Emergency Boatbuilders of WWII ~ Shipbuilding History

Emergency Boatbuilders of WWII

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 harbor 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.

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, 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, 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.

CN	O/N	Name	Customer	Type	Tons	LOA	Built	Notes
		CT 1 to 27	RN	TANAC tugboat	55	60	1942-46
		CT 28	RN	TANAC tugboat	55	60	1942-46	later Lac Como
		CT 29 to 30	RN	TANAC tugboat	55	60	1942-46
		CT 51 to 60	RN	TANAC tugboat	55	60	1942-46
		CT 101 to 129	RN	TANAC tugboat	55	60	1942-46
450		Dundalk (AOC 501)	RCN	oiler			13 Nov 1943	sold 1959, fate unknown
451		Dundurn (AOC 502)	RCN	oiler			25 Nov 1943	sold c1990, breakwater in North Vancouver 1995
762		Riverton (W-47)	RCN	tugboat	462		5 Aug 1944	later ATA-528, sold
763		Maxwell (W-46)	RCN	tugboat	462		20 Oct 1944	sold 1947 as Hugh Jones
764		Clifton (W-36)	RCN	tugboat	462		21 Nov 1944	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.

CN	O/N	Name	Customer	Type	Tons	LOA	Built	Notes
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
		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, 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?

CN	O/N	Name	Customer	Type	Tons	LOA	Built	Notes
		CT 31 to 40	RN	TANAC tugboat	55	60	1943
	169899	CT 41	RN	TANAC tugboat	55	60	1943	later Vancouver, Lac Vancouver
		CT 42	RN	TANAC tugboat	55	60	1943	later Irving Poplar
	169901	CT 43	RN	TANAC tugboat	55	60	1943	later TANAC-43
		CT 44	RN	TANAC tugboat	55	60	1943
	169902	CT 45	RN	TANAC tugboat	55	60	1943	later TANAC-45
		CT 66 to 73	RN	TANAC tugboat	55	60	1944
	169952	CT 74	RN	TANAC tugboat	55	60	1944	later Lac Erie
	169953	CT 75	RN	TANAC tugboat	55	60	1944	later Manitoba, Lac Manitoba
	169971			TANAC tugboat	55	60	1944	later Irving Spruce
		CT 76 to 85	RN	TANAC tugboat	55	60	1944
		CT 130 to 221	RN	TANAC tugboat	55	60	1944-5
	176162	CT 222	RN	TANAC tugboat	55	60	1945	later Willa P, TANAC V-222
		CT 223 to 250	RN	TANAC tugboat	55	60	1945
	177311	one of the above		TANAC tugboat	55	60	1945	later Bonnie J. B., Roxane D
	179278	one of the above		TANAC tugboat	55	60	1945	later M. R. Kane
	310825	one of the above		TANAC tugboat	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, Charles D, Workboat No. 11, Nimia Tambora
		HC-182	RCN	water barge		79	1943	sold 1948, fate unknown
	178986	HC-203	RCN	ammunition lighter		79	1943	sold post-war as Banspray
		HC-184	RCN	ammunition lighter		79	1943	retained post-war, fate unknown
	178981	HC-185	RCN	ammunition lighter		79	1943	sold 1948 as DH&PW Work Craft
	177944	HC-186	RCN	ammunition lighter		79	1943	sold 1947 as Trois Pistoles
		HC-204	RCN	ammunition lighter		79	1943	retained post-war, fate unknown
	329737	HC-205	RCN	ammunition lighter		79	1943	sold post-war as J. P. P. No. 3
			RCN	fire tugboat				cancelled but completed and sold
		FT 1	RCN	fire tugboat			1945	later YTM-556
	323459	FT 3	RCN	fire tugboat			1945	later YTM-558, sold 1964 as St. John's fireboat
			RCN	fire tugboat				cancelled but completed and sold
		FT 2	RCN	fire tugboat			1946	later YTM-557
			RCN	fire tugboat				cancelled but completed and sold
	175554	H.B.C. Barge No. 211		tank barge	296	115	1946	later Radium 211
	175555	H.B.C. Barge No. 212		tank barge	296	115	1946	later Radium 212
	175558	Radium 256		barge	449	150	1946	later Radium 701
	175559	Radium 257		barge	449	150	1946	later Radium 702
	175560	NT 801		barge	596	175	1946	later NT 821
	175561	NT 802		barge	596	175	1946	later 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

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.

CN	O/N	Name	Customer	Type	Tons	LOA	Built	Notes
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	ammunition 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)

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.

