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Canadian Ships by Call Sign for Radiotelegraph There are errors in this list simply because it is impossible to make a list like this error free. If you note an error please contact me so that I can correct the error. I have no idea why one cannot make a list like this error free. This is a list of the two, three and four letter call signs Canada assigned to ships during the years radiotelegraph was in use. This is simply the list of those I have found and those I had to work with over the years. I have XJAG listed after radiotelegraph just to show that Canada is now assigning ship calls from those blocks of call signs. I have also listed the Orca, Kingston and CPF naval ships simply because I have them. They were created after radiotelegraph. Some of the Canadian naval ships were called Canadian but were actually commissioned as Royal Navy ships. I have included ships that were not registered in Canada but had Canadian crews. There are a few Canadian ships that I have been unable to identify. In other words this is a list of the ships I have found that were assigned these call signs over the years. This list is in alphabetical order. The two and three letter call signs were the first in use from 1904 until 1923. The International Telecommunication Union had assigned sufficient blocks of these call signs to Canada over the years so that Canada could have assigned a four character call sign to every vessel of every size registered in Canada. But after World War II Canada copied the United States and issued a two or three letter prefix followed by four digits to the smaller vessels fitted with radio telephone only, although I found one vessel using a two letter four digit call sign in radio telegraph. There are an awful lot of these calls with a four digit suffix assigned today but they do not belong in this exercise. The CCGS Nanook was a World War II naval landing craft and was assigned CG2056 as her call sign and was apparently used in radiotelegraph but I do not know who the operator was that operated this on 500 kHz. Her sister, another former landing craft, was CCGS Skua with call sign CGGD but not equipped for radiotelegraph. It makes no sense. Nanook was converted into a dormitory for northern stevedores and this may be the reason for radiotelegraph. Nanook was replaced with CCGS Narwhal with call sign CGBP designed as a dormitory ship for these stevedores but was never used as a northern dormitory. The government terminated the northern stevedores just before Narwhal was ready. Canada assigning a special prefix in a call sign to indicate a certain fleet made no sense. These call signs were changed when a ship transferred from one fleet to another in Canada. I am convinced this was created during the days of rum-running because various government officials were on both sides of the legal fence and this made it possible for the rum-runner to

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CanadianShipsbyCallSignforRadiotelegraph

Thereareerrors inthis listsimplybecauseit is impossibletomakealist likethiserrorfree.IfyounoteanerrorpleasecontactmesothatIcancorrecttheerror.Ihavenoideawhyonecannotmakealistlikethiserrorfree.

Thisisalistofthetwo,threeandfourlettercallsignsCanadaassignedtoshipsduringtheyearsradiotelegraphwasinuse.ThisissimplythelistofthoseIhavefoundandthoseIhadtoworkwithovertheyears.IhaveXJAGlistedafterradiotelegraphjusttoshowthatCanadaisnowassigningshipcallsfromthoseblocksofcallsigns.IhavealsolistedtheOrca,KingstonandCPFnavalshipssimplybecauseIhavethem.Theywerecreatedafterradiotelegraph.SomeoftheCanadiannavalshipswerecalledCanadianbutwereactuallycommissionedasRoyalNavyships.IhaveincludedshipsthatwerenotregisteredinCanadabuthadCanadiancrews.ThereareafewCanadianshipsthatIhavebeenunabletoidentify.InotherwordsthisisalistoftheshipsIhavefoundthatwereassignedthesecallsignsovertheyears.

Thislistisinalphabeticalorder.Thetwoandthreelettercallsignswerethefirstinusefrom 1904 until 1923. The International Telecommunication Union had assigned sufficientblocksofthesecallsignstoCanadaovertheyearssothatCanadacouldhaveassignedafourcharacter call sign to every vessel of every size registered in Canada. But afterWorldWar IICanadacopiedtheUnitedStatesandissuedatwoorthreeletterprefixfollowedbyfourdigitstothesmallervesselsfittedwithradiotelephoneonly,althoughIfoundonevesselusingatwoletterfourdigitcallsigninradiotelegraph.Thereareanawfullotofthesecallswithafourdigitsuffixassignedtodaybuttheydonotbelonginthisexercise.

TheCCGSNanookwasaWorldWarIInaval landingcraftandwasassignedCG2056asher call signandwasapparentlyused in radiotelegraphbut Idonotknowwho theoperatorwasthatoperatedthison500kHz.Hersister,anotherformerlandingcraft,wasCCGSSkuawithcallsignCGGDbutnotequippedforradiotelegraph.Itmakesnosense.Nanookwasconvertedinto a dormitory for northern stevedores and this may be the reason for radiotelegraph.NanookwasreplacedwithCCGSNarwhalwithcallsignCGBPdesignedasadormitoryshipforthesestevedoresbutwasneverusedasanortherndormitory.ThegovernmentterminatedthenorthernstevedoresjustbeforeNarwhalwasready.

Canadaassigningaspecialprefixinacallsigntoindicateacertainfleetmadenosense.ThesecallsignswerechangedwhenashiptransferredfromonefleettoanotherinCanada.Iam convinced thiswas created during the days of rum-running because various governmentofficialswereonbothsidesofthelegalfenceandthismadeitpossiblefortherum-runnerto

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keep track of the police vessels. The police vessels were given a three letter prefix CGPindicating Canadian Government Police and this started before the creation of the RoyalCanadian Mounted Police Marine Section on April 1st, 1932 and continued on after it wascreated.Itdefinitelymadenosenseforwewhohadtousethesecallsigns.

Thereareseveralcallsignsthatappeartobeassignedtotwodifferentshipsatthesametime. I find it hard tobelieve that anyonewhonoticed this took the time to try and correctsame.

ForsomeunknownreasonIhavehadaninterestinthissubjectsinceIjoinedthenavy’sradiobranchandithasgivenmesomethingtodosinceIretired.Imanagedtointerviewseveralof the first radio operators that used the three letter call signs. I’m deeply indebted to anumberwhohavehelpedwiththisproject.LieutenantCommanderDavidJ.Freeman,retired,hasbeenaverybighelpandhebroughtbacklistsoftheWorldWarIIcallsignsfromEnglandfor thisproject. I amprobably theonlyone in theworldwhohas a copyof Freeman’sbook“CanadianWarship Names” nearly worn out from use. Lieutenant Commander B. H. Taylor,retired,wasanotherbighelpwiththeairforcemarinecraftandthelistofthosewhohelpedisendless.

Isimplystartedthis listforsomethingtodo. Ihadnootherreasontocomposeit.Wecommunicatedwith several ships over the years using a call sign that had been assigned tomore than the one ship. I found this list rather amazing that there were so few call signsassignedtomorethantheoneship.SeveraltimesduringWorldWarIIwhenawarshipwaslostthecallsignwasassignedtothenextshiptocommission.ForexamplewhenthecorvetteHMCSCharlottetown was sunk her CYRF call sign was assigned to the frigate HMCS Swansea andSwansea held the call sign until scrapped in 1966. Therewere call signs assignedwhere thesamecallsignwasassignedtobothnavalandairforcecraftatthesametimeduringWorldWarII.WhentheCanadianPatrolFrigatescommissionedinthe1990’stheywereassignedthecallsigns CHAA to CHAL inclusive. It was soon realized that these call signs were assigned toCanadianradiostationsinthebroadcastingserviceandweresoonchangedtotheirpresentcallsigns. At least they changed those. Back in the 1930’s Canadian National Railway operatedseveral broadcast radio stations for the general public and assigned a four letter call sign toeachwith a CN prefix fromMorocco’s assigned list of call signs. Then there is the CanadianBroadcastCorporationthathasbeenassigningthreeandfourlettercallsignswithaCBprefixfromChile’sassignedlistofcallsigns. It isamazingwhatweelectasourgovernmentofficialsandapparently it is common toall aspectsof government. Theagricultureminister that toldfarmers toallowtheirbullswith their cowsduringdaylightonly so thecalveswouldbebornduringdaylightisanothergoodexample.Theyclaimittakesallkindstomakeaworldbutone

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wondersattimesaboutthoseincharge.Italsoleavesonewonderingwhyanyonewouldwanttobeincharge.

TheradiotelegraphoperationwithCanadianshipswasnotwhatitcouldorshouldhavebeen.Thatterminologyprobablyappliestomanytradesovertheyears,butthiswasdefinitelyamessinCanada.WhenIretiredIhadalargestackoflettersthathadbeenwrittentovariousofficials pointing out the various Canadian ships that had sailed in violation of internationallaws.Thereplytosomeoftheselettersmadelittleifanysense.SomeoftheseCanadianshipswerefittedwithradiotelegraphbutdidnotuseit.Manywerenotfittedandsailedasthoughtheywerefittedandusingradiotelegraph.

Itwasafascinatingtradeforthe90yearsitwasinusefromabout1905toabout1995.Thereisnoexactdatethatthistradeterminated.

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ABD DGSABERDEEN1912callsign;buoyvesselbasedatSaintJohn,NewBrunswick;becameDGSABERDEEN/VDG

BGGC HMCSBAYFIELD1942–1945BangorClassMinesweeper;incommissionasaRoyalNavyVessel

BGGL HMCSCANSO1942–1945BangorClassMinesweeper;incommissionasaRoyalNavyVessel

BGGM HMCSCARAQUET1942–1945BangorClassMinesweeper;incommissionasaRoyalNavyVessel

BGJF HMCSGUYSBOROUGH1942–1945BangorClassMinesweeper;sunkbyU878;incommissionasaRoyalNavyVessel

BGJJ HMCSINGONISH1942–1945BangorClassMinesweeper;incommissionasaRoyalNavyVessel

BGJQ HMCSLOCKEPORT1942–1945BangorClassMinesweeper;incommissionasaRoyalNavyVessel

BJTB HMCSNENE1944–1945RiverClassFrigate;incommissionasaRoyalNavyVessel

CFC HMCSLAURENTIAN1917–1918PatrolVessel;formerCanadaSteamshipLinesLAURENTIAN/CFC

CFL DGSARLEUX1919–1923FisheriesCruiser;basedatHalifax,NovaScotia;becameDGSARLEUX/CGFX

CFL HMCSARLEUX1917–1919NavalPatrolTrawler;becameDGSARLEUX/CFL

CFM HMCSARMENTIERES1918–1923NavalPatrolTrawler;becameHMCSARMENTIERES/CGAM

CFN DGSGIVENCHY1919–1923FisheriesPatrolVessel;becameDGSGIVENCHY/CGFB

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CFN HMCSGIVENCHY1918–1919BattleClassTrawler;becameDGSGIVENCHY/CFN

CFO HMCSARRAS1918–1926BattleClassTrawler;becameDGSARRAS/CGFD

CFP HMCSTHIEPVAL1918–1930BattleClassTrawler;thiswasstillhercallsignwhenwreckedin1930

CGAA HMCSANTICOSTI1989–1997ReserveNavyMinesweeper;formerPanamanianTugJEANTIDE/HP3369

CGAA HMCSCARIBOU2007OrcaClassPatrolBoat

CGAB HMCSMORESBY1989–1997ReserveNavyMinesweeper;formerPanamanianTugJOYCETIDE/HP3167

CGAB HMCSORCA2006OrcaClassPatrolBoat

CGAB HMCSSAGUENAY1931–1934RiverClassDestroyer;becameHMCSSAGUENAY/CGBD

CGAC HMCSVILLEDEQUEBEC1994HalifaxClassPatrolFrigate

CGAD HMCSTORONTO1993HalifaxClassPatrolFrigate

CGAE HMCSREGINA1994HalifaxClassPatrolFrigate

CGAF HMCSCALGRY1995HalifaxClassPatrolFrigate

CGAF HMCSFESTUBERT1926–1938BattleClassTrawler;becameHMCSFESTUBERT/CGBF;unable3lettercallastrawler

CGAG HMCSMONTREAL1994HalifaxClassPatrolFrigate

CGAH CCGSANNHARVEYbuilt1987,BuoyTenderSearchandRescueVessel;light icebreaker duties; based St. John’s, Newfoundland

CGAI HMCSWINNIPEG1995HalifaxClassPatrolFrigate

CGAJ HMCSCHARLOTTETOWN1995HalifaxClassPatrolFrigate

CGAK HMCSCHAMPLAIN1928–1934SClassDestroyer;formerHMSTORBAY

CGAK HMCSST.JOHN’S1996HalifaxClassPatrolFrigate

CGAL HMCSOTTAWA1996HalifaxClassPatrolFrigate

CGAL HMCSSKEENA1931–1934RiverClassDestroyer;becameHMCSSKEENA/CGBK

CGAM HMCSARMENTIERES1923–1938TrainingVesselMinesweeper;becameHMCSARMENTIERES/CGBL

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CGAM HMCSRAVEN2007OrcaClassPatrolBoat

CGAN HMCSFREDERICTON1994HalifaxClassPatrolFrigate

CGAP HMCSHALIFAX1992HalifaxClassPatrolFrigate

CGAR HMCSVANCOUVER1993HalifaxClassPatrolFrigate

CGAS HMCSRENARD2007OrcaClassPatrolBoat

CGAU HMCSGLACEBAY1996KingstonClassMaritimeCoastalDefenceVessel

CGAV HMCSNANAIMO1997KingstonClassMaritimeCoastalDefenceVessel

CGAV HMCSVANCOUVER1928–1934SClassDestroyer;formerHMSTOREADOR;becameHMCSVANCOUVER/CGBM

CGAW HMCSEDMONTON1997KingstonClassMaritimeCoastalDefenceVessel

CGAX HMCSSHAWINIGAN1997KingstonClassMaritimeCoastalDefenceVessel

CGAY HMCSYELLOWKNIFE1998KingstonClassMaritimeCoastalDefenceVessel

CGAY HMCSYPRES1926–1938TrainingVessel;becameHMCSYPRES/CGBN;unablethethreelettercallsign1917–1920

