Auxiliaries (WWII)
(F, AOC) Built During WWII
Most recent update: March 6, 2015.
Canadian shipyards have built surprisingly few auxiliaries.
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CN | Name | Customer | Builder | Location | Yard | Tons | Type | contracted | Completed | Notes | |
229 | Preserver | RCN | F-94 | Marine Industries Ltd. | Sorel QC | 104 | 4,670 | depot ship | 26 Jul 1941 | 7 Nov 1942 | to Peru 1946 as Mariscal Lopez, Cabo Blanco 1951, Cayo Blanco 1960, Petronap 1962, burned near Callao 1963 |
230 | Provider | RCN | F-100 | Marine Industries Ltd. | Sorel QC | 105 | 4,670 | depot ship | 26 Jul 1941 | 12 Jan 1942 | sold as Maruba 1947, Olaya 1956, Organos, scrapped 1961 |
450 | Dundalk | RCN | AOC 501 | Canadian Bridge Co. | Walkerville ON | 450 | oiler | 23 May 1942 | 13 Nov 1943 | sold 1959 | |
451 | Dundurn | RCN | AOC 502 | Canadian Bridge Co. | Walkerville ON | 451 | oiler | 23 May 1942 | 25 Nov 1943 | sold 1990, breakwater in North Vancouver 1995 | |
998 | Beachy Head | RN | F-02 | Burrard Dry Dock Co. Ltd. | North Vancouver BC | 222 | 8,580 | repair tender | 1 May 1944 | 20 Mar 1945 | to the Netherlands 1946 as Vulkaan (HR 1), returned 1949, reclassified as Cape Scott (ARE 101) 1953, scrapped 1978 |
999 | Flamborough Head | RN | F-88 | Burrard Dry Dock Co. Ltd. | North Vancouver BC | 223 | 8,580 | repair tender | 1 May 1944 | 25 Apr 1945 | reclassified as Cape Breton (ARE 100) 1953, reefed 2001 |
1000 | Berry Head | RN | F-08 | Burrard Dry Dock Co. Ltd. | North Vancouver BC | 224 | 8,580 | repair tender | 1 May 1944 | 21 Oct 1941 | reclassified A 191 1963, scrapped 1963 |
1001 | Hartland Point | RN | F-25 | Burrard Dry Dock Co. Ltd. | North Vancouver BC | 225 | 8,580 | repair tender | 1 May 1944 | 11 Apr 1944 | reclassified A 262 1960, scrapped 1978 |
1002 | Duncansby Head | RN | F-58 | Burrard Dry Dock Co. Ltd. | North Vancouver BC | 226 | 8,580 | repair tender | 1 May 1944 | 18 Aug 1945 | reclassified A 158 1962, scrapped 1969 |
1003 | Girdle Ness | RN | F-04 | Burrard Dry Dock Co. Ltd. | North Vancouver BC | 233 | 8,580 | repair tender | 1 May 1944 | 5 Sep 1945 | reclassified A 387 1962, scrapped 1970 |
1004 | Dodman Point | RN | F-19 | Burrard Dry Dock Co. Ltd. | North Vancouver BC | 234 | 8,580 | repair tender | 1 May 1944 | 3 Oct 1945 | reclassified A 219 1963, scrapped 1963 |
1005 | Fife Ness | RN | F-29 | Burrard Dry Dock Co. Ltd. | North Vancouver BC | 235 | 8,580 | repair tender | 1 May 1944 | 28 Nov 1945 | later Adastral 1947, sold 1953 as Granhill, Merlin 1954, scrapped 1971 |
1006 | Portland Bill | RN | F-05 | Burrard Dry Dock Co. Ltd. | North Vancouver BC | 236 | 8,580 | repair tender | 1 May 1944 | 31 Oct 1945 | sold 1951 as Zinnia, Chrysopolis 1964, scrapped 1965 |
1007 | Spurn Point | RN | F-42 | Burrard Dry Dock Co. Ltd. | North Vancouver BC | 237 | 8,580 | repair tender | 1 May 1944 | 21 Dec 1945 | sold 1947 as Lakemba, wrecked 1967 |
1008 | Selsey Bill | RN | F-54 | Burrard Dry Dock Co. Ltd. | North Vancouver BC | 238 | 8,580 | repair tender | 1 May 1944 | cancelled 1945 but completed 1947 as Waitemate, Amelia 1967, scrapped 1973 | |
1009 | Kinnairds Head | RN | F-26 | North Vancouver Ship Repairs Ltd. | North Vancouver BC | 148 | 8,580 | repair tender | 1 May 1944 | 15 May 1945 | later Mull of Galloway, reclassified A 225 1960, scrapped 1965 |
1010 | Rame Head | RN | F-34 | North Vancouver Ship Repairs Ltd. | North Vancouver BC | 149 | 8,580 | repair tender | 1 May 1944 | 18 Aug 1945 | reclassified A 134 1960, scrapped 2009 |
1011 | Mull of Kintyre | RN | F-86 | North Vancouver Ship Repairs Ltd. | North Vancouver BC | 153 | 8,580 | repair tender | 1 May 1944 | 24 Oct 1945 | reclassified A 226 1961, scrapped 1970 |
1012 | Rattray Head | RN | F-73 | North Vancouver Ship Repairs Ltd. | North Vancouver BC | 154 | 8,580 | repair tender | 1 May 1944 | cancelled 1945 but completed 1947 as Iran, Mabel Ryan 1948, Master Elias 1967, scrapped 1972 | |
1013 | Trevose Head | RN | F-96 | North Vancouver Ship Repairs Ltd. | North Vancouver BC | 155 | 8,580 | repair tender | 1 May 1944 | later Mull of Oa, cancelled 1945 but completed 1946 as Turan, Betty Ryan 1948, Master George 1967, Jorge 1974, wrecked and scrapped 1974 | |
1014 | Buchan Ness | RN | F-36 | West Coast Shipbuilders Ltd. | Vancouver BC | 151 | 8,580 | repair tender | 1 May 1944 | 26 Jul 1945 | reclassified A 315 1959, scrapped 1959 |
1015 | Dungeness | RN | F-46 | West Coast Shipbuilders Ltd. | Vancouver BC | 152 | 8,580 | repair tender | 1 May 1944 | 2 Oct 1945 | Sold1946 as Levuka, Triadic 1948, scrapped 1977 |
1016 | Orford Ness | RN | F-67 | West Coast Shipbuilders Ltd. | Vancouver BC | 153 | 8,580 | repair tender | 1 May 1944 | cancelled 1945 but completed 1946 as Rabaul, Dongola 1947, Apj Ashwini 1961, scrapped 1964 | |
1017 | Tarbat Ness | RN | F-84 | West Coast Shipbuilders Ltd. | Vancouver BC | 154 | 8,580 | repair tender | 1 May 1944 | cancelled 1945 but completed 1947 as Lautoka, Devanha 1947, Fortune Canary 161, Wing An 1964, scrapped 1972 | |
1018 | Cape Wrath | RN | F-49 | West Coast Shipbuilders Ltd. | Vancouver BC | 155 | 8,580 | repair tender | 1 May 1944 | 5 Mar 1946 | sold 1951 as Marine Fortune, Saint Marcos 1954, Dittmar Koel 1956, scrapped 1963 |