CN	O/N	Name	Customer	Type	Tons	LOA	Built	Notes
		Administratrix		trawler	120		1930	built by Meteghan Shipbuilding
		Beatrice L		tugboat	127		1931	built by Meteghan Shipbuilding
		Connosseur		tugboat	122		1931	built by Meteghan Shipbuilding
		Anna D		tugboat	122		1932	built by Meteghan Shipbuilding
		Aristocrat		freighter	122		1932	built by Meteghan Shipbuilding
158		MMS-104	RN	minesweeper	225	117	4 Jul 1942	to Italy 1946 as DR 210, sold 1956
159		MMS-105	RN	minesweeper	225	117	4 Jul 1942	to Italy 1946 as DR 211, sold 1956
265		MMS-106	RN	minesweeper	225	117	4 Jul 1942	to Italy 1946 as DR 216, scrapped 1956
355		MMS-196	RN	minesweeper	225	117	15 Dec 1942	sold 1946
356		MMS-197	RN	minesweeper	225	117	15 Dec 1942	to Burma 1946
357		MMS-198	RN	minesweeper	225	117	15 Dec 1942	sold 1946
358		MMS-199	RN	minesweeper	225	117	10 Feb 1943	sold 1946
422		MMS-242	RN	minesweeper	225	117	5 May 1943	sold 1946 as Jero
423		MMS-243	RN	minesweeper	225	117	12 May 1943	sold 1946
424		MMS-244	RN	minesweeper	225	117	14 Jun 1943	sold 1945
425		MMS-245	RN	minesweeper	225	117	7 Jun 1943	sold 1946 as Airmoor III
426		MMS-246	RN	minesweeper	225	117	29 Jun 1943	sold 1945
427		MMS-247	RN	minesweeper	225	117	29 Jun 1943	sold 1946 as Airmoor I
598		MMS-1050	RN	minesweeper	225	117	14 Jun 1944	sold 1946 as Elieser 5
599		MMS-1051	RN	minesweeper	225	117	18 Jul 1944	sold 1946 as Admiral Blake (ON 197361), Husvik, Timann, Mina C
600		MMS-1052	RN	minesweeper	225	117	24 Aug 1944	sold 1946 as Arcus
601		MMS-1053	RN	minesweeper	225	117	25 Sep 1944	sold 1946 as Admiral Drake
602		MMS-1054	RN	minesweeper	225	117	21 Nov 1944	sold 1946 as Dolphin, Greenland
603		MMS-1055	RN	minesweeper	225	117	21 Nov 1944	sold 1946 as Admiral Pound, Havbraut
604		MMS-1056	RN	minesweeper	225	117	11 Jan 1945	sold 1946 as Jane Lolk, June
605		MMS-1057	RN	minesweeper	225	117	11 Jan 1945	sold 1946
606		MMS-1058	RN	minesweeper	225	117	26 Feb 1945	sold 1946 as Jorgen Claus
607		MMS-1059	RN	minesweeper	225	117	27 Mar 1945	sold 1946
608		MMS-1060	RN	minesweeper	225	117	2 May 1945	to RNVR 1954 as St. Mungo, sold 1958
609		MMS-1061	RN	minesweeper	225	117	2 Jun 1945	to RNVR 1954 as Mersey, scrapped 1958

Dartmouth Lumber Company

Dartmouth NS

Dartmouth Lumber Company is a mystery.

CN	O/N	Name	Customer	Type	Tons	LOA	Built	Notes
206	178091	HDPC-5	RCN	harbor craft			1942	to RCMP 1945, sold later as Merlyn F
207	190257	HDPC-6	RCN	harbor craft			1942	to RCMP 1945, sold later as David Hubley
208		HDPC-7	RCN	harbor craft			1942	to RCMP 1945, fate unknown

John Etherington Co.

Shelburne NS

John Etherington Co. was a long-established boatbuilder in Shelburne.

CN	O/N	Name	Customer	Type	Tons	LOA	Built	Notes
815	190350	HC-272	RCN	harbor craft		46	1944	sold 1948 as Glenantrim
836		HC-224	RCN	harbor craft		46	1944	sold post-war, fate unknown

Foundation Maritime Ltd.

Montreal QC

Foundation Maritime was a towing company with its own boatyard.

CN	O/N	Name	Customer	Type	Tons	LOA	Built	Notes
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

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.

CN	O/N	Name	Customer	Type	Tons	LOA	Built	Notes
130		Q-054	RN	fairmile launch	85	112	17 Oct 1941	sold post-war, fate unknown
131		Q-055	RN	fairmile launch	85	112	6 Nov 1941	sold post-war, fate unknown
184		Q-056	RN	fairmile launch	85	112	24 Nov 1941	sold post-war, fate unknown
193	177961	Q-077	RN	fairmile launch	85	112	6 Feb 1942	sold 1947 as Coastal Queen
194	178914	Q-078	RN	fairmile launch	85	112	6 Feb 1942	sold 1951 as Louviecourt
407	192332	Q-089	RN	fairmile launch	85	112	15 Oct 1942	sold 1949 as Amy May
408		Q-090	RN	fairmile launch	85	112	19 Nov 1942	sold post-war, fate unknown
409	175449	Q-091	RN	fairmile launch	85	112	17 May 1943	sold 1947 as Nine-One
739		Q-114	RN	fairmile launch	85	112	23 Nov 1943	to RCMP 1945 as Fort Selkirk

Grew Boats Ltd.