CGAZ HMCSWHITEHORSE1998KingstonClassMaritimeCoastalDefenceVessel

CGBB CCGSMONTCALMbuilt1957,MediumClassIcebreaker

CGBB HMCSBEAUHARNOIS1944–1945Corvette

CGBC HMCSROCKCLIFF1944–1950AlgerineClassMinesweeperTrainingVessel

CGBD CGSA.T.CAMERON1958–1982FisheriesResearch;basedatSt.John’s,Newfoundland;becameARCTICRANGER/CGBD

CGBD HMCSANDREEDUPRE1939–1945ExaminationVessel;formerTugANDREDUPRE

CGBD HMCSSAGUENAY1934–1945RiverClassDestroyer;formerHMCSSAGUENAY/CGAB

CGBF CCGSALEXANDERHENRYbuilt1959,GreatLakesIcebreakerBuoyTender

CGBF HMCGV171942–1945GateVessel;formerHMCSFESTUBER/CGBF

CGBF HMCSFESTUBERT1938–1942TrainingShip;formerHMCSFESTUBERT/CGAF;becameHMCGV17/CGBF

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CGBG CCGSMIKULAbuilt1959,CoastGuardCollegeTrainingVessel;formerLURCHERLIGHTSHIPNO.4/CGBG(1959–1972)

CGBG HMCSBORDERCITIES1944–1946AlgerineClassMinesweeper

CGBJ CCGSGRENVILLEbuilt1915,LighthouseSupplyandBuoyVessel,GreatLakes

CGBJ HMCSCHAMPLAIN1934–1936SClassDestroyer;formerHMCSCHAMPLAIN/CGAK

CGBJ HMCSSTLAURENT1937–1945RiverClassDestroyer;formerHMSCYGNET/GVKB

CGBK CCGSJOHNA.MACDONALDbuilt1960,HeavyIcebreaker;basedDartmouth,NovaScotia

CGBK HMCSSKEENA1934–1944RiverClassDestroyer;formerHMCSSKEENA/CGAL;wreckedIceland

CGBL HMCSARMENTIERES1939–1946ExaminationVesselPrinceRupert,BritishColumbia;formerHMCSARMENTIERES/CGAM

CGBL CCGSTHOMASCARLETON1960–1993IcebreakingLighthouseSupplyandBuoyvessel;becameCLEVELANDAMORY

CGBM CCGSPORTEDAUPHINE1955–1974GreatLakesResearchVessel;formerHMCSPORTEDAUPHINE/CGYL;becameHMCSPORTEDAUPHINE/CZFL

CGBM HMCSFRASER1937–1940RiverClassDestroyer;formerHMSCRESCENT/GACX;sankJune25th,1940

CGBM HMCSHAMILTON1941–1945TownClassDestroyer;formerHMSHAMILTON

CGBM HMCSVANCOUVER1934–1936SClassDestroyer;formerHMCSVANCOUVER/CGAV

CGBN CCGSLOUISS.ST.LAURENTbuilt1968,HeavyIcebreaker;basedatDartmouth,NovaScotia

CGBN HMCGV11938–1940GateVessel;sunkMay12th,1940;formerHMCSYPRES/CGBN

CGBN HMCML0941942–1945FairmileMotorLaunch;becameERNESTG

CGBN HMCSYPRES1938TrainingVessel;becameHMCGV1/CGBN;formerHMCSYPRES/CGAY

CGBP CCGSNARWHALbuilt1963,NorthernServiceDepotShipasaccommodationforstevedoresinthearctic

CGBP HMCSVENTURE1937–1939ThreeMastedSailTrainingvesselbuiltalongthelinesofthefamousfishingvesselBLUENOSE

CGBP HMCSWOLF2007OrcaClassPatrolBoat

CGBQ CGSG.B.REEDbuilt1962,FisheriesandOceanspatrol/researchvessel

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CGBQ HMCSOttawa1938–1942RiverClassdestroyer;formerHMSCRUSADER/GACV;sunkbyU91onSeptember13th,1942

CGBQ HMCSSTORMONT1943–1945RiverClassFrigate;becameYachtCHRISTINA/ELLU

CGBR CCGSVANCOUVERbuilt1965,WeatherShipforOceanStationP

CGBR HMCSRESTIGOUCHE1938–1945RiverClassDestroyer;formerHMSCOMET/GVGZ

CGBS CCGSPARIZEAUbuilt1967,FisheriesandOceansPatrolVessel

CGBS HMCSFUNDY1938–1945Bassett/FundyClassMinesweeper

CGBT CCGSJ.E.BERNIERbuilt1967,IcebreakerLighthouseSupplyandBuoyvessel

CGBT HMCSGASPE1938–1945Bassett/FundyClassMinesweeper

CGBV CSSDAWSONbuilt1967,FisheriesandOceansSurveyShip

CGBV HMCSGOOSEBAY1998KingstonClassMaritimeCoastalDefenceVessel

CGBV HMCSNANOOSE1943–1945BassettClassMinesweeper;formerHMCSNOOTKA/CGBV

CGBV HMCSNOOTKA1938–1943Bassett/FundyClassMinesweeper;becameHMCSNANOOSE/CGBV

CGBW CGSVECTORbuilt1967,FisheriesandOceansSurveyShip

CGBW HMCSCOMOX1938–1945Bassett/FundyClassMinesweeper

CGBX CCGSTRACYbuilt1967,IcebreakingLighthouseSupplyandBuoyVessel

CGBX HMCSGANANOQUE1941–1945BangorClassMinesweeper;becameHMCSGANANOQUE/CZDN

CGBY CGSTANUbuilt1968,FisheriesandOceansSurveyShip

CGBY HMCSGODERICH1941–1945BangorClassMinesweeper;becameHMCSGODERICH/CZJD

CGBZ CCGSNORMANMCLEODROGERSbuilt1967,IcebreakerSupplyandBuoyvessel

CGBZ HMCSKELOWNA1942–1945BangorClassminesweeper

CGC DGSLAURENTIAN1917–1923LighthouseSupplyandBuoyvessel;becameDGSLAURENTIAN/CGSQ

CGCA HMCSCAVALIER1974–1991VilleClassTug;formerHMCSLISTERVILLE/CGCA

CGCA HMCSGRIZZLY2008OrcaClassPatrolBoat

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CGCB CGS/CSSACADIA1945–1970’sResearchVessel;formerHMCSACADIA/CGFS;becameMuseumatHalifax,NovaScotia

CGCC CCGSMARTHAL.BLACKbuilt1985,IcebreakerbasedontheWestCoast

CGCD HMCSCLIFTON1944–1946NortonClassTug;becameCNAV/CFAVCLIFTON/CGQF

CGCF CCGSRALLY1963–1982SearchandRescueCutter;becameHMCSRALLY/CYQF

CGCF CSSFORTFRANCES1958–1974OceanographicSurveyShipwhenonloantoBedfordInstitute;formerCNAVFORTFRANCES/CGKP

CGCG ANYORALLCANADIANCOASTGUARDSHIPSassignedin1962andwasneverusedasdesigned

CGCG DGSGRENVILLEbuilt1915,LighthouseSupplyandBuoyvessel

CGCG HMCSGLENDEVON1945–1946GlenClassTug;becameCNAVGLENDEVON/CGQG

CGCI HMCSCHICOUTMI2001VictoriaClassSubmarine;formerHMSUPHOLDER/GABR

CGCJ CCGSWALTERE.FOSTERbuilt1954,LighthouseSupplyandBuoyvessel

CGCJ HMCSGLENDON1945–1946GlenClassTug;becameCNAVGLENDON/CGQJ

CGCK CGSKAPUSKASING1948–1958SurveyShip;formerHMCSKAPUSKASING/CYZV

CGCL CSSBAFFINbuilt1956,SurveyShip;basedatDartmouth,NovaScotia

CGCM CCGSALEXANDERMACKENZIEbuilt1950,LighthouseSupplyandBuoyVessel

CGCN HMCSGLENLIVETII1944–1946GlenClassTug;becameCFAV/CNAVGLENLIVETII/CGQK

CGCP CCGSC.P.EDWARDSbuilt1946,LighthouseSupplyandBuoyVessel;formerChinaCoasterOTTAWAMAYHILL

CGCQ CCGSMONTMORENCYbuilt1957,LighthouseSupplyandBuoyvessel

CGCS CCGSSEABEACONbuilt1952,LighthouseSupplyandBuoyvessel

CGCT CCGSWOLFEbuilt1959,MediumClassIcebreaker

CGCV CCGSTUPPERbuilt1959,IcebreakingLighthouseSupplyandBuoyVessel

CGCV RCAFARISTOCRAT1940–194498footwoodenSupplyVessel

CGCW CCGSCAMSELLbuilt1959,IcebreakerLighthouseSupplyandBuoyvessel;basedonWestCoastfortheWesternArctic

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CGCX CCGSGEORGER.PEARKSbuilt1986,heavyIcebreakerbasedontheWestCoastfortheWesternArctic

CGCY HMCSCOUGAR2008OrcaClassPatrolBoat

CGCZ CGSHOWAY1946FisheriesPatrolVessel;formerHMCSMACDONALD/CGPF;onregister1979

CGCZ HMCSMOOSE2008OrcaClassPatrolBoat

CGDB CNAV/CFAVLOGANVILLE1946–1991VilleClassTug;formerHMCSLOGANVILLE/CGDB

CGDB HMCSANDREDUPRE1939–1945ExaminationVessel;formerTugANDREDUPRE

CGDB HMCSLOGANVILLE1945VilleClassTug;becameCNAV/CFAVLOGANVILLE/CGDB

CGDC CGSCYGNUS1959–1981FisheriesPatrolVessel;basedatHalifax,NovaScotia

CGDC HMCSASBESTOS1944–1945Corvette

CGDD HMCSRIVIEREDULOUP1943–1945Corvette

CGDF CGSW.N.TWOLANbuilt1962,NationalHarboursBoardTug

CGDF HMCSASSINIBOINE1939–1945RiverClassDestroyer;formerHMSKEMPENFELT/GACK

CGDG CSSHUDSONbuilt1963,BedfordInstituteSurveyShip

CGDG HMCSTRENTONIAN1943–1945Corvette;sunkbyU1004onFebruary22nd,1945

CGDJ CCGSJOHNCABOT1964–1993,IcebreakerCableRepair;becameMVJOHNCABOT/VCGM

CGDJ HMCSALDERLAKE1945LakeClassMinesweeper;Nevercommissioned

CGDJ HMCSEILEEN1940PatrolVessel

CGDK CFAVPLAINSVILLE1946–1991VilleClassTug

CGDK CGSE.E.PRINCEbuilt1966,FisheriesPatrolVessel;basedatHalifax,NovaScotia

CGDK HMCSHAIDA1943–1950TribalClassDestroyer;becameHMCSHAIDA/CGJD

CGDL CCGSNICOLETbuilt1966,SoundingVessel

CGDL HMCHDC15WorldWarIIHarbourCraft

CGDL HMCSWESTYORK1944–1945Corvette

CGDM CGSCHEBUCTObuilt1966,FisheriesPatrolVessel;basedatHalifax,NovaScotia

CGDM HMCHDC16WorldWarIIHarbourCraft

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CGDN CCGSQUADRAbuilt1966,WestCoastWeatherShipforstationP

CGDN HMCHDC17WorldWarIIHarbourCraft

CGDP CCGSPROVOWALLISbuilt1969,BuoyVessel;basedatDartmouth,NovaScotia

CGDP HMCSPATHFINDER1941–1945TendertoHMCSSTAR/CZL;formeryachtPATHFINDER

CGDQ CCGSALERTbuilt1969,SearchandRescueVessel;basedatDartmouth,NovaScotia

CGDQ HMCSAMBLER1940–1945ArmedYacht;formerYachtAMBLER

CGDR CCGSBARTLETTbuilt1969,SupplyVessel;basedatSt.John’s,Newfoundland

CGDR HMCSMACSIN1940–1945ExaminationVessel

CGDS CCGSGRIFFONbuilt1970;GreatLakesIcebreaker

CGDS HMCSLISGAR1940–1945Tug;formerDepartmentofPublicWorksTugLISGAR

CGDT CCGSAMUNDSEN2003Icebreaker;formerCCGSSIRJOHNFRANKLIN/CGDT

CGDT CCGSFRANKLIN1979–1980Icebreaker;becameCCGSSIRJOHNFRANKLIN/CGDT

CGDT CCGSSIRJOHNFRANKLIN1980–2003Icebreaker;becameCCGSAMUNDSEN/CGDT;formerCCGSFRANKLIN/CGDT

CGDT HMCSDRUMMONDVILLE1941–1945BangorClassminesweeper

CGDV HMCSSWIFTCURRENT1941–1945BangorClassminesweeper;becameHMCSSWIFTCURRENT/CGVB

CGDW CGSCYGNUSbuilt1981,FisheriesPatrolVesselbasedatHalifax,NovaScotia

CGDW HMCSREDDEER1941–1945BangorClassminesweeper;becameHMCSREDDEER/CGRC

CGDX CCGSDESGROSEILLIERSbuilt1982,heavyIcebreakerbasedatQuebecCity,Quebec

CGDX HMCSMEDICINEHAT1941–1945BangorClassMinesweeper;becameHMCSMEDICINEHAT/CZGF

CGDY HMCSVEGREVILLE1941–1945BangorClassMinesweeper

CGDZ HMCSGRANDMERE1941–1945BangorClassMinesweeper

CGEC HMCSBURRARD1974–1991VilleClassTug

CGFB DGSBRANTbuilt1928LighthouseSupplyandBuoyVessel;scrapped1966(DGSBRANTmayhavebeenassignedthiscallsignafter1946)

