Q079

PTC 779 / HMCS RACCOON 779

Fairmile Motor Launch

Built by Taylor and Sons, J.J., Toronto, Ont., she was delivered to the RCN on 27 May 1942. While she flew the White Ensign, she was not commissioned into the RCN but instead was listed as a tender to HMCS SAMBRO, the depot ship for escorts (tenders were not commissioned vessels). Q079 was a "B" Type ML, Length: 112 ft, Beam: 17.9 ft, Draught: 4.9 ft, Complement: 3 officers, 14 men, Armament: 3-20mm.

In Apr 1945, Q079 was listed as part of the 79th ML Flotilla. Sold 24 Oct 1945 by WAC to James L. Gillanders, Toronto and then in 1946 to Herbert E. Corbett, mining engineer, Oakville, Ont., she was renamed Lady Enit and Nancy Grace. Re-acquired by the RCN on 19 May 1949, she became PTC 779 and then later HMCS Raccoon 1954, international call sign CYQT, pendant 779 and radiotelephone “Incident M”. Her final disposition is unknown.

Photos and Documents

Commanding Officers

     In memory of those who have crossed the bar    

They shall not be forgotten

Former Crew Members

Beardmore, Alfred George, SLt, RCNVR - 04 Jul 1942

Davies, Benjamin James Gerald, SLt, RCNVR - 01 May 1945

Farlinger, Donald Charles, Lt, RCNVR - 13 Jul 1944

Photos and Documents

(Q079-001) ML Q079 in the slips in Dartmouth, NS in 1943  //  From the collection of Ross E. Mulligan, PO, RCNR  //  Courtesy of Roger Litwiller

(Q079-002) ML Q079 at Syndey, NS  //  Photo origin unknown  //  Source/Credit: Community Archives of Belleville and Hastings County / Al Cleary\

(Q079-003) ML Q079  //  RCN Photo # HS-0343-9  //  Courtesy of the Comox RCAF Museum

(Q079-004) Newspaper article from the Picton Gazette, Picton, Ont. on the visit of 6 RCN vessels - 14 Jul 1954  //  Courtesy of John Lyons

(FM720-FM722) Fairmile Motor Launch Q079

From the collection of François Messier, AB, RCNVR

Courtesy of Denis Messier

(GS21) Fairmile ML Q079  (GS22) ML Q079 - photo blown up and cropped from # GS21