Penetanguishene ON

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.

CN	O/N	Name	Customer	Type	Tons	LOA	Built	Notes
182		Q-072	RN	fairmile launch	85	112	24 Nov 1941	sold post-war, fate unknown
183		Q-073	RN	fairmile launch	85	112	24 Nov 1941	sold post-war, fate unknown
416	179262	Q-098	RN	fairmile launch	85	112	7 Nov 1942	to Quebec Government 1948 as Le St. Barnabe
417	177801	Q-099	RN	fairmile launch	85	112	7 Nov 1942	sold 1948 as Dupedon
418		Q-100	RN	fairmile launch	85	112	7 Nov 1942	sold post-war, fate unknown
592		Q-106	RN	fairmile launch	85	112	28 Aug 1943	retained as HMCS Beaver (PTC-706), sold 1958
593	173219	Q-107	RN	fairmile launch	85	112	9 Nov 1943	sold 1949 as Miss Chevrolet
742		Q-117	RN	fairmile launch	85	112	16 Nov 1943	to RCMP 1945 as Fort Steele, sold 1947
917		Hickory Lake (J-488)	RCN		360	126	14 Aug 1945	to Russia 1946 as T-194
918		Larch Lake (J-489)	RCN		360	126	2 Nov 1945	to Russia 1946 as T-198

Honey Harbour Navigation Co.

Midland ON

Honey Harbour was a wartime joint venture of Port Carling Boat Works and Minett-Shields.

CN	O/N	Name	Customer	Type	Tons	LOA	Built	Notes
126	176991	Q-050	RN	fairmile launch	85	112	18 Nov 1941	sold 1945 as Stanba
127	192751	Q-051	RN	fairmile launch	85	112	24 Nov 1941	sold 1945 as Radel II
197	175447	Q-081	RN	fairmile launch	85	112	27 May 1942	sold 1947 as Ernext G
198		Q-082	RN	fairmile launch	85	112	27 May 1942	damaged and disposed-of 1945

Hunter Boats

Orillia ON

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.

CN	O/N	Name	Customer	Type	Tons	LOA	Built	Notes
134		Q-060	RN	fairmile launch	85	112	1 Nov 1941	sold post-war, fate unknown
135		Q-061	RN	fairmile launch	85	112	11 Nov 1941	sold post-war, fate unknown
201	177908	Q-085	RN	fairmile launch	85	112	13 Jun 1942	sold 1951 as Suzette No. 1
410		Q-092	RN	fairmile launch	85	112	11 Feb 1942	sold post-war, fate unknown
411		Q-093	RN	fairmile launch	85	112	11 Feb 1942	sold post-war, fate unknown
595	173498	Q-109	RN	fairmile launch	85	112	23 Aug 1943	sold 1948 as Quetzal II
741	195981	Q-116	RN	fairmile launch	85	112	7 Dec 1944	HMCS Reindeer (PTC-716), sold 1957 as Supertrader
865	198166	HC-313	RCN	harbor craft		46	1944	sold 1945 as Kanata
866		HC-314	RCN	harbor 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.

	CN	O/N	Name	Customer	Type	Tons	LOA	Built	Notes
	136	175446	Q-064	RN	fairmile motor launch	85	112	15 May 1942	sold 1947 as Six-Four
	137	177628	Q-065	RN	fairmile motor launch	85	112	15 May 1942	sold 1946 as Nelvana
	199	174987	Q-083	RN	fairmile motor launch	85	112	25 May 1942	sold 1946 as Nadine II
	200	175448	Q-084	RN	fairmile motor launch	85	112	18 Jun 1942	sold 1946 as Lazy Mariner
	202		HDPC-1	RCN	harbor defense patrol craft			1942	to RCMP
	203		HDPC-2	RCN	harbor defense patrol craft			1942	to RCMP
	204		HDPC-3	RCN	harbor defense patrol craft			1942	to RCMP
	205		HDPC-4	RCN	harbor defense patrol craft			1942	to RCMP
	237	150636	HC-1	RCN	harbor craft		46	1942	sold 1946 as Annette Allard
	238	177539	HC-2	RCN	harbor craft		46	1942	sold 1946 as Ray Tibbo
	239	191277	HC-3	RCN	harbor craft		46	1942	sold 1946 as Sea Craft
	240	177430	HC-4	RCN	harbor craft		46	1942	sold 1946 as W.A.C. 7
	280		Q-392	USN	fairmile motor launch	85	112	26 Sep 1942	to USN as SC-1466, to Mexico 1943
	281		Q-393	USN	fairmile motor launch	85	112	26 Jun 1942	to USN as SC-1467, scrapped 1948
	282		Q-394	USN	fairmile motor launch	85	112	1 Oct 1942	to USN as SC-1468, scrapped 1948
	283		Q-395	USN	fairmile motor launch	85	112	26 Sep 1942	to USN as SC-1469, to Mexico 1943
	284	190908	Q-396	USN	fairmile motor launch	85	112	23 Oct 1942	to USN as SC-1470, Panther (IX-105), sold 1947 as Mohawk II
	285		Q-397	USN	fairmile motor launch	85	112	23 Oct 1942	to USN as SC-1471, to Mexico 1943
	286		Q-398	USN	fairmile motor launch	85	112	5 Dec 1942	to USN as SC-1472, scrapped 1948
	287		Q-399	USN	fairmile motor launch	85	112	5 Dec 1942	to USN as SC-1473, scrapped 1948
	436		MMS-252	RN	tugboat	225	117	7 Sep 1943	sold 1946
	437		MMS-253	RN	tugboat	225	117	7 Sep 1943	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 1943	sold 1945, reaccquired 1951 as HMCS Moose (PTC-711), retird 1956
	745	190893	Q-120	RN	fairmile motor launch	85	112	27 Jan 1944	sold 1946 as Nelvana II
	746	192093	Q-121	RN	fairmile motor launch	85	112	17 Apr 1944	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	tugboat	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, Jean Kathleen II
	945	179268	HC-326	RCN	passenger craft		72	1945	sold 1946 as Laurentia No. 1