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CGFB DGSGIVENCHY1923–1939FisheriesPatrolVessel;becameHMCSGIVENCHY/CGFB

CGFB HMCSGIVENCHY1939–1940DepotShip;becameHMCSGIVENCHYII/CGFB

CGFB HMCSGIVENCHYII1940–1943FloatingBarracksVancouver,BritishColumbia;sold1946

CGFD CGSSOOKEPOSTlistedITU1950WestCoastPatrolBoatnofurtherinfo

CGFD CGSSTEWARTPOSTlistedITU1950WestCoastPatrolBoatnofurtherinfo

CGFD DGSARRAS1926–1939FisheriesCruiserbasedatHalifax,NovaScotia;formerHMCSARRAS/CFO;becameHMCSARRAS/CGFD

CGFD HMCGV151941–1946GateVessel;formerHMCS/DGSARRAS/CGFD

CGFD HMCSARRAS1939–1941PatrolVessel;formerDGSARRAS/CGFD;becameHMCGV15/CGFD

CGFJ DGSOCEANEAGLE1938–1946OceanTug;built1919asSTARVANS;becameMVAIGLED’OCEAN(1946–1967)

CGFK CGSKITIMATbuilt1972,FisheriesandOceansPatrolVessel;WestCoastResearchVessel

CGFK DGSNEWINGTON1923–1937WestCoastLighthouseSupplyandBuoyVessel;Sold

CGFL CGSLAURIER1946FisheriesPatrolVessel;formerHMCSLAURIER/CGPC;becamePleasureCraftLAURIERII/CGFL

CGFM DGSMALASPINA1923–1939FisheriesProtection;becameHMCSMALASPINA/CGFM

CGFM HMCSMALASPINA1939–1945TrainingVesselforRoyalRoads;formerDGSMALASPINA/CGFM

CGFO CFAVRIVERTON1989SupportVessel;formerSMITLLOYD112/PHQG

CGFP CGSATLINPOST1975WestCoastResearchVessel

CGFP DGSCARTIER1923–1939ResearchVesselCharlottetown,PrinceEdwardIsland;becameHMCSCARTIER/CGFP;(1910–1923callsignunknown)

CGFP HMCSCARTIER1939–1941AuxiliaryPatrolVessel;becameHMCSCHARNY/CGFP

CGFP HMCSCHARNY1941–1945TrainingShip;formerHMCSCARTIER/CGFP

CGFP HMCSPOGO1980–1996PatrolBoat;tendertoHMCSCARLETON/CZJ;formerlaunchforHMCSLABRADOR/CGVM

CGFQ DGSWILLIAMJ.STEWART1932-1936HydrographicVessel;becameHMCSWILLIAMJ.STEWART/CGFQ

CGFQ HMCSWILLIAMJ.STEWART1939–1945nofurtherdetail

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CGFR CGSCYGNUS1945–1959FisheriesPatrolVessel;basedHalifax,NovaScotia;formerHMCSMELVILLE/CYQD

CGFS DGSACADIA1923–1939ResearchVessel;becameHMCSACADIA/CGFS

CGFS HMCSACADIA1939–1945AuxiliaryPatrolandTrainingVessel;becameCGSACADIA/CGCB

CGFV HMCSNITINAT1939–1945PatrolVessel;formerDepartmentofFisheriesVesselNITINAT/CGFV

CGFX DGSARLEUX1923to1939FisheriesCruiseratHalifax,NovaScotia;formerDGSARLEUX/CFL;becameHMCSARLEUX/CGFX

CGFX HMCGV161942–1945GateVessel;formerHMCSARLEUX/CGFX

CGFX HMCSARLEUX1939–1942Minesweeper;becameHMCGV16/CGFX

CGGB ARCTICIAbuilt1964;FishingVessel;TheMinisterofFisheries,Ottawa;becameNAVIMARUN/CGGB

CGGB HMCSEASTORE1944–1946SupplyVessel;formerU.S.ArmyVessel;becameCNAVEASTORE/CGQB

CGGC HMCSLAYMORE1945–1946MineRecoveryVessel;becameCNAVLAYMORE/CGQC

CGGD CCGSSKUAbuilt1946;NorthernSupplyVessel;theformerD.O.T.75;formerNavalLCT-8landingcraft

CGGF CCGSSIRWILLIAMALEXANDER1959–1986IcebreakingLighthouseSupplyandBuoyvessel

CGGF HMCSWHITETHROAT1944–1946MineLayer;becameCNAVWHITETHROAT/CGQM

CGGG CGSCAPEFREELS1962–1976FisheriesPatrolVessel;basedatSt.John’s,Newfoundland;caughtfireandsankwhileonpatrolnolossoflife

CGGJ HMCSEASTWOOD1944–1946WoodClassTug;becameCNAVEASTWOOD/CGQN

CGGK HMCSGREENWOOD1944–1946WoodClassTug;becameCNAVGREENWOOD/CGQP

CGGM CCGSLABRADORbuilt1953,Icebreaker;formerHMCSLABRADOR/CGVM

CGGN CCGSSIRHUMPHREYGILBERTbuilt1959;IcebreakerbasedatSt.John’s,Newfoundland

CGGN CGSHERON

CGGN HMCSLAKEWOOD1944–1945WoodClassTug;becameCNAVLAKEWOOD/CGQR

CGGP CCGSSTONETOWN1950–1967OceanStationPWeatherShip;formerHMCSSTONETOWN/CYWY(notedifferenceinspelling)

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CGGP HMCSOAKWOOD1944–1947WoodClassTug;becameCNAVOAKWOOD/CGQS

CGGQ CCGSST.CATHERINES1950–1967OceanStationPWeatherShip;formerHMCSSTCATHERINES/CGLS

CGGQ HMCSWILDWOOD1944–1946WoodClassTug;becameCNAVWILDWOOD/CGQQ

CGGR CCGSST.STEPHEN1950–1967OceanStationPWeatherShip;formerHMCSSTSTEPHEN/CYZY

CGGZ CGSFLAMINGO

CGHL CCGSHENRYLARSONbuilt1986;HeavyIcebreakerbasedatDartmouth,NovaScotia

CGJB HMCSCOMBAT1940–1941PatrolVessel;becameRCAFCOMBAT/CGJB

CGJB HMCSROCKCLIFFE1944–1950AlgerineClassMinesweeper/TrainingVessel

CGJB RCAFCOMBAT194154footwoodSupplyVessel

CGJC HMCSANTIGONISH1944–1946RiverClassFrigate;becameHMCSANTIGONISH/CGJC

CGJC HMCSANTIGONISH1957–1966PrestonianClassFrigate;formerHMCSANTIGONISH/CGJC:brokenupinJapan1968

CGJC HMCSCOQUITLAM1944–1945LlewellynClassMinesweeper

CGJC HMCSMONCTON1998KingstonClassMaritimeCoastalDefenceVessel

CGJD HMCSALLAVERDAY1940–1944Auxiliary;formerFishPackerALLAVERDAY

CGJD HMCSCROSSBOW1976–1995PatrolBoat

CGJD HMCSHAIDA1952–1963TribalClassDestroyerEscort;formerHMCSHAIDA/CGDK;nowmuseumatToronto,Ontario

CGJF CFAV/CNAVGLENEVIS1946–1977GlenClassTug;formerHMCSGLENEVIS/CGJF

CGJF HMCSGLENEVIS1944–1946GlenClassTug;becameCFAV/CNAVGLENEVIS/CGJF

CGJF HMCSSANTAMARIA1940–1944PatrolVessel;formerfishingvesselSANTAMARIA

CGJG HMCSADVERSUS1976–1996ReserveNavalTrainingVessel;formerRCMPADVERSUSa65footDetachmentClassPatrolCraft

CGJG HMCSCRUSADER1951–1960AlgonquinClassDestroyerEscort;formerHMCSCRUSADER/CGKQ

CGJG HMCSSASKATOON1998KingstonClassMaritimeCoastalDefenceVessel

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CGJI HMCSBRANDON1999KingstonClassMaritimeCoastalDefenceVessel

CGJI HMCSSTCROIX1958–1990RestigoucheClassDestroyerEscort

CGJJ HMCSBEACONHILL1944–1954RiverClassFrigate;becameHMCSBEACONHILL/CGJJ

CGJJ HMCSBEACONHILL1957–1967PrestonianClassFrigate;formerHMCSBEACONHILL/CGJJ

CGJJ HMCSSUMMERSIDEbuilt1998,KingstonClassMaritimeCoastalDefenceVessel

CGJK HMCSSANTOMAS1940–1945PatrolVessel;formerfishingvesselSANTOMAS

CGJK CCGSSIRWILFREDLAURIERbuilt1987Icebreakingsupplyandbuoyvessel

CGJK HMCSASHLAKE1945LakeClassMinesweeper;nevercommissioned

CGJL HMCSASSINIBOINE1956–1988StLaurentClassDestroyerEscort

CGJL HMCSMEANDER1939–1945PatrolVessel;formeryachtMEANDER

CGJM CFAVLAWRENCEVILLE1974VilleClassTug

CGJM HMCSBEECHLAKE1946LakeClassMinesweeper;nevercommissioned

CGJM HMCSMITCHELLBAY1939–1944AuxiliaryMinesweeper;formerfishingvesselMITCHELLBAY

CGJN HMCHDC181942–1945PatrolBoat;formerHMCSIMPERATOR/CGJN

CGJN HMCSIMPERATOR1939–1942PatrolBoat;becameHMCHDC18/CGJN

CGJN YMT12PostWorldWarIIHarbourCraft

CGJP CNAVGLENDYNE1946–1957GlenClassTug;formerHMCSGLENDYNE;sankwhileescortingHMCSMAGNIFICNET/CZCD

CGJP HMCSCAPELLA1939–1944PatrolVessel;formerfishingvesselCAPELLA

CGJP HMCSGLENDYNE1945–1946GlenClassTug;becameCNAVGLENDYNE/CGJP

CGJQ HMCSTAKLA1939–1944AuxiliaryMinesweeper;formerfishingvesselTAKLA

CGJR HMCSCOLUMBIA1959–1994RestigoucheClassDestroyerEscort

CGJR HMCSMONTREAL1943–1945RiverClassFrigate

CGJS HMCSSIGNAL1940–1944AuxiliaryMinesweeper;formerfishingvesselSIGNAL

CGJT HMCSKENTVILLE1954–1957TrainingVessel;BangorClassMinesweeperforKoreanWar;1957transferredTurkishNavyasBARTIN/TBDS

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CGJT HMCSMARGARETI1939–1944PatrolVessel;formerfishingvesselMARGARETI

CGJV CCGSEDWARDCORNWALLISbuilt1986;Multi-taskedvessel

CGJV HMCSBIRCHLAKE1946LakeClassMinesweeper;nevercommissioned

CGJV HMCSCAPEBEALE1939–1944AuxiliaryMinesweeper;formerfishpackerCAPEBEALE

CGJW CCGSILEST.OURSbuilt1985;SmallBuoyTender

CGJW HMCHC991942–1945HarbourCraft;formerHMCSSPARTANIII/CGJW

CGJW HMCSSPARTANIII1941–1942HarbourCraft;becameHMCHC99/CGJW

CGJX HMCHC951942–1945HarbourCraft;formerHMCSSALTPETRE/CGJX

CGJX HMCHSL2311952–1958HighSpeedLaunch;formerRCAFMALECITE/VXCR

CGJX HMCSKINGSTON1996KingstonClassMaritimeCoastalDefenceVesselorMineWarfareVessel

CGJX HMCSSALTPETRE1941–1942HarbourCraft;becameHMCHC95/CGJX

CGJY CCGSSIRWILFREDGRENFELLbuilt1985;SearchandRescueVessel

CGJY HMCSGRIZZLEY1941–1944ArmedYacht;formerYachtMICHIGONNE

CGJZ HMCSCOUGAR1940–1945ArmedYacht;formerYachtBREEZN’THRU/WBEG

CGKB CNAVLAHAVE1956–1964CoastalSurveyShip

CGKB HMCSANNAPOLIS1964–1998AnnapolisClassDestroyer

CGKB HMCSCANCOLIM1940–1945PatrolVessel;formerAmericanCanCompanyVesselCANCOLIM

CGKC CFAVPARKSVILLE1974VilleClassTug

CGKC HMCSDUNVER1943–1946RiverClassFrigate

CGKD CFAVLISTERVILLE1974VilleClassTug

CGKD HMCSSKIDEGATE1938–1942TrainingVessel;formeryachtOCHECAC

CGKE HMCSDETECTOR1976–1988TrainingVessel;formerRCMPDETECTORa65footDetachmentClassPatrolVesselbasedatSaintJohn,NewBrunswick

CGKF HMCSCEDARLAKE1945LakeClassMinesweeper;nevercommissioned

CGKF HMCSJOANWII1940–1944AuxiliaryMinesweeper;formerfishingvessel

CGKG HMCSCRANBROOK1944–1945LlewellynClassMinesweeper

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CGKG HMCSKOOTENAY1959–1995RestigoucheClassDestroyerEscort

CGKH HMCSGASPE1953–1957BayClassMinesweeper;transferredtoTurkeyasTRABZON/TCRX

CGKH YMT8PostWorldWarIIHarbourCraft

CGKJ HMCSWOLF1940–1945ArmedYacht;formerYachtBLUEWATER

CGKK HMCSATHOLL1943–1945Corvette

CGKK HMCSKINGFISHER1956SeawardDefenceVessel;cancelledbeforeconstructed

CGKL HMCSVANISLE1940–1944PatrolVessel;formerfishingvesselVANISLE

CGKL YMT10PostWorldWarIIHarbourCraft

CGKM HMCSCHERRYLAKE1945LakeClassMinesweeper;cancellednevercommissioned

CGKM HMCSMARAUDOR1939–1944PatrolVessel;formerfishingvesselMARAUDOR

CGKN CFAVCORMORANT1975–1977FleetDivingSupportVessel;becameHMCSCORMORANT/CGKN;formerItalianfishingvesselASPAQUARTO/IKIP

