol.com | |||||||||
130 | Q 054 | RN | Fairmile Launch | 85 | 112 | 17-Oct-41 | Sold post-war, fate unknown | ||
131 | Q 055 | RN | Fairmile Launch | 85 | 112 | 6-Nov-41 | Sold post-war, fate unknown | ||
184 | Q 056 | RN | Fairmile Launch | 85 | 112 | 24-Nov-41 | Sold post-war, fate unknown | ||
193 | 177961 | Q 077 | RN | Fairmile Launch | 85 | 112 | 6-Feb-42 | Sold 1947 as Coastal Queen | |
194 | 178914 | Q 078 | RN | Fairmile Launch | 85 | 112 | 6-Feb-42 | Sold 1951 as Louviecourt | |
407 | 192332 | Q 089 | RN | Fairmile Launch | 85 | 112 | 15-Oct-42 | Sold 1949 as Amy May | |
408 | Q 090 | RN | Fairmile Launch | 85 | 112 | 19-Nov-42 | Sold post-war, fate unknown | ||
409 | 175449 | Q 091 | RN | Fairmile Launch | 85 | 112 | 17-May-43 | Sold 1947 as Nine-One | |
739 | Q 114 | RN | Fairmile Launch | 85 | 112 | 23-Nov-43 | To RCMP 1945 as Fort Selkirk | ||
Grew Boats Ltd., Penetanguishene ON |
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Grew Boats had its start as Gidley Boats, in 1882. In 1932, it was taken over and renamed by Arthur Grew. The yard was at the foot of Main Street. After WWII, it was moved to Owen Sound and continues there today. If anyone can point me to its location or add to the table below, please send your info to me at timcolton@aol.com | |||||||||
182 | Q 072 | RN | Fairmile Launch | 85 | 112 | 24-Nov-41 | Sold post-war, fate unknown | ||
183 | Q 073 | RN | Fairmile Launch | 85 | 112 | 24-Nov-41 | Sold post-war, fate unknown | ||
416 | 179262 | Q 098 | RN | Fairmile Launch | 85 | 112 | 7-Nov-42 | To Quebec Government 1948 as Le St. Barnabe | |
417 | 177801 | Q 099 | RN | Fairmile Launch | 85 | 112 | 7-Nov-42 | Sold 1948 as Dupedon | |
418 | Q 100 | RN | Fairmile Launch | 85 | 112 | 7-Nov-42 | Sold post-war, fate unknown | ||
592 | Q 106 | RN | Fairmile Launch | 85 | 112 | 28-Aug-43 | Retained as HMCS Beaver (PTC 706), sold 1958 | ||
593 | 173219 | Q 107 | RN | Fairmile Launch | 85 | 112 | 9-Nov-43 | Sold 1949 as Miss Chevrolet | |
742 | Q 117 | RN | Fairmile Launch | 85 | 112 | 16-Nov-43 | To RCMP 1945 as Fort Steele, sold 1947 | ||
917 | Hickory Lake (J 488) | RCN | 360 | 126 | 14-Aug-45 | To Russia 1946 as T-194 | |||
918 | Larch Lake (J 489) | RCN | 360 | 126 | 2-Nov-45 | To Russia 1946 as T-198 | |||
Honey Harbour Navigation Co., Midland ON |
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Honey Harbour was a wartime joint venture of Port Carling Boat Works and Minett-Shields. If anyone can point me to its location or add to the table below, please send your info to me at timcolton@aol.com | |||||||||
126 | 176991 | Q 050 | RN | Fairmile Launch | 85 | 112 | 18-Nov-41 | Sold 1945 as Stanba | |
127 | 192751 | Q 051 | RN | Fairmile Launch | 85 | 112 | 24-Nov-41 | Sold 1945 as Radel II | |
197 | 175447 | Q 081 | RN | Fairmile Launch | 85 | 112 | 27-May-42 | Sold 1947 as Ernext G | |
198 | Q 082 | RN | Fairmile Launch | 85 | 112 | 27-May-42 | Damaged and disposed of 1945 | ||
Hunter Boats, Orillia ON |