Kenneth McAlpine & Son

Shelburne NS

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.

CN	O/N	Name	Customer	Type	Tons	LOA	Built	Notes
528	177877	HC-192	RCN	harbor craft		46	1943	sold 1945 as Diana Lisa
791	192817	HC-231	RCN	harbor craft		46	1944	sold 1945 as Mary Belle
816	322552	HC-273	RCN	harbor craft		46	1944	sold 1964 as Busby
817		HC-274	RCN	harbor 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

Mac-Craft was started in 1938, in Wallaceburg ON, but moved to Sarnia in 1941.

CN	O/N	Name	Customer	Type	Tons	LOA	Built	Notes
156		Q-062	RN	fairmile launch	85	112	18 Apr 1942	sold 1946 but reacquired 1954 as HMCS Wolf
157	173491	Q-063	RN	fairmile launch	85	112	18 Apr 1942	sold 1947 as Quetzal
419	173183	Q-101	RN	fairmile launch	85	112	7 Nov 1942	sold 1945 as Edmar
420		Q-102	RN	fairmile launch	85	112	14 Nov 1942	sold post-war, fate unknown
421	173650	Q-103	RN	fairmile launch	85	112	18 Nov 1942	sold 1947 as One-O-Three
590		Q-104	RN	fairmile launch	85	112	8 Apr 1943	sold 1946 but reacquired 1954 as HMCS Cougar (PTC-704)
591		Q-105	RN	fairmile launch	85	112	9 May 1943	sold post-war, fate unknown
740	179271	Q-115	RN	fairmile launch	85	112	16 Nov 1943	sold 1948 as Duc d'Orleans
915		Elm Lake (J-486)	RCN		360	126	18 Nov 1945	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

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.

CN	O/N	Name	Customer	Type	Tons	LOA	Built	Notes
243	170467	HC-7	RCN	harbor craft		46	1942	sold 1945 as Gay Rambler
245	173538	HC-9	RCN	harbor craft		46	1942	sold 1945 as Brigadier Macdonald
246	170466	HC-10	RCN	harbor craft		46	1942	sold 1945 as Gay Rover
247	177502	HC-11	RCN	harbor craft		46	1942	sold 1945 as Joe Ann
248	178930	HC-12	RCN	harbor craft		46	1942	sold 1945 as Theo Meo II
461	189145	HC-181	RCN	harbor craft		46	1943	sold 1945 as Hyster
462		HC-155	RCN	harbor craft		46	1943	sold post-war, fate unknown
463		HC-161	RCN	harbor craft		46	1943	sold post-war, fate unknown
464		HC-162	RCN	harbor craft		46	1943	sold post-war, fate unknown
465		HC-170	RCN	harbor craft		46	1943	sold post-war, fate unknown
466		HC-177	RCN	harbor craft		46	1943	sold post-war, fate unknown
765		HC-237	RCN	harbor craft		46	1944	sold post-war, fate unknown
766	191251	HC-246	RCN	harbor craft		46	1944	sold 1945 as Parr
834		HC-214	RCN	harbor craft		46	1944	sold post-war, fate unknown
835	320040	HC-215	RCN	harbor craft		46	1944	sold 1945 as Jason
902		HC-284	RCN	boom tender		46	1944	sold post-war, fate unknown
903	178907	HC-285	RCN	boom tender		46	1944	sold 1945 as Neige Oie
984		HC-291	RCN	harbor craft		46	1945	sold post-war, fate unknown
985	310820	HC-292	RCN	harbor craft		46	1945	sold 1945 as Ocean Teal
986	318294	HC-293	RCN	harbor craft		46	1945	sold 1945 as Towapat

W. C. McKay & Sons

Shelburne NS

W. C. McKay, son of the legendary Donald McKay, was a Shelburne shipbuilder of long standing and high reputation.

	CN	O/N	Name	Customer	Type	Tons	LOA	Built	Notes
	908		FS-25	RCN	scow		30	1944	sold post-war, fate unknown

Midland Boat Works

Midland ON

Midland Boat Works was at the foot of King Street, in downtown Midland.