CGKN HMCSCORMORANT1978–1997FleetDivingSupportVessel;formerCFAVCORMORANT/CGKN

CGKN HMCSWESTCOAST1940–1944PatrolVessel;formerfishingvesselWESTCOAST

CGKP CNAVFORTFRANCES1958–1974OceanographicSurveyShip;formerHMCSFORTFRANCES/CZJQ;becameCSSFORTFRANCES/CGCF

CGKP HMCSLEOLAVIVIAN1940–1945PatrolVessel

CGKQ HMCSCRUSADER1945–1946AlgonquinClassDestroyerEscort;formerHMSCRUSADER/GVJS;becameHMCSCRUSADER/CGJG

CGKR HMCSB.C.LADY1941–1944PatrolVessel;formerfishingvessel

CGKR HMCSELMLAKE1945LakeClassMinesweeper;nevercommissioned

CGKR YMT9PostWorldWarIIHarbourCraft

CGKS HMCSDRUMMONDVILLE1950BangorClassMinesweeper;formerHMCSDRUMMONDVILLE/CGDT;BecameFORTALBANY/VOVC

CGKS RCAFSNOWPRINCE1941–194466footwoodSupplyVessel;builtin1937

CGKT HMCSSCRETA1944HighFrequencyDirectionFindingVessel

CGKV HMCSFIRLAKE1947LakeClassMinesweeper;nevercommissioned

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CGKW HMCHC901940HarbourCraft;formermotorlaunchPAPOOSE/CGKW

CGKW YMT6PostWorldWarIIHarbourCraft

CGKX HMCSGOLDCRESTYAC-701postWorldWarIInavalyacht

CGKX HMCSPRESTONIAN1944–1945RiverClassFrigate;becameHMCSPRESTONIAN/CGXC

CGKY HMCSCAPILANO1944–1945RiverClassFrigate

CGKY HMCSQUINTE1954–1964BayClassMinesweeper

CGKY HMCSSERVICE1978–1995TendertoHMCSCHIPPAWA/CKD

CGKZ HMCSCAPDELAMADELEINE1944–1945RiverClassFrigate;becameHMCSCAPDELAMADELEINE/CZJM

CGKZ HMCSGRILSE1961–1969Submarine;formerUSSBURRFISH/NYVD

CGLB HMCSELK1940–1945ArmedYacht;formerYachtARCADIA/KFZL

CGLC HMCSLAVALLEE1944–1945LlewellynClassMinesweeper

CGLD HMCSVISON1940–1945ArmedYacht;formerYachtAVALON(1931–1940)

CGLE HMCSBONAVENTURE1957–1970Lightfleetaircraftcarrier;formerHMSPOWERFUL

CGLF HMCSBEAVER1940–1944ArmedYacht;formerYachtAZTEC/WSCP

CGLG HMCSCARLPLACE1944–1945RiverClassFrigate

CGLH HMCSSTETTLER1954–1966PrestonianClassFrigate;formerHMCSSTETTLER/CYWW

CGLJ HMCSPROVIDER1942–1946FairmileDepotShip;wenttothePeruvianNavyasMARUBA

CGLK HMCSCARIBOU1940–1945ArmedYacht;formerYachtELFREDA/WGDN

CGLL HMCSCOATICOOK1944–1949RiverClassFrigate

CGLM HMCSLYNX1940–1942ArmedYacht;formerMVRAMONA;convertedtoafruitcarryingmerchantvessel

CGLM HMCSOKANAGAN1968–1998Submarine

CGLN HMCSCAPTOR1976–1993TrainingVessel;formerRCMPCAPTORaDetachmentClassPatrolVessel

CGLN HMCSHUSKY1940–1945ArmedYacht;formerYachtXAMAII

CGLO HMCSLOON1955–1970SeawardDefencevessel

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CGLP CFAVMERRICKVILLE1974VilleClassTug

CGLP HMCSRENARD1940–1944ArmedYacht;formerYachtWINCHESTER;condemnedonAugust1st,1944

CGLQ HMCSMOOSE1940–1945ArmedYacht;formerYachtCLEOPATRA/WOAX

CGLR HMCSREINDEER1940–1945ArmedYacht;formerYachtMASCOTTE

CGLS HMCSRACCOON1940–1942ArmedYacht;formerYachtHALONIA/WDEP;sunkbyU165September7th,1942

CGLS HMCSST.CATHERINES1943–1945RiverClassFrigate;becameCCGSSTCATHERINES/CGGQ;OceanStationPWeatherShip

CGLT HMCSCLEOPATRA1940–1945PatrolVessel

CGLU HMCSINCHARRAN1959–1965PrestonianClassFrigate;formerHMCSINCHARRAN/CGQG

CGLV HMCSANNAMILDRED1940–1945PatrolVessel

CGLW HMCHC1371943–1945HarbourCraft;formerHMCSVENNING/CGLW

CGLW HMCSNIPIGON1945–1957BangorClassMinesweeper;forKoreanWar;transferredtoTurkeyasBAFRA/TBDV;formerHMCSNIPIGON/CGRM

CGLW HMCSVENNING1941–1943HarbourCraft;becameHMCHC137/CGLW

CGLX CNAVMONTJOLI1946–1947AuxiliaryVessel;formerHMCSMONTJOLI/CGLX;sold1947

CGLX HMCSMONTJOLI1940–1946ExaminationVessel;becameCNAVMONTJOLI/CGLX

CGLY HMCSZOARCES1940–1945ExaminationVesselatSaintJohn,NewBrunswick;formerDepartmentofFisheriesVesselZOARCES

CGLZ HMCSNANAIMO1941–1945Corvette

CGMB RCMPFRENCH1945–1960162footCommissionerClassPatrolVessel;formerHMCSTRANSCONA/CYQR;scrapped1961

CGMF RCMPIRVINE1945–1962162footCommissionerClassPatrolVessel;formerHMCSNORANDA/CYQJ;becameMIRIANI;sankMontegoBay1971

CGMG RCMPMACBRIEN1945–1959162footCommissionerClassPatrolBoat;formerHMCSTROISRIVIERES/CYQN;scrapped1960

CGMJ RCMPMACLEOD1945–1950162footCommissionerClassPatrolBoat;formerHMCSBROCKVILLE/CYQP;becameHMCSBROCKVILLE/CYQP

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CGMM RCMPFORTPITT1946–1959112footFortClassPatrolVessel;formerHMCML119/CYVC;becameYachtSONDRAIIsankSt.Croix,VirginIslands1989

CGMP ANYORALLROYALCANADIANMOUNTEDPOLICESHIPSAssignedonApril1st,1932whenMarineSectionformed

CGMQHMCSFORTSTEELE1973–1994Reservenavaltrainingvessel;formerRCMPFORTSTEELE/CGMQ

CGMQ RCMPFORTSTEELE1958–1973118footFortClassPatrolVesselbasedatHalifax,NovaScotia;becameHMCSFORTSTEELE/CGMQ

CGMR RCMPFORTWALSH1945–1958112-footFortClassPatrolVessel;formerHMCML112/CYQQ;lostScatariIsland,NovaScotia1958

CGMS RCMPVICTORIA1956–1970,92footFortClassPatrolBoatbasedontheWestCoast

CGMU HMCSSTANDOFF1980–1997ReserveNavalTrainingVessel;formerRCMPSTANDOFF

CGMV RCMPACADIAN197665footDetachmentClassPatrolVessel;becameHMCSACADIAN/CGNH

CGMWCCGSDARING1972–1985SearchandRescuevessel;formerRCMPWOOD/CGMW;basedatDartmouth,NovaScotia

CGMWRCMPWOOD1958–1972,178footCommissionerClassPatrolBoat;becameCCGSDARING/CGMW

CGNB HMCSALBERNI1941–1944Corvette;sunkbyU480August21st,1944

CGNC CFAVMARYSVILLE1974VilleClassTug

CGNC HMCSEASTVIEW1944–1946RiverClassFrigate

CGND CNAVSTANTHONY1957–1958SaintClassOceanTug

CGND HMCSDAUPHIN1941–1945Corvette

CGNE HMCSRAINBOW1968–1974Submarine;formerUSSARGONAUT/NYDH

CGNF CFAVGLENDYNE1975GlenClassTug

CGNF HMCSEDMUNDSTON1941–1945Corvette

CGNG HMCSGLACEBAY1944–1945RiverClassFrigate

CGNH HMCSACADIAN1976–1996ReserveNavalTrainingVessel;basedatSaintJohn,NewBrunswick;formerRCMPACADIAN/CGMV

CGNJ HMCSANNAPOLIS1940–1945TownClassDestroyer;formerUSSMACKENZIE/NEVX

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CGNJ HMCSMARGAREE1957–1992StLaurentclassdestroyerescort

CGNK HMCSCOLUMBIA1940–1944TownClassDestroyer;formerUSSHARADEN/NEXZ

CGNL HMCSNIAGRA1940–1945TownClassDestroyer;formerUSSTHATCHER/NESV

CGNM HMCSST.CLAIR1940–1945TownClassDestroyer;formerUSSWILLIAMS/NENT

CGNN HMCSNORTHLAKE1943–1945Tug;formerU.S.NavyTug

CGNP HMCSHICKORYLAKE1945LakeClassMinesweeper;nevercommissioned

CGNP HMCSST.CROIX1940–1943TownClassDestroyer;formerUSSMCCOOK/NIGB;sunkbyU305September20th,1943

CGNQ HMCSONONAGA1967–2000Submarine

CGNQ HMCSST.FRANCIS1940–1945TownClassDestroyer;formerUSSBANCROFT/NAJQ

CGNR HMCSPRESERVER1942–1945FairmileDepotShip;becameORGENOS/OBPC

CGNS HMCSREVELSTOKE1941–1950LlewellynClassMinesweeper;becameHMCSREVELSTOKE/CZCM

CGNS ANYORALLROYALCANADIANNAVYSHIPSassignedaround1950andtheNavyusedthisasdesignedcontinuously

CGNS HMCMTB251WorldWarIIMotorTorpedoBoat

CGNT HMCMTB252WorldWarIIMotorTorpedoBoat

CGNT HMCSLEVIS1941Corvette;sunkbyU74September19th,1941

CGNT HMCSLEVIS1944–1946RiverClassFrigate;retainedthenameandcallsignofHMCSLEVIS/CGNTCorvettesunkin1941

CGNV HMCMTB253WorldWarIIMotorTorpedoBoat

CGNV HMCSTHORLOCK1944–1945Corvette

CGNV HMCSTRINITY1954–1957BayClassMinesweeper;transferredtoTurkeyasTERME/TBFP

CGNW HMCMTB254WorldWarIIMotorTorpedoBoat

CGNW HMCSGIFFARD1943–1945Corvette;formerHMSBUDDLEIA

CGNX HMCMTB255WorldWarIIMotorTorpedoBoat

CGNX HMCSHESPELER1944–1945CastleClassCorvette;formerHMSGUILDFORDCASTLE

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CGNY HMCMTB256WorldWarIIMotorTorpedoBoat

CGNY HMCSKINCARDINE1944–1946CastleClassCorvette;formerHMSTAMWORTHCASTLE

CGNZ HMCMTB257WorldWarIIMotorTorpedoBoat

CGNZ HMCSORANGEVILLE1944–1946CastleClassCorvette;formerHMSHEDINGHAMCASTLE

CGPB HMCSHALLOWELL1944–1945RiverClassFrigate

CGPB RCMPBAROFFPreWorldWarIIpatrolvessel;formerWorldWarIU.S.NavySubmarineChaser

CGPC HMCSLAURIER1939–1946PatrolandExaminationVessel;formerRCMPLAURIER/CGPC;becameCGSLAURIER/CGFL

CGPC RCMPBRULE1946–1959DetachmentClassPatrolBoat;formerHMCHDPC20aWorldWarIIHarbourCraft

CGPC RCMPLAURIER1936–1939Class“A”Cruiser;becameHMCSLAURIER/CGPC

CGPD HMCHC501939–1945HarbourCraft;formerRCMPACADIAN/CGPD

CGPD RCMPACADIAN1939Class“B”Cruiser;becameHMCHC50/CGPD

CGPD RCMPCARNDUFF1946–1959DetachmentClassPatrolBoat;formerHMCHDPC25aWorldWarIIHarbourCraft

CGPF HMCSMACDONALD1939–1945PatrolBoat;formerRCMPMACDONALD/CGPF;becameCGSHOWAY/CGCZ

CGPF RCMPCHILCOOT1946DetachmentClassPatrolBoat;formerHMCHDPC29aWorldWarIIHarbourCraft

CGPF RCMPMACDONALD1936–1939Class“A”Cruiser;becameHMCSMACDONALD/CGPF

CGPG RCMPCUTKNIFE1946–1957DetachmentClassPatrolBoat;formerHMCHDPC19aWorldWarIIHarbourCraft

CGPJ CGSBAYHOUNDCustomsPatrolVesselpriortotheRCMPMarineSection,April1st,1932

CGPK CGSPREVENTORCustomsPatrolVesselpriortotheRCMPMarineSection,April1st,1932

CGPK RCMPGRENFALL1946–1959DetachmentClassPatrolBoat;formerHMCHDPC33aWorldWarIIHarbourCraft

