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HMCS PORTE DAUPHINE 186
Gate Vessel
Built by Pictou Foundry Co., Pictou, NS, she was commissioned on 10 Dec 1952. Named after the gate of the French fortifications at Quebec City and Louisbourg, they were designed specifically to operate the gates in anti-submarine booms, but served primarily as training vessels in peace-time. PORTE DAUPHINE was on loan to the Department of Transport from 1958 to 1974. She was paid off in Dec 1995. PORTE DAUPHINE was sold and converted to a live-fish carrier.
Specifications on completion: Displacement: 420 tons full load, Length: 125 ft, Beam: 26.3 ft, Draught: 13 ft, Speed: 11 kts, Complement: 3 officers, 20 men, Armament: 1-40mm. The 40mm was later removed.
Photos and Documents The Ship's Bell
Commanding Officers
LCdr John Herbert Maxner, RCN - 15 Mar 1951 - unk
They shall not be forgotten
Photos and Documents
(PDA001) HMCS PORTE DAUPHINE 186 // CF Photo # DB-2763 // Courtesy of the Comox RCAF Museum (PDA002) Newspaper article on Dept of Transport vessel PORTE DAUPHINE taking part in Lake Erie Research // The Leamington Post and News, 04 Aug 1960 // From the Leamington News Archives // Courtesy of Jake Thomas (PDA003) The live-fish carrier Salmon Transporter (former HMCS PORTE DAUPHINE) out of the water at Point Hope Shipyard - August 6, 2011 // Source: Shipspotting.com // Credit / Photographer Andrew Lester
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