CN	O/N	Name	Customer	Type	Tons	LOA	Built	Notes
412		Q-094	RN	fairmile launch	85	112	19 Nov 1942	sold post-war, fate unknown
413	178706	Q-095	RN	fairmile launch	85	112	5 Dec 1943	sold 1947 as Machigonne II
594		Q-108	RN	fairmile launch	85	112	13 Aug 1943	sold post-war, fate unknown
743		Q-118	RN	fairmile launch	85	112	11 Jun 1943	to Belgium 1945
909		Alder Lake (J-480)	RCN		360	126	22 Sep 1945	to Russia 1946 as T-196
910		Ash Lake (J-481)	RCN		360	126		cancelled, completed as Cartier

Minett-Shields, Ltd.

Bracebridge ON

Bert Minett started building boats in the 1890s. He went bankrupt in 1923 and in 1925 his yard was bought by Bryson Shields, who renamed it Minett-Shields. It closed for good in 1947. The yard was located on Wharf Road, at the foot of Bracebridge Falls.

CN	O/N	Name	Customer	Type	Tons	LOA	Built	Notes
132		Q-057	RN	fairmile launch	85	112	28 Oct 1941	sold post-war, fate unknown
133	178095	Q-058	RN	fairmile launch	85	112	4 Nov 1941	sold 1945 as Katherine G
185	176579	Q-059	RN	fairmile launch	85	112	26 May 1942	sold 1945 as Rodeo
190		Q-074	RN	fairmile launch	85	112	26 May 1942	sold post-war, fate unknown
191		Q-075	RN	fairmile launch	85	112	22 Jun 1942	sold post-war, fate unknown
192		Q-076	RN	fairmile launch	85	112	22 Jun 1942	sold post-war, fate unknown
414		Q-096	RN	fairmile launch	85	112	9 Nov 1942	sold post-war, fate unknown
415		Q-097	RN	fairmile launch	85	112	16 Nov 1942	sold post-war, fate unknown
596	177959	Q-110	RN	fairmile launch	85	112	8 Jul 1943	sold 1951 as Roseline
744		Q-119	RN	fairmile launch	85	112	16 Nov 1943	to RCMP 1945 as Fort Pitt
863		HC-311	RCN	harbor craft		46	1944	sold post-war, fate unknown
864		HC-312	RCN	harbor craft		46	1944	sold post-war, fate unknown

Montreal Drydocks

Montreal QC

Montreal Drydocks was set up by Hall Engineering at the start of WWI. It was a repair yard, located on the site of the former Tate Bros. shipyard. It was bought by Canadian Vickers in 1928 and was still operating in the 1960s, but why it closed and when are also unknown. Can anyone please enlighten me? The yard was located on the south side of the Wellington Basin, west of Mill Street: the site is now being redeveloped.

	CN	O/N	Name	Customer	Type	Tons	LOA	Built	Notes
1	473		HC-183	RCN	stores lighter		79	1943	retained post-war, fate unknown
2	474	177948	HC-187	RCN	stores lighter		79	1943	sold 1948 as Reno L, Jeannot D
3	475		HC-188	RCN	stores lighter		79	1943	retained post-war as YSF 203, fate unknown
4	537	368343	Heatherton (W-22)	RCN	tugboat	462		1 Jun 1944	later ATA-527, sold as Robert H
5	538		Beaverton (W-23)	RCN	tugboat	462		27 May 1944	collision and sank 1947
6	539	175492	Norton (W-31)	RCN	tugboat	462		1944	sold 1945 as W.A.C. No. 1, Peninsula
7	540	172246	Alberton (W-48)	RCN	tugboat	462		3 Oct 1944	sold 1947 as Alberton, Averio
8	541	172245	Birchton (W-35)	RCN	tugboat	462		4 Nov 1944	sold 1947 as Capitaine Simard
9	893	310539	HC-276	RCN	stores lighter		79	23 Jul 1944	sold 1957 as Canapro II, Tomcod
10	894	329819	HC-277	RCN	stores lighter		79	23 Jul 1944	sold post-war as J.P.P. No. 5
11	898		HC-279	RCN	water barge		79	23 Jul 1944	sold 1947, fate unknown
12	899		HC-280	RCN	water barge		79	23 Jul 1944	retained post-war as YSO 207, fate unknown
13	941	178996	HC-278	RCN	ammunition lighter		79	1944	sold 1948 as Atlantic Salvage No. 1
		154478							later M-88
		319258	N.H.B.M. No. 70		barge	168	100	1962	later Raymond D
		319259	N.H.B.M. No. 79		barge	168	100	1962	later Iqaluk II
		821873			barge	76	66		later VM/S 488

Newcastle Shipbuilding Co.