CGPL HMCSFLEURDELIS1939–1945ExaminationVessel;formerRCMPFLEURDELIS/CGPL;scrapped1952

CGPL RCMPFLEURDELIS1929–1939Class“A”Cruiser;becameHMCSFLEURDELIS/CGPL

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CGPL RCMPLITTLEBOW1946–1958DetachmentClassPatrolBoat;formerHMCHDPC40aWorldWarIIHarbourCraft

CGPM HMCML0921942–1945FairmileMotorLaunch;becameSUZETTENO.1

CGPM RCMPMOOSOMIN1946–1958DetachmentClassPatrolBoat;formerHMCHDPC32aWorldWarIIHarbourCraft

CGPN CGSPATROLBOATNO4CustomsPatrolVesselpriortotheRCMPMarineSection;knownas“StumbleInn”;formerU.S.SubmarineChaser

CGPN HMCML0891942–1945FairmileMotorLaunch;becameCOASTALQUEEN

CGPN RCMPSHAUNAVON1946–1955DetachmentClassPatrolBoat;formerHMCHDPC26aWorldWarIIHarbourCraft

CGPP RCMPSLIDEOUT1946–1960DetachmentClassPatrolBoat;formerHMCHDPC30aWorldWarIIHarbourCraft

CGPQ HMCSINTERCEPTOR1939–1945PatrolCraftbasedatHalifax,NovaScotia;formerRCMPINTERCEPTOR/CGPQ

CGPQ RCMPINTERCEPTOR1939Class“B”Cruiser;becameHMCSINTERCEPTOR/CGPQ

CGPQ RCMPTAGISH1946DetachmentClassPatrolBoat;formerHMCHDPC24aWorldWarIIHarbourCraft

CGPR HMCSMASAWASKA1939–1945PatrolVessel;formerRCMPMADAWASKA/CGPR

CGPR RCMPMADAWASKA1939Class“B”Cruiser;becameHMCSMADAWASKA/CGPR

CGPS HMCSCHALEUR1939–1945ExaminationVessel;formerRCMPCHALEUR/CGPS

CGPS RCMPBIGBEND1946–1955DetachmentClassPatrolBoat;formerHMCHDPC27aWorldWarIIHarbourCraft

CGPS RCMPCHALEUR1932–1939Class“B”CruiserbasedatCharlottetown,P.E.I.,1932–1935;becameHMCSCHALEUR/CGPS

CGPT HMCSSCATARIE1939–1945PatrolVessel;formerRCMPSCATARIE/CGPT

CGPT RCMPSCATARIE1939Class“B”Cruise;becameHMCSSCATARIE/CGPT

CGPT RCMPSTANDOFF1946DetachmentClassPatrolBoat;formerHMCHDPC39aWorldWarIIHarbourCraft

CGPV RCMPULNA1939Class“A”Cruiser;lookedlikeasailingyacht

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CGPW HMCSALACHASSE1940–1945PatrolVessel;formerRCMPALACHASSE/CGPW;1945–1957inusebyMarineIndustriesandscrapped1957

CGPW RCMPALACHASSE1931–1939Class“A”Cruiser;becameHMCSALACHASSE/CGPW

CGPW RCMPWILLOWBUNCH1946DetachmentClassPatrolBoat;formerHMCHDPC6aWorldWarIIHarbourCraft

CGPX HMCSADVERSUS1939–1941ExaminationVessel;formerRCMPADVERSUS/CGPX;lostinstormDecember20th,1941

CGPX RCMPADVERSUS1931–1939Class“A”Cruiser;becameHMCSADVERSUS/CGPX

CGPY HMCHC371942–1945HarbourCraft;formerRCMPCAPTOR/CGPY

CGPY HMCSCAPTOR1939–1942NavalPatrolVessel;formerRCMPCAPTOR/CGPY;becameHMCHC37/CGPY;escortedPRINCESSHELENE/VGKL

CGPY RCMPCAPTOR1939Class“B”Cruiser;becameHMCSCAPTOR/CGPY

CGPZ RCAFDETECTOR1939–1945BombingRangeBoat;formerRCMPDETECTOR/CGPZ

CGPZ RCMPDETECTOR1939Class“B”Cruiser;becameRCAFDETECTOR/CGPZ

CGQA CNAV/CFAVBEAMSVILLE1949–1994VilleClassTug;formerHMCSBEAMSVILLE/CGQA

CGQA HMCSBEAMSVILLE1944VilleClassTug;becameCNAV/CFAVBEAMSVILLE/CGQA

CGQB CNAVEASTORE1946–1964SupplyVessel;formerHMCSEASTORE/CGGB

CGQB CNAV/CFAVQUEENSVILLE1946–1991VilleClassTug

CGQB HMCSSHEDIAC1941–1945Corvette

CGQC CNAVLAYMORE1946–1968MineRecoveryVessel;formerHMCSLAYMORE/CGGC

CGQC HMCSKOOTENAY1943–1945Destroyer;formerHMSDECOY/GVKL

CGQD CFAVGLENDALE1975GlenClassTug

CGQD HMCSMATAPEDIA1941–1945Corvette

CGQF CNAV/CFAVCLIFTON1946–1976NortonClassTug;formerHMCSCLIFTON/CGCD

CGQF HMCSARVIDA1941–1945Corvette

CGQG CNAVGLENDEVON1946–1964GlenClassTug;formerHMCSGLENDEVON/CGCG

CGQG HMCSINCHARRAN1944–1945RiverClassFrigate;becameHMCSINCHARRAN/CGLU

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CGQJ CNAVGLENDON1946–1964GlenClassTug;formerHMCSGLENDON/CGCJ

CGQJ HMCSWASKESIU1943–1946RiverClassFrigate

CGQK CFAV/CNAVGLENLIVETII1946–1977GlenClassTug;formerHMCSGLENLIVETII/CGCN

CGQK HMCSCHAMBLY1940–1945Corvette

CGQL CNAV/CFAVRIVERTON1946–1979NortonClassTug;formerHMCSRIVERTON/CGQL;becameTECHNO-ST-LAURENTscrappedJanuary2016

CGQL HMCSNAPANEE1941–1945Corvette

CGQL HMCSRIVERTON1944–1946NortonClassTug;becameCNAV/CFAVRIVERTON/CGQL

CGQM CNAVWHITETHROAT1946–1967OceanographicVessel;formerHMCSWHITETHROAT/CGGF

CGQM HMCSCOLLINGWOOD1940–1945Corvette

CGQN CNAVEASTWOOD1946–1979WoodClassTug;formerHMCSEASTWOOD/CGGJ

CGQN HMCSORILLIA1940–1945Corvette

CGQO CFAVGLENEVIS1976GlenClassTug

CGQP CNAV/CFAVGREENWOOD1946–1977WoodClassTug;formerHMCSGREENWOOD/CGGK

CGQP HMCSRIMOUSKI1941–1945Corvette

CGQP HMCSRIMOUSKI1941–1945Corvette

CGQQ CFAV/CNAVWILDWOOD1946–1991WoodClassTug;formerHMCSWILDWOOD/CGGQ

CGQQ HMCSLEASIDE1944–1945CastleClassCorvette;formerHMSWALMERCASTLE

CGQR CNAVLAKEWOOD1946–1965WoodClassTug;formerHMCSLAKEWOOD/CGGN

CGQR HMCSCOBALT1940–1945Corvette

CGQS CNAVOAKWOOD1947–1977WoodClassTug;formerHMCSOAKWOOD/CGGP

CGQS HMCSKENOGAMI1941–1945Corvette

CGQT HMCSALGOMA1941–1945Corvette

CGQT HMCSSIDNEY1976–1996ReserveNavalTrainingVessel;formerRCMPSIDNEY

CGQV HMCSMAHONE1946–1958BangorClassMinesweeper;formerHMCSMAHONE/CGRP;forKoreanWar;transferredtoTurkeyBEYLERBEYI/TBLI

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CGQV HMCSWETASKIWIN1940–1945Corvette

CGQW CCGSMARYHICHENS1983–1996SearchandRescueVessel;basedatHalifax,NovaScotia;soldtoChina1998

CGQW HMCSAGASSIZ1941–1945Corvette

CGQX HMCSCHILLIWACK1941–1945Corvette

CGQY HMCSKAMLOOPS1941–1945Corvette

CGQZ HMCSQUESNEL1941–1945Corvette

CGRA HMCSNICHOLSON1976–1992ReserveNavalTrainingVessel;formerRCMPNICHOLSONbasedCharlottetown,PrinceEdwardIsland

CGRB HMCSGEORGIAN1941–1945BangorClassMinesweeper

CGRC HMCSJOLIETTE1944–1945RiverClassFrigate

CGRC HMCSREDDEER1950–1959BangorClassMinesweeper;KoreanWarbutnotusedforthatwar;formerHMCSREDDEER/CGDW

CGRD HMCSCOWICHAN1941–1945BangorClassMinesweeper

CGRE HMCSLANARK1956–1965PrestonianClassFrigate;formerHMCSLANARK/CGWX

CGRF HMCSMALPEQUE1941–1945BangorClassMinesweeper;becameHMCSMALPEQUE/CGYF

CGRG HMCSOTTAWA1943–1945Destroyer;formerHMSGRIFFIN/GXSF

CGRG HMCSPRESERVER1970ProtecteurClassOperationalSupportShip

CGRH CFAVGLENBROOK1976GlenClassTug

CGRH HMCSSARNIA1951BangorClassMinesweeper;formerHMCSSARNIA/CYZL;forKoreanWar;1958transferredTurkeyBUYUKDERE/TBLK

CGRJ HMCSUNGAVA1941–1946BangorClassMinesweeper;soldforscrap1946

CGRK HMCSCLAYOQUOT1941–1944BangorClassMinesweeper;sankonDecember24th,1944byU806offSambroLightship,NovaScotia

CGRL HMCSQUATSINO1941–1945BangorClassMinesweeper

CGRM HMCSNIPIGON1941–1945BangorClassMinesweeper;becameHMCSNIPIGON/CGLW;forKorea;transferredTurkeyBAFRA/TBDV

CGRN HMCSTHUNDER1941–1945BangorClassMinesweeper

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CGRP HMCSJAMESBAY1954–1964BayClassMinesweeper

CGRP HMCSMAHONE1941–1945BangorClassMinesweeper;becameHMCSMAHONE/CGQV

CGRQ HMCSCHIGNECTO1941–1946BayClassMinesweeper

CGRQ HMCSPORTHOPE1952BangorClassMinesweeper;KoreanWarbutnotusedforthatwar;formerHMCSPORTHOPE/CYZJ

CGRR HMCSKOKANEE1944–1945RiverClassFrigate

CGRS HMCSOUTARDE1941–1945BangorClassMinesweeper

CGRT HMCSWASAGA1941–1945BangorClassMinesweeper

CGRV CNAVLANGARA1957–1976SupplyVessel

CGRV HMCSMINAS1941–1945BangorClassMinesweeper;becameHMCSMINAS/CZDH

CGRW HMCSQUINTE1941–1946BangorClassMinesweeper

CGRX HMCSCHEDABUCTO1941–1943BangorClassMinesweeper;sankOctober21st,1943aftercollisionwithCableShipLORDKELVIN/GDMN

CGRX HMCSLARCHLAKE1945LakeClassMinesweeper;nevercommissioned

CGRY HMCSMIRAMICHI1941–1945BangorClassMinesweeper

CGRZ HMCSBELLECHASE1941–1945BangorClassMinesweeper

CGS DGSQUADRAbuilt1912;LighthouseSupplyandBuoyVesselontheWestCoastDONOTAGREEWITHCALLSIGN

CGSB CCGSPIERRERADDISONbuilt1978;IcebreakerSupplyandBuoyVessel

CGSB DGSCITADELLEbuilt1932;FireTugbasedatMontreal,Quebecuntil1962;scrappedin1966

CGSC DGSCHESTERFIELDbuilt1928;LighthouseSupplyandBuoyVessel

CGSD DGSDOLLARD1923–1961LighthouseSupplyandBuoyVessel;formerDGSDOLLARD/VDO

CGSE CFAVSECHELT1991TorpedoRecoveryVesselandDivingTender

CGSF DGSMURRAYSTEWART1918–1946;MarineAgencyTender;threelettercallsignunknown

CGSF HMCSMURRAYSTEWART1942–1945ExaminationVesselatSaintJohn,NewBrunswick;former/becameDGSMURRAYSTEWART/CGSF

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CGSG CGSSAFEGUARDERbuilt1929;MinisterofMarine,Quebec;LighthouseSupplyandBuoyVessel;formerSAFEGUARD/CGSG

CGSI CFAVSIKANNI1991–TorpedoRecoveryVessel

CGSJ CCGSSIMONFRASERbuilt1960;IcebreakingLighthouseSupplyandBuoyvessel

CGSJ RCAFARRESTEUR1939–1946EasternAirCommand,Dartmouth,NovaScotia;formerRCMPARRESTEUR/CGSJ

CGSJ RCMPARRESTEUR1939Class“B”Cruiser;becameRCAFARRESTEUR/CGSJ

CGSK DGS/CCGSSAUREL1929–1967IcebreakerbasedatCharlottetown,PrinceEdwardIsland;scrapped1968

CGSL DGS/CGSLADYLAURIER1923–1960LighthouseSupplyandBuoyVessel;formerDGSLADYLAURIER/VDF

CGSM CCGSD’IBERVILLEbuilt1952Icebreaker;scrappedin1982

CGSM DGSMONTCALM1923–1942IcebreakerbasedatQuebec;formerDGSMONTCALM/VDJ;toRussiain1942