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Hunter Boats was created by Alastair Hunter in 1931, when he acquired the former Ditchburn Boats: it closed in 1976. The yard was at the foot of Colborne Street: it is a waterfront park today. If anyone can add to the table below, please send your info to me at timcolton@aol.com | |||||||||
134 | Q 060 | RN | Fairmile Launch | 85 | 112 | 1-Nov-41 | Sold post-war, fate unknown | ||
135 | Q 061 | RN | Fairmile Launch | 85 | 112 | 11-Nov-41 | Sold post-war, fate unknown | ||
201 | 177908 | Q 085 | RN | Fairmile Launch | 85 | 112 | 13-Jun-42 | Sold 1951 as Suzette No. 1 | |
410 | Q 092 | RN | Fairmile Launch | 85 | 112 | 11-Feb-42 | Sold post-war, fate unknown | ||
411 | Q 093 | RN | Fairmile Launch | 85 | 112 | 11-Feb-42 | Sold post-war, fate unknown | ||
595 | 173498 | Q 109 | RN | Fairmile Launch | 85 | 112 | 23-Aug-43 | Sold 1948 as Quetzal II | |
741 | 195981 | Q 116 | RN | Fairmile Launch | 85 | 112 | 7-Dec-44 | HMCS Reindeer (PTC 716), sold 1957 as Supertrader | |
865 | 198166 | HC 313 | RCN | Harbour Craft | 46 | 1944 | Sold 1945 as Kanata | ||
866 | HC 314 | RCN | Harbour Craft | 46 | 1944 | Sold post-war, fate unknown | |||
946 | 179177 | HC 327 | RCN | Passenger Craft | 72 | 1945 | Sold 1945 as Rayola Jean | ||
947 | HC 328 | RCN | Passenger Craft | 72 | 1945 | Sold post-war, fate unknown | |||
J. H. LeBlanc Shipbuilding Co., Weymouth NS | |||||||||
John LeBlanc started J. H. LeBlanc Shipbuilding Company at the beginning of WWII. It was located (we think) at the end of Moody's Lane, on a site that had been a shipyard since 1786. It continued after the war, under the name of Weymouth Industries, until destroyed by fire in 1958. If you have any additions and/or corrections to the table below, please send your info to timcolton@aol.com | |||||||||
136 | 175446 | Q 064 | RN | Fairmile Motor Launch | 85 | 112 | 15-May-42 | Sold 1947 as Six-Four | |
137 | 177628 | Q 065 | RN | Fairmile Motor Launch | 85 | 112 | 15-May-42 | Sold 1946 as Nelvana | |
199 | 174987 | Q 083 | RN | Fairmile Motor Launch | 85 | 112 | 25-May-42 | Sold 1946 as Nadine II | |
200 | 175448 | Q 084 | RN | Fairmile Motor Launch | 85 | 112 | 18-Jun-42 | Sold 1946 as Lazy Mariner | |
202 | HDPC 1 | RCN | Harbour Defense Patrol Craft | 1942 | To RCMP | ||||
203 | HDPC 2 | RCN | Harbour Defense Patrol Craft | 1942 | To RCMP | ||||
204 | HDPC 3 | RCN | Harbour Defense Patrol Craft | 1942 | To RCMP | ||||
205 | HDPC 4 | RCN | Harbour Defense Patrol Craft | 1942 | To RCMP | ||||
237 | 150636 | HC 1 | RCN | Harbour Craft | 46 | 1942 | Sold 1946 as Annette Allard | ||
238 | 177539 | HC 2 | RCN | Harbour Craft | 46 | 1942 | Sold 1946 as Ray Tibbo | ||
239 | 191277 | HC 3 | RCN | Harbour Craft | 46 | 1942 | Sold 1946 as Sea Craft | ||
240 | 177430 | HC 4 | RCN | Harbour Craft | 46 | 1942 | Sold 1946 as W.A.C. 7 | ||
280 | Q 392 | USN | Fairmile Motor Launch | 85 | 112 | 26-Sep-42 | To USN as SC 1466, to Mexico 1943 | ||
281 | Q 393 | USN | Fairmile Motor Launch | 85 | 112 | 26-Jun-42 | To USN as SC 1467, scrapped 1948 | ||