Nanaimo BC

Newcastle Shipbuilding was a true "emergency" yard, only in operation from 1943 through 1947. If was located on Stewart Avenue, where the marina at the foot of Larch Street is today.

CN	O/N	Name	Customer	Type	Tons	LOA	Built	Notes
487		St. Joseph (J-359)	RCN	minesweeper	228	105	24 May 1944	sold 1947, to Mexican interests
488		Coquitlam (J-364)	RCN	minesweeper	228	105	25 Jul 1944	sold 1947 as Wilcox, wrecked 1954
924		Willow Lake (J-495)	RCN	minesweeper	360	126	11 Mar 1946	to Russia 1946 as T-201
	176519	D. H. McDougall		tugboat			1944	later Sea Foam II
	176891	Hesquiat	RCAF	supply boat	167	100	1944	as f/v
	176896	Kimsquit	RCAF	supply boat	167	100	1944	Demolished
	177594	F.D. 1	RCAF	patrol boat	48	54	1944	later Sooke Post, Kilslai, Lorinda B
	177593	F.D. 2	RCAF	patrol boat	48	54	1944	later Babine Post
	177753	F.D. 3	RCAF	patrol boat	48	54	1944	later Stuart Post, Northern Mist
	177995	Storm III		trawler	15	40	1947
	178680	Chemainus

Palmer & Williams

Summerside PE

E. A. Chappelle was a small boatbuilder in Summerside who won a contract for ten harbor craft but had difficulty performing. The contract was taken over by Palmer & Williams, a local engineering company, which built a new facility for the purpose on the railway wharf.

	CN	O/N	Name	Customer	Type	Tons	LOA	Built	Notes
	253	172510	HC-17	RCN	harbor craft		46	1942	sold post-war as Doreen D
	254	179652	HC-18	RCN	harbor craft		46	1942	sold post-war as Nordee
	255	179653	HC-19	RCN	harbor craft		46	1942	sold post-war as Norga
	256	193288	HC-20	RCN	harbor craft		46	1942	sold post-war as Myrnancy
	257	193295	HC-21	RCN	harbor craft		46	1942	sold post-war as Nora Lynne
	258	177769	HC-22	RCN	harbor craft		46	1942	sold post-war as Russ Norman
	259	177806	HC-23	RCN	harbor craft		46	1942	sold post-war as Rugged Water
	260	178244	HC-24	RCN	harbor craft		46	1942	sold post-war as Vyroya
	261	178983	HC-25	RCN	harbor craft		46	1942	sold post-war as Atom
	262	178994	HC-26	RCN	harbor craft		46	1942	sold post-war as Gerald M
	263			RCN	floating dock			1942	sold post-war, fate unknown
	244	190241	HC-8	RCN	harbor craft		46	1942	sold 1945 as Sea Mate
	467	172510	HC-151	RCN	harbor craft		46	1943	sold 1945 as Robert H
	468	179223	HC-152	RCN	harbor craft		46	1943	sold 1945 as Chanticleer
	469	190377	HC-153	RCN	harbor craft		46	1943	sold 1945 as Albatross IV
	470	178590	HC-197	RCN	harbor craft		46	1943	sold 1945 as Uptop
	471	179358	HC-154	RCN	harbor craft		46	1943	sold 1945 as Francis Courtney
	472	193648	HC-169	RCN	harbor craft		46	1943	sold 1945 as Adastra IV
	529	156429	HC-211	RCN	harbor craft		46	1943	sold 1945 as Tagish 1st
	530	323138	HC-212	RCN	harbor craft		46	1943	sold 1945 as L.E.P. 29
	531		HC-213	RCN	harbor craft		46	1943	sold post-war, fate unknown
	767		HC-258	RCN	harbor craft		46	1944	sold post-war, fate unknown
	768		HC-259	RCN	harbor craft		46	1944	sold post-war, fate unknown
	789		HPC aa	RCN	harbor craft		48	1944	sold post-war, fate unknown
	790		HPC aa	RCN	harbor craft		48	1944	sold post-war, fate unknown
	811		HC-268	RCN	harbor craft		46	1944	sold post-war, fate unknown
	812		HC-269	RCN	harbor craft		46	1944	sold post-war, fate unknown
	813		HC-270	RCN	harbor craft		46	1944	sold post-war, fate unknown
	814	372260	HC-271	RCN	harbor craft		46	1944	sold 1947 as Towapat II
33	822	190343	Inglewood (Z.51)	RCN	target Vessel		60	1944	sold 1947 as Sphinx II, Pilot Boat No. 2
34	823	178908	Kirkwood (Z.53)	RCN	target Vessel		60	1944	sold 1947 as Kirkwood II
	904	179143	HC-286	RCN	boom tender		46	1944	sold 1947 as Ruth J
	905	194450	HC-287	RCN	boom tender		46	1944	sold 1947 as Thomas Dampier
					tugboat			1945

Port Carling Boat Works

Port Carling ON

Port Carling Boat Works was started by Billy Johnston in 1926 and is still going. The yard is at 3 Lock Street East, just east of the Highway 118 bridge in Port Carling./p>

CN	O/N	Name	Customer	Type	Tons	LOA	Built	Notes
912		Birch Lake (J-483)	RCN		360	126		cancelled, completed as Aspy III
921		Pine Lake (J-492)	RCN		360	126	22 Sep 1945	to Russia 1946 as T-195

S. S. Rafuse

Bridgewater NS

The Rafuse family were boatbuilders in Bridgewater for several generations.