CGSN CCGSN.B.MCLEAN1930–1977HeavyIcebreaker;lasted47years

CGSN CCGSPARTRIDGEISLANDbuilt1985;BuoyvesselbasedatSaintJohn,NewBrunswick

CGSO CFAVSOOKE1991TorpedoRecoveryVesselDivingTender

CGSP DGSARANMORE1923–1948LighthouseSupplyvessel;formerDGSARANMORE/VDQ;sunkoffHaiti

CGSQ CCGSSIMCOEbuilt1962;IcebreakingLighthouseSupplyandBuoyvessel

CGSQ DGS/CGSLAURENTIAN1923–1947BuoyVesselbasedatSaintJohn,NewBrunswick;formerDGSLAURENTIAN/CGC

CGSR CCGSPARRY1946-1969;WestCoastHydrographicSurveyvessel;formerHMCSTALAPUS/CYWL

CGSR HMCSFRENCH1939–1945ExaminationVessel;formerRCMPFRENCH/CGSR;becameLEFRANCAIS;lostinhurricaneAugust15th,1953

CGSR RCMPFRENCH1938–1939Class“A”Cruiser;becameHMCSFRENCH/CGSR

CGSS CCGSC.D.HOWEbuilt1950;ArcticServicevessel

CGST CFAVSTIKINE1991TorpedoRecoveryVessel

CGST DGSESTEVAN1923WestCoastLighthouseSupplyandBuoyVessel;formerDGSESTEVAN/VDN

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CGSV DGSST.HELIERSbuilt1919;LighthouseSupplyandBuoyVessel;sold1960

CGSW CCGSEDWARDCORNWALLIS1949–1986lighthouseSupplyandBuoyVessel

CGSW DGSDRUIDbuilt1902;LighthouseSupplyandBuoyvessel;formerDGSDRUID/VDH;stillafloat1967asMVEVA

CGSY CGSLADYGREYbuilt1906,Icebreaker;formerDGSLADYGREY/VDL;sankin1955

CGSZ CGSERNESTLAPOINTEbuilt1940,Icebreaker

CGSZ DGSMIKULA1923–1937Icebreaker;builtin1916asJ.D.HAZENsoldRussiaandcamebacktoCanadain1923

CGTB HMCSBURLINGTON1941–1945BangorClassMinesweeper

CGTC HMCSCOPPERCLIFF1944–1945CastleClassCorvette;formerHMSHEVERCASTLE

CGTC HMCSSTETHERESE1955–1967PrestonianClassFrigate;formerHMCSSTETHERESE/CYTC

CGTD HMCSSHAWINIGAN1941–1944Corvette;sankNovember24th,1944byU1228

CGTE HMCSPICKLE1953–1979Sailtrainingvessel

CGTF HMCSBARRIE1941–1945Corvette

CGTG HMCSBOWMANVILLE1944–1946CastleClassCorvette;formerHMSNUNNEYCASTLE

CGTH HMCSCAPESCOTT1959–1970CapeClassEscortMaintenanceShip;formerHMSBEACHYHEAD

CGTJ CNAV/CFAVSACKVILLE1953–1982SurveyVessel;becamemuseumatHalifax,NovaScotia

CGTJ HMCSSACKVILLE1941–1944Corvette;becameHMCSSACKVILLE/CGTJ

CGTJ HMCSSACKVILLE1944–1953LoopLayerDepotShip;becameCNAV/CFAVSACKVILLE/CGTJ

CGTK CFAVGLENSIDE1977GlenClassTug

CGTK HMCSMONCTON1942–1945Corvette

CGTL HMCSSUMMERSIDE1941–1945Corvette

CGTM HMCSLOUISBURG1941–1943Corvette;sankFebruary6th,1943

CGTM HMCSLOUISBURG1943–1945Corvette;(bothLouisburg’shadthesamecallsignandpendantnumber)

CGTN HMCSCORMORANT1956–1963SeawardDefencevessel

CGTN HMCSPICTOU1941–1945Corvette

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CGTP HMCSBADDECK1941–1945Corvette

CGTQ HMCSBUCTOUCHE1941–1945Corvette

CGTR HMCSAMHERST1941–1945Corvette

CGTS HMCSBRANDON1941–1945Corvette

CGTT HMCSARNPRIOR1944–1946CastleClassCorvette;formerHMSRISINGCASTLE

CGTV HMCSLUNENBURG1941–1945Corvette

CGTW HMCSSHERBROOKE1941–1945Corvette

CGTX HMCSCHIGNECTO1953–1954BayClassMinesweeper;transferredtotheFrenchNavyasLABAYONNAISE/FATN

CGTX HMCSCHIGNECTO1957–1998BayClassMinesweeper

CGTX HMCSDUNVEGAN1941–1945Corvette

CGTY HMCSSOREL1941–1945Corvette

CGTZ HMCSCAMROSE1941–1945Corvette

CGUM CCGSSIRWILLIAMALEXANDER1987IcebreakingSupplyandBuoyVessel

CGVA HMCSVICTORIA2000VictoriaClassSubmarine;formerHMSUNSEEN/GACB

CGVB HMCSCHICOUTIMI1941–1945Corvette

CGVB HMCSSWIFTCURRENT1951BangorClassMinesweeper;formerHMCSSWIFTCURRENT/CGDV;transferredtoTurkeyasBOZCAADA/TCJE;scrapped1971

CGVC HMCSHUMBERSTONE1944–1945CastleClassCorvette;formerHMSNORHAMCASTLE

CGVD HMCSDAWSON1941–1945Corvette

CGVF HMCSSASKATOON1941–1945Corvette

CGVF HMCSVICTORIAVILLE1959–1966PrestonianClassFrigate;formerHMCSVICTORIAVILLE/CZDK;becameHMCSGRANBYDivingTender

CGVG HMCSTILLSONBURG1944–1946CastleClassCorvette;formerHMSPEMBROKECASTLE

CGVJ HMCSLETHBRIDGE1941–1945Corvette

CGVK HMCSPRESCOTT1941–1945Corvette

CGVL HMCSSUDBURY1941–1945Corvette

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CGVM HMCSGALT1941–1945Corvette

CGVM HMCSLABRADOR1954–1957IcebreakerandArcticPatrolVessel;becameCCGSLABRADOR/CGGM

CGVN HMCSMOOSEJAW1941–1945Corvette

CGVP HMCSBATTLEFORD1941–1945Corvette

CGVQ HMCSDRUMHELLER1941–1945Corvette

CGVR HMCSTHEPAS1941–1945Corvette

CGVS HMCSFORTWILLIAM1951BangorClassMinesweeper;forKorea;transferredtoTurkeyasBODRUM/TCBQ;formerHMCSFORTWILLIAM/CYZK

CGVS HMCSROSTHERN1941–1945Corvette

CGVT HMCSMORDEN1941–1945Corvette

CGVV HMCSSASKATCHEWAN1943–1946Destroyer;formerHMSFORTUNE/GVGV

CGVW HMCSKAMSACK1941–1945Corvette

CGVX CFAVFIREBIRD1978FireRescueVessel

CGVX HMCSOAKVILLE1941–1945Corvette

CGVY HMCSCHARLOTTETOWN1944–1947RiverClassFrigate

CGVY HMCSWEYBURN1941–1943Corvette;minedandsunkoffGibraltarFebruary22nd,1943

CGVY YMT11PostWorldWarIIHarbourCraft

CGVZ HMCSTRAIL1941–1945Corvette

CGWB HMCSFORTERIE1956–1965PrestonianClassFrigate;formerHMCSFORTERIE/CGWY

CGWB HMCSPUGWASH1943–1945Tug;formerDepartmentofPublicWorksTugPUGWASH

CGWC HMCSHUNTSVILLE1944–1946CastleClassCorvette;formerHMSWOLVESEYCASTLE;becameWELLINGTONKENT/VOTL

CGWD HMCHSL2341952–1958HighSpeedLaunch;formerRCAFMONTAGNAIS/VXCS;becameYachtMONTAGNAIS

CGWD HMCSSANKATY1940–1945MineLayer,LoopLayerandMaintenanceVessel;formerFerrySANKATY

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CGWF HMCHC601942–1945HarbourCraft;formerHMCSMARLIS/CGWF

CGWF HMCSGATINEAU1959–1996RestigoucheClassDestroyerEscort

CGWF HMCSMARLIS1940–1942HarbourCraft;becameHMCHC60/CGWF

CGWG CFAVFIREBRAND1978FireRescueVessel

CGWG HMCSLASALLE1944–1945RiverClassFrigate

CGWJ HMCSREOII1941–1945AuxiliaryMinesweeper;formerRumRunner;becameREOII/VOPT

CGWK HMCSSTANDARDCOASTER1942–1946AuxiliaryMinesweeper&CoilSkidTowingVessel;formercoasterSTANDARDCOASTER

CGWL HMCSSTARXVI1941–1945AuxiliaryMinesweeper;formerNorwegianWhaleCatcherSTARXVI

CGWMHMCSATHABASKAN1943–1944Destroyer;torpedoedbyGermanDestroyerT29andsankinBayofBiscayApril29,1944

CGWMHMCSATHABASKAN1948–1950TribalClassDestroyer;becameHMCSATHABASKAN/CYWM

CGWMHMCSSUDEROYI1940–1941AuxiliaryMinesweeper;formerNorwegianWhaleCatcherSUDEROYI

CGWN HMCSCAYUGA1947–1964TribalClassDestroyerEscort

CGWN HMCSSUDEROYII1940–1941AuxiliaryMinesweeper;formerNorwegianWhaleCatcherSUDEROYII

CGWP HMCSSKEENA1957–1993StLaurentClassDestroyerEscort

CGWP HMCSSUDEROYIV1941–1945AuxiliaryMinesweeper;formerNorwegianWhaleCatcherSUDEROYIV

CGWQ HMCSSUDEROYV1941–1945AuxiliaryMinesweeper;formerNorwegianWhaleCatcherSUDEROYV

CGWR HMCSSUDEROYVI1941–1945AuxiliaryMinesweeper;formerNorwegianWhaleCatcherSUDEROYVI

CGWR HMCSWOLF1954–1956theformerFairmileMotorLaunchHMCML062/CGYZ

CGWS HMCGV121940–1945GateVessel

CGWT HMCSCASCAPEDIA1943–1944Tug;formerHMCSSTANNE/CGWT

CGWT HMCSST.ANNE1939–1943Tug;formerBathurstPowerandPaperCompanyTugSTANNE;becameCASCAPEDIA/CGWT

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CGWV HMCSLAHULLOISE1944–1953RiverClassFrigate;becameHMCSLAHULLOISE/CGWV

CGWV HMCSLAHULLOISE1957–1965PrestonianClassFrigate;formerHMCSLAHULLOISE/CGWV

CGWWHMCSPETROLIA1944–1946CastleClassCorvette;formerHMSSHERBORNECASTLE

CGWX HMCSLANARK1944–1945RiverClassFrigate;becameHMCSLANARK/CGRE

CGWY HMCSFORTERIE1944–1945RiverClassFrigate;becameHMCSFORTERIE/CGWB

CGWY HMCSMIRAMICHI1954BayClassMinesweeper;transferredtoFranceasLALORIENTAISE/FBAB

CGWY HMCSMIRAMICHI1957–1998BayClassMinesweeper

CGWZ HMCSLAUZON1944–1945RiverClassFrigate;becameHMCSLAUZON/CYVH

CGXB HMCML0861942–1945FairmileMotorLaunch;becameMONTERY

CGXB RCAFO.K.SERVICEV1940–1944112footSupplyVessel;returnedtoownersin1944;listedasO.K.SERVICE/CYBGin1947

CGXC HMCSGATINEAU1943–1946DestroyertheformerHMSEXPRESS/GVMY

CGXC HMCSPRESTONIAN1953–1956PrestonianClassFrigate;formerHMCSPRESTONIAN/CGKX;becameNorwegianTROLL/LBCV

CGXD HMCSNORTHSHORE1942–1945Tug;formerU.S.NavyTug

CGXD RCAFELAINEW1941–194679footSupplyVessel

CGXE HMCSKENORA1957BangorClassMinesweeper;forKorea;formerHMCSKENORA/CYZP;transferredtoTurkeyasBANDIRMA/TBDU

CGXF HMCSPRINCERUPERT1943–1946RiverClassFrigate

CGXG HMCSMATANE1943–1946RiverClassFrigate

CGXG HMCSSTLAURENT1955–1974StLaurentClassDestroyerEscort

CGXJ HMCML0871942–1945FairmileMotorLaunch;becameTZIGANE

CGXJ RCAFMICMAC1940–194384footSupplyVessel

CGXK HMCML0901942–1945FairmileMotorLaunch;becameLOUVICOURT

CGXK RCAFSCOTER1938–194638footAircraftCrashBoat

CGXL HMCML0931942–1945FairmileMotorLaunch;soldtoDonelmaSecuritiesLimited,Toronto;burnedandsankonMay25th,1946

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CGXL RCAFBITTERN194036-footAircraftCrashBoatbasedatVancouver,BritishColumbia

CGXM HMCML0961942–1945FairmileMotorLaunch;soldMarineIndustries,Montreal

CGXM RCAFCORMORANT194038footAircraftCrashBoat

CGXN HMCSRESOLUTE1954–1964BayClassMinesweeper

CGXN HMCSVALLEYFIELD1943–1944RiverClassFrigate;sunkbyU54850-milessoutheastofCapeRace,Newfoundland

CGXP HMCML0971942–1945FairmileMotorLaunch;soldtoMarineIndustries,Montreal

CGXP RCAFGREBE194038footAircraftCrashBoat

CGXQ HMCML0981942–1945FairmileMotorLaunch;becameCORITA

CGXQ RCAFGADWELL194038footAircraftCrashBoat

CGXR HMCML0991942–1945FairmileMotorLaunch;becameDIPEDON

CGXR HMCSCAPEBRETON1953–1964CapeClassEscortMaintenanceShip;formerHMSFLAMBOROUGHHEAD