282 | Q 394 | USN | Fairmile Motor Launch | 85 | 112 | 1-Oct-42 | To USN as SC 1468, scrapped 1948 | ||
283 | Q 395 | USN | Fairmile Motor Launch | 85 | 112 | 26-Sep-42 | To USN as SC 1469, to Mexico 1943 | ||
284 | 190908 | Q 396 | USN | Fairmile Motor Launch | 85 | 112 | 23-Oct-42 | To USN as SC 1470, later Panther (IX 105), sold 1947 as Mohawk II | |
285 | Q 397 | USN | Fairmile Motor Launch | 85 | 112 | 23-Oct-42 | To USN as SC 1471, to Mexico 1943 | ||
286 | Q 398 | USN | Fairmile Motor Launch | 85 | 112 | 5-Dec-42 | To USN as SC 1472, scrapped 1948 | ||
287 | Q 399 | USN | Fairmile Motor Launch | 85 | 112 | 5-Dec-42 | To USN as SC 1473, scrapped 1948 | ||
436 | MMS 252 | RN | Tug | 225 | 117 | 7-Sep-43 | Sold 1946 | ||
437 | MMS 253 | RN | Tug | 225 | 117 | 7-Sep-43 | Sold 1946 | ||
476 | 326036 | HC 156 | RCN | Boom Tender | 46 | 1943 | Sold 1965 as Towadon | ||
477 | 177439 | HC 163 | RCN | Boom Tender | 46 | 1943 | Sold 1946 as Enterprise E | ||
478 | 197586 | HC 208 | RCN | Boom Tender | 46 | 1943 | Sold 1946 as James E | ||
479 | HC 209 | RCN | Boom Tender | 46 | 1943 | Sold post-war, fate unknown | |||
480 | HC 210 | RCN | Boom Tender | 46 | 1943 | Sold post-war, fate unknown | |||
597 | Q 111 | RN | Fairmile Motor Launch | 85 | 112 | 9-Sep-43 | Sold 1945, reaccquired 1951 as HMCS Moose (PTC 711), retird 1956 | ||
745 | 190893 | Q 120 | RN | Fairmile Motor Launch | 85 | 112 | 27-Jan-44 | Sold 1946 as Nelvana II | |
746 | 192093 | Q 121 | RN | Fairmile Motor Launch | 85 | 112 | 17-Apr-44 | Retained as PTC 721, sold 1953 as Inshore Fisherman | |
781 | HC 232 | RCN | Boom Tender | 46 | 1944 | Sold post-war, fate unknown | |||
782 | HC 233 | RCN | Boom Tender | 46 | 1944 | Sold post-war, fate unknown | |||
783 | 192521 | HC 234 | RCN | Boom Tender | 46 | 1944 | Sold 1946 as Harbour Craft 234 | ||
784 | HC 235 | RCN | Boom Tender | 46 | 1944 | Sold post-war, fate unknown | |||
49 | 818 | 178093 | Atwood (Z.47) | RCN | Target Towing Vessel | 60 | 1944 | Sold 1948 as Atwood | |
50 | 819 | 192842 | Brentwood (Z.48) | RCN | Target Towing Vessel | 60 | 1944 | Sold 1948 as La Sardiniere | |
51 | 820 | Eastwood (Z.49) | RCN | Target Towing Vessel | 60 | 1944 | Retained as YMT 550 | ||
52 | 821 | Greenwood (Z.50) | RCN | Target Towing Vessel | 60 | 1944 | Retained as YMT 551 | ||
871 | HC 294 | RCN | Boom Tender | 46 | 1944 | Sold post-war, fate unknown | |||
872 | HC 295 | RCN | Boom Tender | 46 | 1944 | Sold post-war, fate unknown | |||
873 | HC 299 | RCN | Boom Tender | 46 | 1944 | Sold post-war, fate unknown | |||
892 | Glenwood (W 45) | RCN | Tug | 155 | Cancelled but completed and sold as Ocean Weka | ||||
943 | HC 324 | RCN | Passenger Craft | 72 | 1945 | Sold post-war, fate unknown | |||
944 | 310123 | HC 325 | RCN | Passenger Craft | 72 | 1945 | Sold 1946 as Car-Shar, later Jean Kathleen II | ||
945 | 179268 | HC 326 | RCN | Passenger Craft | 72 | 1945 | Sold 1946 as Laurentia No. 1 | ||
Kenneth McAlpine & Son, Shelburne NS |