CN	O/N	Name	Customer	Type	Tons	LOA	Built	Notes
526	195988	HC-178	RCN	harbor craft		46	1943	sold post-war as Miami
527		HC-179	RCN	harbor craft		46	1943	sold post-war, fate unknown
769		HC-247	RCN	harbor craft		46	1944	sold post-war, fate unknown
770		HC-248	RCN	harbor craft		46	1944	sold post-war, fate unknown
771		HC-253	RCN	harbor craft		46	1944	sold post-war, fate unknown
772		HC-260	RCN	harbor craft		46	1944	sold post-war, fate unknown
867		HC-315	RCN	harbor craft		46	1944	sold post-war, fate unknown
868		HC-316	RCN	harbor craft		46	1944	sold post-war, fate unknown
897		HC-275	RCN	ammunition lighter			1944	sold post-war, fate unknown

Chantier Maritime de Saint-Laurent

Saint-Laurent QC

Chantier Maritime de Saint-Laurent was started by Philias Fillion in 1908: it closed in 1967. It was located on the south shore of the Ile d'Orleans and is now home to the Parc Maritime de Saint-Laurent.

	CN	O/N	Name	Customer	Type	Tons	LOA	Built	Notes
1	276		Llewellyn (J-278)	RCN	minesweeper	228		24 Aug 1942	sold 1957 as Llewellyn II, sank 1960 off Cape Breton
2	277		Lloyd George (J-279)	RCN	minesweeper	228		24 Aug 1942	sold 1951 as a floating restaurant, abandoned 1961
	164		MMS-107	RN	minesweeper	225	117	25 Aug 1942	sold 1947
	165		MMS-108	RN	minesweeper	225	117	26 Aug 1942	sold 1947
	434		MMS-254	RN	minesweeper	225	117	23 Jun 1943	sold 1946
	435		MMS-255	RN	minesweeper	225	117	23 Jun 1943	sold 1946 as Protector III
	732		FS-8	RCN	scow		90	1944	sold 1946 as R.A. 2
	733	178937	FS-9	RCN	scow		90	1944	sold 1946 as C.D. 128
	734		FS-10	RCN	scow		90	1944	sold post-war, fate unknown
	761		GV aa	RCN	gate vessel			1944	sold post-war, fate unknown
	983		Listowel	RCN	examination vessel		84	1945	sold 1947 as C. & E. Burke
		192846	Grosse Ile		recreational	58	55	1951
		192850	Feu Follet		Other	68	65	1951
		193828	Banfield Lifeboat						closed
		313948	Charlevoix		ferry	666	178	1962	later Frontenac II
		814274	Atlantic Angel						suspended

Silver's Agencies Ltd.

Halifax NS

Silver's started out in 1897 as an import/export company and grew to cover a variety of fields, including being a marine agency.

CN	O/N	Name	Customer	Type	Tons	LOA	Built	Notes
535		HPC-19	RCN	harbor craft		48	1943	sold post-war, fate unknown
536		HPC-20	RCN	harbor craft		48	1943	sold post-war, fate unknown
629	312696	DT 3	RCN	diving tender		64	1944	sold 1959 as W.K.
869		HC-317	RCN	harbor craft		46	1944	sold post-war, fate unknown
870		HC-318	RCN	harbor craft		46	1944	sold post-war, fate unknown

Malcolm L. Spears

Sheet Harbour NS

Malcolm Spears' boatyard is a mystery.

CN	O/N	Name	Customer	Type	Tons	LOA	Built	Notes
241		HC-5	RCN	harbor craft		46	1942	sold post-war, fate unknown
242		HC-6	RCN	harbor craft		46	1942	sold post-war, fate unknown

Steers Shipbuilding

St. John's NL

Steers Ltd. has been an institution in Newfoundland since 1976. Best known as a home furnishings retailer, it nevertheless operated a Marine Department during WWII to build boats for the war effort.