CGXR RCAFSHOVELLER1940–195338footAircraftCrashBoat

CGXS HMCML1011942–1945FairmileMotorLaunch;becameEDMAR

CGXS RCAFSEKANI194084footSupplyVessel

CGXT HMCML1021942–1945FairmileMotorLaunch;becameQUETZAL

CGXT RCAFHAIDA1941–194682footSupplyVessel

CGXV HMCML1001942–1945FairmileMotorLaunch;soldtoFrancisFarwell,Hamilton,Ontario

CGXV RCAFKAGOMEGeneralUtilityVesselthatserveduntil1943

CGXW HMCML1031942–1945FairmileMotorLaunch;becameOne-O-THREEandLADYSIMONE

CGXX HMCSGROU1943–1946RiverClassFrigate

CGXY HMCSHURON1943–1963TribalClassDestroyer

CGXY HMCSHURON1972–IroquoisClassDestroyer

CGXZ HMCSOUTREMONT1943–1945RiverClassFrigate;becameHMCSOUTREMONT/CGZV

CGYB HMCMTB258WorldWarIIMotorTorpedoBoat

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CGYB HMCSSAINTJOHN1943–1945RiverClassFrigate

CGYC HMCSHAWKESBURY1944–1945Corvette

CGYD HMCMTB259WorldWarIIMotorTorpedoBoat

CGYD HMCSKALAMALKA1944–1945LlewellynClassMinesweeper

CGYF HMCMTB260WorldWarIIMotorTorpedoBoat

CGYF HMCSDAERWOOD19441945LlewellynClassMinesweeper

CGYF HMCSMALPEQUE1959BangorClassMinesweeper;formerHMCSMALPEQUE/CGRF;forKoreanWarbutnotused

CGYG HMCSROSSLAND1944–1945LlewellynClassMinesweeper

CGYH HMCSHERRINGGULL1956SeawardDefenceVesselcancelledbeforeconstructed

CGYJ HMCSSTJOSEPH1944–1945LlewellynClassMinesweeper

CGYJ HMCMTB261WorldWarIIMotorTorpedoBoat

CGYK HMCML0501941–1945FairmileMotorLaunch;becameSTANBAI

CGYL HMCML0511941–1945FairmileMotorLaunch;becameRADELII

CGYL HMCSPORTEDAUPHINE1952–1955GateVessel;becameCCGSPORTEDAUPHINE/CGBM

CGYM HMCML0521941–1945FairmileMotorLaunch;becameCYRIUS

CGYN HMCML0531941–1945FairmileMotorLaunch;turnedovertoMarineIndustries.Montreal,Quebec

CGYP HMCML0541941–1944FairmileMotorLaunch;soldtoCaptainE.J.Weaver,Sorel,Quebec

CGYQ HMCML0551941–1945FairmileMotorLaunch;turnedovertoMarineIndustries.Montreal,Quebec

CGYR HMCML0561941–1945FairmileMotorLaunch;becameESSOAYACUCHO

CGYS HMCML0571941–1945FairmileMotorLaunch;turnedovertoMarineIndustries.Montreal,Quebec

CGYT HMCML0581941–1945FairmileMotorLaunch;becameKATHERINEG.

CGYV HMCML0591941–1945FairmileMotorLaunch;soldtoConsolidatedShipbuildingCorporation,NewYork

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CGYW HMCML0601941–1945FairmileMotorLaunch;soldtoB.O.Bissette,St.John,Quebec

CGYX HMCML0611941–1945FairmileMotorLaunch;becameESSOCONCORDIA

CGYY HMCSNORSYD1943–1945Corvette

CGYZ HMCML0621941–1945FairmileMotorLaunch;becameHMCSWOLF/CGWR

CGYZ HMCSMACKENZIE1962–1993MackenzieClassDestroyerEscort

CGZB HMCML0631941–1945FairmileMotorLaunch;soldtoGeneralJ.C.Escobar,Montreal,Quebec

CGZB HMCSBUCKINGHAM1954–1965PrestonianClassFrigate;formerHMCSBUCKINGHAM/CZDZ

CGZC HMCML1131943–1945FairmileMotorLaunch;becameLAVERNIERE

CGZD HMCML0641941–1945FairmileMotorLaunch;becameSIXFOUR

CGZF HMCML0651941–1945FairmileMotorLaunch;becameAUDREYA

CGZG HMCML1141943–1945FairmileMotorLaunch;transferredtoRCMPnevercommissionedasFORTSELKIRK;becameAMYMAEhaulinglobsters

CGZH HMCSBLUEHERON1956SeawardDefencevessel;becameRCMPBLUEHERON/CGZH

CGZH RCMPBLUEHERON1957–1968,92footFortClassPatrolBoatbasedatHalifax,NovaScotia;formerHMCSBLUEHERON/CGZH

CGZJ HMCML0661941–1945FairmileMotorLaunch;becameEARLMAR

CGZK HMCML0671941–1945FairmileMotorLaunch;becameSTRANGERII

CGZL CNAV/CFAVSTJOHN1956–1971SaintClassOceanTug

CGZL HMCML0681941–1945FairmileMotorLaunch;becameMARINEFREIGHTNO.1

CGZM HMCML0691941–1945FairmileMotorLaunch;becameCASAMLA

CGZN HMCML0701941–1945FairmileMotorLaunch;becameCOASTRANGER

CGZP HMCML0711941–1945FairmileMotorLaunch;becameGULF-WING

CGZP HMCSNIPIGON1964–1998Annapolisclassdestroyerescort

CGZQ HMCML0721941–1945FairmileMotorLaunch;soldtoAcmeBoatandSalvageCompany,NewYork,U.S.A.

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CGZR HMCML0731941–1945FairmileMotorLaunch;soldtoAcmeBoatandSalvageCompany,NewYork,U.S.A.

CGZR HMCSCOWICHAN1953–1954BayClassMinesweeper;transferredtoFrenchNavyasLAMALOUINE/FATK

CGZR HMCSCOWICHAN1957–1997BayClassMinesweeper

CGZS HMCSBRANTFORD1942–1945Corvette

CGZT HMCSMIDLAND1941–1945Corvette

CGZV HMCSOUTREMONT1955–1965PrestonianClassFrigate;formerHMCSOUTREMONT/CGXZ

CGZV HMCSTIMMINS1942–1945Corvette

CGZW HMCSVANCOUVER1942–1945Corvette

CGZX HMCSNEWWESTMINSTER1942–1945Corvette

CGZY HMCSDUNDAS1942–1945Corvette

CGZZ HMCSLONGEUIL1944–1945RiverClassFrigate

CKS SSCANADIANVOYAGEURCanadianGovernmentMerchantMarine(CGMM1919–1936)

CKT SSCANADIANPIONEERCanadianGovernmentMerchantMarine(CGMM1919–1936)

CT DGSCANADA1905–1908Armed3rdClassCruiser;FisheriesProtection&CustomsWork;treatedasCanada’sfirstwarship;becameDGSCANADA/MCT

CTD DGSCANADA1912Canada’sfirstwarshipbeforethecreationofthenavyin1910(IDONOTAGREEWITHCALLSIGN);seeCT,MCTandVDC

CYBG OKSERVICEVbuilt1940,112-footSupplyVessel;returnedtoownersin1944;callsignfirstappearsinITUin1947;stillregistered1979;formerCGXB

CYBJ SILVERISLEbuilt1963,MohawkNavigation,GreatLakesCargoVessel

CYBM JOHNO.MCKELLARbuilt1952,MisenerTransportation,GreatLakesCargo;becameELMGLEN/CYBM

CYBP CAPENELSONbuilt1966;FishingVessel;NationalSeaProducts,Halifax,NovaScotia

CYBQ HECATEPRINCEbuilt1943,Minesweeper/FishPacker;B.C.PackersLtd.,Vancouver;formerUSSYMS449/NCUP,COSBUR/CYBQ,CLOVERLEAF/CYBQ

CYBR RODCO

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CYBS IMPERIALLACHINEbuilt1963,Tanker,ImperialOilLimited

CYBX CAPECANSOFishingVessel;NationalSeaProducts,Halifax,NovaScotia

CYBY ABOUNDFishingVessel

CYCB HMCSCORNERBROOK2001VictoriaClassSubmarine;formerHMSURSULA/GACC

CYCC BANKSISLANDFishingVessel

CYCJ J.EDOUARDSIMARDbuilt1961,LesChantiersDavis,CoastalTanker;becameLECHENENO.1/CYCJ(OakTree)

CYCJ LECHENENO.1/CYCJbuilt1961,CoastalTanker;formerEDOUARDSIMARD/CYCJ(OakTree)

CYCM B.A.PEERLESSbuilt1952,Tanker;becameCOASTALCANADA/CYCM

CYCM COASTALCANADAbuilt1952,Tanker;formerB.A.PEERLESS/CYCM;becameGULFCANADA/CYCM

CYCM GULFCANADAbuilt1952,GulfOilLimited,Tanker;formerB.A.PEERLESS/CYCM,COASTALCANADA/CYCM

CYCQ CARIBOUREEFER1963–2013RefrigeratorCargo,NewfoundlandtoGloucester,Massachusetts

CYCR MAPLERIDGEbuilt1943,WorkBoat/Tug;formerGENERALCOTTON/CYCR,HECATESTRAITS/CYCR;becameREGALSPIRIT/CYCR

CYCT GORDONC.LEITCHbuilt1952,UpperLakesShipping,GreatLakesBulkCarrier;formerJAMESMORRIS/CYCT

CYCT JAMESMORRISbuilt1952,GreatLakesBulkCarrier;becameGORDONC.LEITCH/CYCT

CYCY LADYROSEbuilt1937,WestCoastFerry

CYDB SEABREEZEIII

CYDC WESTERNWARRIORFishingVessel

CYDD WESTERNGIRLFishingVessel

CYDG CHARLESDICKbuilt1922,NationalSandandMaterial,GreatLakes

CYDP BLACKRIVERbuilt1896,QuebecandOntarioTransport,GreatLakes

CYDR THERESAIFishingVessel

CYDT THUNDERBAYbecameSTADACONA/CYDT

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CYDV VICTORFFishingVessel

CYDW MOUNTBLAIRbuilt1949,NewfoundlandCoastalTrade

CYDY ELIZABETHHINDMANbuilt1921,GreatLakesBulkCarrier;formerGEORGEHINDMAND/CYDY

CYDZ IMPERIALVERDUNbuilt1963,Tanker,ImperialOilLimited;becameSILLERY/CYDZ

CYFF D.C.EVERESTbuilt1952,AmericanCanCompanyofCanada,GreatLakes

CYFP FORTRAMEZAYbuilt1963,CargoVessel;MarineAgencyInc.,Montreal,Quebec;becameSCARPATI1/HP6301,FANTASTICO/HQJH7;lostFloridaMarch1993

CYFQ MARABELLbuilt1943,MotherVesselforSportFishing;SealandofthePacificLimited,Victoria,BritishColumbia

CYFR GENERALCALDWELLbuilt1940,WestCoastTug

CYFT POINTGREYBELL

CYFY PICRbuilt1897,StrahearneTerminalsLimited,GreatLakesCargoVessel;formerPICRIVER/CYFY

CYFY PICRIVERbuilt1897,GreatLakesCargoVessel;becamePICR/CYFY

CYGR QUEBECOISbuilt1962,UpperLakesShipping,GreatLakesCargovessel

CYGV ALASKAPRINCE

CYGY ALPACANO1

CYJC QUEENOFESQUIMALTbuilt1963,BritishColumbiaFerry

CYJF GULFTRANSPORT

CYJJ QUETICObuilt1961,CanadaSteamships,GreatLakesCargoVessel;formerWHITEFISHBAY/CYJJ

CYJJ WHITEFISHBAYbuilt1961,GreatLakesCargoVessel;becameQUETICO/CYJJ

CYJP LIQUILASSIEbuilt1943,L.B.Tanker,GreatLakesTanker;formerTEMBLADOR/HPLD

CYJT YANKCANUCKbuilt1963,ChemcoEquipment,GreatLakesCargoVessel

CYJV MARIDANC

CYJW BAIESTPAULbuilt1963,CanadaSteamships,GreatLakes

CYJX NORTHLANDPRINCEbuilt1946,WestCoastCargoVessel;NorthlandNavigation;formerNORTHLANDPRINCEII/CYJX;soldMexicowrecked1982

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CYJZ BLUENOSEIIbuilt1963,2013,TwoMastedSchooner;NovaScotia’sAmbassador;areplicaofBLUENOSEdepictedontheCanadian10centcoin

CYKB FOUNDATIONVIGOURbuilt1962,Tug,FoundationCompany;becamePOINTVIGOUR/CYKB

CYKB POINTVIGOURbuilt1962,Tug,EasternCanadaTowing;formerFOUNDATIONVIGOUR/CYKB

CYKN BEECHYHEADFishingVessel

CYKP BLACKBAYbuilt1962,CanadaSteamships,GreatLakes

CYKQ INLAND

CYKS MADELEINEbuilt1959,Passenger/CargoVessel,MontrealtoMagdalenIslands,CooperativedeTransportdeMarine,Grindstone;formerCTMA/CYKS

CYKT P.M.CROSBIE

CYKV MANCOX

CYLB ELGIN

CYLD M.I.L.495built1923,Barge,CanadaSteamshipLines,Montreal;formerFAIRMOUNT/CYLD

CYLF GRAINMOTOR

CYLK HASTINGS

CYLP FOUNDATIONVICEROYbuilt1962,Tug,FoundationMaritimeLimited;becameFEUILLED’ERABLE/CYLP(TheCanadianFlagForever)

