Name: | CARTIER also CGS CARTIER |
Type | Research Vessel |
Launched: | 13/01/1910 |
Completed: | 03/1910 |
Builder: | Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd |
Yard: | Neptune Yard, Low Walker |
Yard Number: | 826 |
Dimensions: | 556grt, 234nrt, 164.0 x 29.2 x 13.1ft |
Engines: | 2 x T3cyl (11.5, 18 & 31 x 24ins), 142nhp |
Engines by: | Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd |
Propulsion: | 2 x Screws, 11.5knots |
Construction: | Steel |
Reg Number: | 129745 |
History: | |
22/03/1910 | Government of Canada, Ottawa |
09/12/1941 | Renamed CHARNY |
1945 | Reverted to CARTIER |
1948 | WN Macdonald, Ottawa |
1956 | Renamed CHARNY |
1957 | Scuttled |
Comments: | 1914 to 1918: Used as an armed patrol vessel attached to the RCN |
Armed with 3 x 12pdr guns | |
18/09/1939: Commissioned as HMCS CARTIER | |
09/12/1941: Renamed HMCS CHARNY | |
1945: Returned to Government, but surplus to requirements | |
1957: Scuttled off Sydney, Nova Scotia |
Above photo as CARTIER is courtesy of Photoship
Above photo as CARTIER is copyright of the Government of Canada
Above photo as CARTIER is courtesy of Photoship
Lloyd's List, Friday, 14/01/1910