CN	O/N	Name	Customer	Type	Tons	LOA	Built	Notes
224		MMS-141	RN	minesweeper	225	117	12 Jan 1943	Danlayer 1944, sold 1947
225		MMS-142	RN	minesweeper	225	117	12 Jan 1943	Danlayer 1944, sold 1947
226			RCN	boom tender		46	1942	sold post-war, fate unknown
227			RCN	boom tender		46	1942	sold post-war, fate unknown
228			RCN	boom tender		46	1942	sold post-war, fate unknown
392		MMS-238	RN	minesweeper	225	117	17 Nov 1943	ex-Fichot, Danlayer 1944, sold 1946
393		MMS-239	RN	minesweeper	225	117	17 Nov 1943	ex-Jude, Danlayer 1944, to the Netherlands 1947, sold 1950
394		MMS-241	RN	minesweeper	225	117	13 Dec 1943	ex-Quinpon, Danlayer 1944, sold 1946
395		MMS-242	RN	minesweeper	225	117	13 Dec 1943	ex-St. Babbe, Danlayer 1944, sold 1946, Soloy

J. J. Taylor & Sons

Toronto ON

J. J. Taylor was an English boatbuilder who started a yard in Toronto Harbour's Western Gap in 1914. The site was later taken over by the National and Alexandra Yacht Clubs, when Taylor moved to an inland manufacturing facility. He produced hundreds of small boats but few of any size, and the company is now a part of Saga Yachts.

CN	O/N	Name	Customer	Type	Tons	LOA	Built	Notes
128	190476	Q-052	RN	fairmile motor launch	85	112	31 Oct 1941	sold 1949 as Cyrius
129	178975	Q-053	RN	fairmile motor launch	85	112	17 Nov 1941	sold post-war as Aloma III
195	310616	Q-079	RN	fairmile motor launch	85	112	27 May 1942	sold post-war, reaccquired
196	178622	Q-080	RN	fairmile motor launch	85	112	17 Jun 1942	sold post-war as Almeta Queen
404	174988	Q-086	RN	fairmile motor launch	85	112	26 Oct 1942	sold 1946 as Nancy Grace
405	156658	Q-087	RN	fairmile motor launch	85	112	9 Nov 1942	sold 1948 as Chef Tek8erimat
406	174989	Q-088	RN	fairmile motor launch	85	112	5 Oct 1943	sold 1946 as Eighty-Eight
737		Q-112	RN	fairmile motor launch	85	112	25 Oct 1943	to RCMP 1945 as Fort Walsh
738	176139	Q-113	RN	fairmile motor launch	85	112	20 Nov 1943	sold 1947 as Laverniere
913		Cedar Lake (J-484)	RCN		360	126	4 Nov 1945	to Russia 1946 as T-197
914		Cherry Lake (J-485)	RCN		360	126		cancelled, completed as ?

Thompson Bros. Machinery Co. Ltd.

Liverpool NS

Thompson Bros. was started in 1900 and became a significant ship repair yard and distributor of diesel engines and other machinery. In WWII, it devoted a portion of its facility, which was on the northeast side of the Mersey River bridge in downtown Liverpool, to boatbuilding. After the war, it continued as Steel & Engine Products, Ltd., (STENPRO), but closed in 2003.

CN	O/N	Name	Customer	Type	Tons	LOA	Built	Notes
209		HDPC-8	RCN	harbor craft			1942	to RCMP 1945, fate unknown
210		HDPC-9	RCN	harbor craft			1942	lost Fire 1943
211		HDPC-10	RCN	harbor craft			1942	to RCMP 1945, fate unknown

Vaughan Shipbuilding Co.

St. Andrews NB

W. E. Vaughan, a car dealer and part-time boatbuilder in Fredericton NB, started this yard for the war effort but it burned down in 1944, forcing the cancellation of the last three boats. It was located on the stretch between the lighthouse and the pier, but exactly where is not clear.

CN	O/N	Name	Customer	Type	Tons	LOA	Built	Notes
431		MMS-257	RCN	minesweeper	225	117	9 Oct 1943	mined and sunk in the Schelde 1944
616		MMS-1068	RCN	minesweeper	360	126	17 Jul 1944	sold 1946
617		MMS-1069	RCN	minesweeper	360	126	23 Sep 1944	to France 1945 as D 341, sold 1947
618		MMS-1070	RCN	minesweeper	360	126	25 Oct 1944	to France 1945 as D 345, sold 1947 as Admiral Grenville, Polarfisk

Victoria Motor Boat & Repair Works Ltd.

Victoria BC

Victoria Motor Boat's history is a mystery. Its yard was on Bay Street, between Bridge Street and Pleasant Street, facing the Upper Harbour: it appears to be a cement plant today.

CN	O/N	Name	Customer	Type	Tons	LOA	Built	Notes
222		Leelo	RCN				15 Nov 1941	sold 1948 as Cape ?
223		Moolock	RCN				2 Dec 1941	sold 1948 as Western Crusader
850	177783	HPC-38	RCN	harbor craft		48	1944	sold post-war as Smuggler II
851	178232	HPC-39	RCN	harbor craft		48	1944	sold post-war as Smitty, recently restored
852	195237	HPC-40	RCN	harbor craft		48	1944	sold post-war as Standoff
853		HPC-41	RCN	harbor craft		48	1944	sold post-war, fate unknown