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Kenneth McAlpine's yard was started in 1908 and was a highly regarded builder of fishing vessels and yachts, located on Water Street in downtown Shelburne. If anyone can point me to its location or add to the table below, please send your info to me at timcolton@aol.com | |||||||||
528 | 177877 | HC 192 | RCN | Harbour Craft | 46 | 1943 | Sold 1945 as Diana Lisa | ||
791 | 192817 | HC 231 | RCN | Harbour Craft | 46 | 1944 | Sold 1945 as Mary Belle | ||
816 | 322552 | HC 273 | RCN | Harbour Craft | 46 | 1944 | Sold 1964 as Busby | ||
817 | HC 274 | RCN | Harbour Craft | 46 | 1944 | Sold post-war, fate unknown | |||
906 | HC 290 | RCN | Boom Tender | 46 | 1944 | Sold post-war, fate unknown | |||
Mac-Craft Ltd., Sarnia ON |
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Mac-Craft was started in 1938, in Wallaceburg ON, but moved to Sarnia in 1941. If anyone can point me to its location or add to the table below, please send your info to me at timcolton@aol.com | |||||||||
156 | Q 062 | RN | Fairmile Launch | 85 | 112 | 18-Apr-42 | Sold 1946 but reacquired 1954 as HMCS Wolf | ||
157 | 173491 | Q 063 | RN | Fairmile Launch | 85 | 112 | 18-Apr-42 | Sold 1947 as Quetzal | |
419 | 173183 | Q 101 | RN | Fairmile Launch | 85 | 112 | 7-Nov-42 | Sold 1945 as Edmar | |
420 | Q 102 | RN | Fairmile Launch | 85 | 112 | 14-Nov-42 | Sold post-war, fate unknown | ||
421 | 173650 | Q 103 | RN | Fairmile Launch | 85 | 112 | 18-Nov-42 | Sold 1947 as One-O-Three | |
590 | Q 104 | RN | Fairmile Launch | 85 | 112 | 8-Apr-43 | Sold 1946 but reacquired 1954 as HMCS Cougar (PTC 704) | ||
591 | Q 105 | RN | Fairmile Launch | 85 | 112 | 9-May-43 | Sold post-war, fate unknown | ||
740 | 179271 | Q 115 | RN | Fairmile Launch | 85 | 112 | 16-Nov-43 | Sold 1948 as Duc d'Orleans | |
915 | Elm Lake (J 486) | RCN | 360 | 126 | 18-Nov-45 | To Russia 1946 as T-193 | |||
916 | Fir Lake (J 487) | RCN | 360 | 126 | Cancelled, completed as Regina Polaris | ||||
Tagish 1 | 1950s | ||||||||
Tagish 2 | 1950s | ||||||||
S. G. Mason, Tancook NS |
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Stanley Mason was the leading builder of schooners on Tancook Island, in business since 1907. The yard, which closed in 1952, was on the north side of Southeast Cove, in the Canvas Town section of Tancook. If anyone can add to the table below, please send your info to me at timcolton@aol.com | |||||||||
243 | 170467 | HC 7 | RCN | Harbour Craft | 46 | 1942 | Sold 1945 as Gay Rambler | ||
245 | 173538 | HC 9 | RCN | Harbour Craft | 46 | 1942 | Sold 1945 as Brigadier Macdonald | ||
246 | 170466 | HC 10 | RCN | Harbour Craft | 46 | 1942 | Sold 1945 as Gay Rover | ||
247 | 177502 | HC 11 | RCN | Harbour Craft | 46 | 1942 | Sold 1945 as Joe Ann | ||
248 | 178930 | HC 12 | RCN | Harbour Craft | 46 | 1942 | Sold 1945 as Theo Meo II | ||
461 | 189145 | HC 181 | RCN | Harbour Craft | 46 | 1943 | Sold 1945 as Hyster | ||
462 | HC 155 | RCN | Harbour Craft | 46 | 1943 | Sold post-war, fate unknown | |||