Loon 1965
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Names |
PCS780 Loon PCS781 Cormorant PCS782 Blue Heron PCS783 Mallard |
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Builders |
Taylor Boat Works, Toronto: PCS780 Birdkand Boat Works, Midland: PCS781 Hunter Boat Works, Orillia: PCS782 Grew Boat Works, Penetanguishene: PCS783 |
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Completed |
1955: PCS780 1956: PCS781-783 |
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Losses |
None |
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Transfers |
None |
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Discarding |
to RCMP 1956: PCS782 1970: PCS780, 781, 783 |
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Displacement standard, t |
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Displacement full, t |
66 |
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Length, m |
30.2 |
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Breadth, m |
5.60 |
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Draught, m |
1.70 |
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No of shafts |
2 |
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Machinery |
2 diesels |
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Power, h. p. |
1200 |
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Max speed, kts |
14 |
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Fuel, t |
diesel oil |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | |
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Armament |
1 x 1 - 20/70 Mk 7, 1 x 24 - 178 Hedgehog Mk 10 ASWRL, DCR |
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Complement |
21 |
Project history: Built of wood and aluminium, they were designed for harbour patrol and ASW training.
Modernizations: None.
Naval service: Blue Heron was transferred to the Marine Section of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police in 1956, and the remaining three were paid off in 1963 (PCS781) and 1965 (PCS780, 783).
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