CYLX ENGLISHRIVERbuilt1961,CanadaSteamships,GreatLakesCargoVessel

CYLY TRANSST.LAURENTbuilt1963,QuebecFerry,DingwallShipping

CYMD CANADIANMARINERbuilt1963,UpperLakesShipping,GreatLakesBulkCarrier;formerNEWBRUNSWICKER/CYMD,GRANDEHERMINE/CYMD

CYMD GRANDEHERMINEbuilt1963,GreatLakesBulkCarrier;becameNEWBRUNSWICKER/CYMD

CYMD HMCSPENETANG1954–1956PrestonianClassFrigate;formerHMCSPENETANG/CYTL;becameNorwegianDRAUG/LBDC

CYMD NEWBRUNSWICKERbuilt1963,GreatLakesBulkCarrier;becameCANADIANMARINER/CYMD

CYMF BCP50FishingVessel

CYML IRVINGOURSPOLAIREbuilt1963,KentLine,Tanker(IrvingPolarBear)

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CYMP WESTWHALE8built1953;FishingVessel;formerTOSHIMARUNO22

CYMS BELLAVENTURE2built1963,CanadaSteamships,GreatLakesEastCoastCargoVessel;formerFORTSTLOUIS/CYMS

CYMS FORTSTLOUISbuilt1963,CanadaSteamships,GreatLakesEastCoastCargoVessel;becameBELLAVENTURE2/CYMS

CYMW QUEENOFVANCOUVERbuilt1962,BritishColumbiaFerry;formerCITYOFVANCOUVER/CYMW

CYNB TRANSBAY

CYND PACIFICCHALLENGEformerWESTWHALE7/CYND;becameJACQUELINEW/CYND

CYNF J.K.MCKENZIEbuilt1928,Tug,McKenzieBargeandDerrickCompanyLimited,Vancouver,BritishColumbia

CYNG DOLOMITE

CYNJ IRVINGSTREAMbuilt1952,KentLines,SaintJohn,NewBrunswick;formerIRVINGBROOK/HPBM;becameIRVINGSTREAM/ZCEI

CYNL CAPEBRETONMINERbuilt1964,UpperLakesShipping,BulkCarrier;formerCAPEBRETONMINER/CYNL,CONVEYOR/5LGT

CYNQ SEAFOXII

CYNS CECILIENE

CYNT HMCSMARIETHERESE1939–1944PatrolVessel;formerM.F.THERESE

CYPB FEDERALHUSKY

CYPG ATLANTICGAIRDNERbuilt1967,FishingVessel;OceanMaidFoodsLimited,St,Andrews,NewBrunswick

CYPN FELICIAbuilt1923,Tug,ExpositionMarinedeSt-JosephdelaRive,St-JosephdelaRive,Quebec

CYPS BETTEANNbuilt1935,Tug/Yacht,ChristopherR.M.Locke,Vancouver,BritishColumbia;formerCELNOR/CYPS

CYQB HMCSCOURTENAY1942–1945BangorClassminesweeper

CYQC HMCML1151943–1945FairmileMotorLaunch;soldtoUpperLakesandSt.LawrenceTransportationCompany,Toronto

CYQD HMCSMELVILLE1941–1945DieselBangorClassminesweeper;becameCGSCYGNUS/CGFR

CYQD HMCSQU’APPELLE1963–1992MackenzieClassDestroyerEscort

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CYQE CNAV/CFAVSONGHEE1944–1960TorpedoRecoveryVessel

CYQF HMCSRALLY1982–1992PatrolBoat;formerCCGSRALLY/CGCF

CYQF HMCSGRANBY1942–1945BangorClassminesweeper;becameHMCSGRANBY/CYQX

CYQF HMCSMOOSE1954–1956BTypeFairmileMotorLaunch;formerHMCML111/CZGY

CYQG HMCSHALIFAX1941–1945Corvette

CYQG HMCSRAPID1982–1992PatrolBoat;formerCCGSRAPID/CG2232

CYQI HMCSFORTUNE1954–1964BayClassMinesweeper

CYQJ HMCSNORANDA1942–1945BangorClassminesweeper;becameRCMPIRVINE/CGMF

CYQK HMCSDIGBY1953–1956BangorClassMinesweeperTrainingVessel;formerHMCSDIGBY/CYQL

CYQK HMCSLACHINE1942–1945BangorClassMinesweeper;becameLACHINE/VYNS

CYQL HMCSDIGBY1942–1945BangorClassMinesweeper;becameHMCSDIGBY/CYQK

CYQM HMCSTRURO1942–1945DieselBangorClassMinesweeper;becameGULFMARINER/VYVM

CYQN HMCSTROISRIVIERES1942–1945DieselBangorClassMinesweeper;becameRCMPMACBRIEN/CGMG

CYQP HMCSBROCKVILLE1942–1945BangorClassMinesweeper;becameRCMPMACLEOD/CGMJ

CYQP HMCSBROCKVILLE1951–1958TrainingVessel;formerRCMPMACLEOD/CGMJ;scrapped1961

CYQQ HMCML1121943–1945FairmileMotorLaunch;becameRCMPFORTWALSH/CGMR;wreckedonScatarieIsland,NovaScotia,September28th,1958

CYQR HMCSTRANSCONA1942–1945BangorClassMinesweeper;becameRCMPFRENCH/CGMB

CYQS HMCSESQUIMALT1942–1945DieselBangorClassMinesweeper;sunkbyU190April16th,1945offHalifax,NovaScotia

CYQT HMCSCALGARY1941–1945Corvette

CYQT HMCSRACCOON1956BTypeFairmileMotorLaunch;formerHMCML079/CYRT

CYQV HMCSFREDERICTON1941–1945Corvette

CYQW HMCSREGINA1942–1944Corvette;sunkbyU667offEnglandSeptember8th,1944

CYQX HMCSGRANBY1953–1966BangorClassMinesweeperDeepDivingTender;formerHMCSGRANBY/CYQF

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CYQX HMCSLAMALBAIE1942–1945Corvette

CYQY HMCML1161943–1945FairmileMotorLaunch;becameHMCSREINDEER/CYQY

CYQY HMCSREINDEER1954–1957BTypeFairmileMotorLaunch;formerHMCML116/CYQY

CYQZ HMCSWOODSTOCK1942–1946Corvette

CYRB HMCSKITCHENER1942–1945Corvette

CYRC HMCML1171943–1945FairmileMotorLaunch;transferredtoRCMPasFORTSTEELEbutwasnotcommissioned;soldtoL.A.Shackleton,Quebec

CYRD HMCSVILLEDEQUEBEC1942–1945Corvette

CYRE HMCSSASKATCHEWAN1963–1994MackenzieClassDestroyerEscort

CYRF HMCSCHARLOTTETOWN1941–1942Corvette;sunkbyU517St.LawrenceRiverSeptember11th,1942

CYRF HMCSSWANSEA1943–1953RiverClassFrigate;becameHMCSSWANSEA/CYRF

CYRF HMCSSWANSEA1957–1966PrestonianClassFrigate;formerHMCSSWANSEA/CYRF

CYRG HMCSPORTARTHUR1942–1945Corvette

CYRJ HMCSSHULAMITE1941–1945ExaminationVessel;formerNewfoundlandgovernmentvesselSHULAMITE

CYRK HMCSMARVITA1941–1945ExaminationVessel;formerNewfoundlandGovernmentVesselMARVITA

CYRL HMCSBANTIE1941–1945PatrolVessel;formerfishingvessel

CYRM HMCML0741941–1945FairmileMotorLaunch;becameALOMAIII

CYRN HMCML0751941–1945FairmileMotorLaunch;soldtoAcmeBoatandSalvageCompany,NewYork

CYRO HMCSYUKON1963–1994MackenzieClassDestroyerEscort

CYRP HMCML0761941–1945FairmileMotorLaunch;soldtoAcmeBoatandSalvageCompany,NewYork

CYRQ HMCML0771941–1945FairmileMotorLaunch;soldtoConsolidatedShippingCorporation,Sorel,Quebec

CYRR HMCSMAPLELAKE1944LakeClassMinesweeper;nevercommissioned

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CYRS HMCML0781941–1945FairmileMotorLaunch;becameESSOCARDINAL

CYRT HMCML0791941–1945FairmileMotorLaunch;becameLadyEnit;takenbackbyNavyandbecameHMCSRACCOON/CYQT

CYRV HMCML0801941–1945FairmileMotorLaunch;becameALMETAQUEEN

CYRW HMCML0811941–1945FairmileMotorLaunch;becameESSOTAPARITA

CYRX HMCML0821941–1944FairmileMotorLaunch;soldtoStanleyC.Alexander,Gaspe,Quebec

CYRY HMCML1181943–1945FairmileMotorLaunch;becameFRANLISSIII

CYRZ HMCML0831941–1945FairmileMotorLaunch;becameLAZYMARINER

CYSR ANYORALLROYALCANADIANAIRFORCEMARINECRAFTassignedduringWorldWarIIonly

CYTB HMCML0841941–1945FairmileMotorLaunch;becameNELVANA

CYTC HMCSSTETHERESE1944–1945RiverClassFrigate;becameHMCSSTETHERESE/CGTC

CYTD HMCML0851941–1945FairmileMotorLaunch;soldUnitedBoatServiceCorporation,NewYork

CYTF HMCSMAGOG1944–1944RiverClassFrigate;damagedbyU1223St.LawrenceRiverOctober14th,1944

CYTG HMCSSEACLIFF1944–1945RiverClassFrigate

CYTJ HMCSORKNEY1944–1946RiverClassFrigate

CYTK HMCSPOUNDMAKER1944–1945RiverClassFrigate

CYTL HMCSPENETANG1944–1945RiverClassFrigate;becameHMCSPENETANG/CYMD

CYTL HMCSUNGAVA1954–1957BayClassMinesweeper;soldtoTurkeyasTEKIRDAG/TBFR

CYTM HMCSPORTCOLBORNE1943–1945RiverClassFrigate

CYTN HMCSWENTWORTH1943–1945RiverClassFrigate

CYTP HMCSNEWGLASGOW1943–1945RiverClassFrigate;becameHMCSNEWGLASGOW/CYXV

CYTQ HMCSNEWWATERFORD1944–1953RiverClassFrigate;becameHMCSNEWWATERFORD/CYTQ

CYTQ HMCSNEWWATERFORD1958–1966PrestonianClassFrigate;formerHMCSNEWWATERFORD/CYTQ

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CYTR HMCSCHEBOGUE1944–1945RiverClassFrigate

CYTS HMCSSPRINGHILL1944–1945RiverClassFrigate

CYTT HMCSROYALMOUNT1944–1945RiverClassFrigate

CYTV HMCSJONQUIERE1944–1945RiverClassFrigate;becameHMCSJONQUIERE/CZJZ

CYTV HMCSPROTECTEUR1969ProtecteurClassOperationalSupportShip

CYTW HMCSNORTHBAY1943–1945Corvette;becameGALLOWAYKENT/VOQM

CYTX HMCSOWENSOUND1943–1945Corvette

CYTY HMCSCAPEBRETON1943–1946RiverClassFrigate

CYTZ HMCSKIRKLANDLAKE1944–1945RiverClassFrigate

CYTZ HMCSOAKLAKE1944LakeClassMinesweeper;nevercommissioned

CYVB HMCSLINDSAY1943–1945Corvette

CYVB HMCSPORTEDELAREINE1952–1996WestCoastGateVessel

CYVC HMCML1191943–1945FairmileMotorLaunch;becameRCMPFORTPITT/CGMM;YachtSONDRAIIsankSt.Croix,VirginIslands1989

CYVD HMCSPARRYSOUND1944–1945Corvette

CYVF HMCSFRONTENAC1943–1945Corvette

CYVG HMCSPETERBOROUGH1944–1945Corvette

CYVH HMCSLAUZON1953–1963PrestonianClassFrigate;formerHMCSLAUZON/CGWZ

CYVJ HMCSBELLEVILLE1944–1945Corvette

CYVK HMCSSMITHSFALLS1944–1945Corvette

CYVL HMCSPINELAKE1945LakeClassMinesweeper;nevercommissioned

CYVL HMCSSEACLIFF1944–1945RiverClassFrigate

CYVM HMCSFORTFRANCES1944–1945AlgerineClassMinesweeper;becameHMCSFORTFRANCES/CZJQ

CYVN HMCSINGERSOLL1943Corvette;cancelled

CYVN HMCSMICMAC1945–1964Tribalclassdestroyerescort

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CYVO HMCSPORTEQUEBEC1952–1996WestCoastGateVesselTrainingVessel

CYVP HMCSCOBOURG1944–1945Corvette;becameDUNDASKENT

CYVQ HMCSWHITBY1944–1945Corvette

CYVR HMCSSTLAMBERT1944–1945Corvette

CYVS HMCSSAULTSTEMARIE1943–1958AlgerineClassMinesweeperTrainingShip

CYVT HMCSWINNIPEG1943–1959AlgerineClassMinesweeper;becameBelgianA.F.DUFOUR/ORJD

CYVV HMCSRUNNYMEDE1944–1946RiverClassFrigate

CYVW HMCSST.BONIFACE1943–1946AlgerineClassMinesweeper

CYVX HMCSPORTAGE1943–1958AlgerineClassMinesweeper

CYVY HMCSKAM1943–1944Tug

CYVZ HMCSWALLACEBURG1943–1967AlgerineClassMinesweeper;becameBelgianGEORGESLECOINTE/ORJB

CYWB HMCHSL2321952–1958HighSpeedLaunch;formerRCAFTAKULI/VXDG

CYWB HMCSANDAMARA1941–1946PatrolVessel

CYWC HMCML1201943–1945FairmileMotorLaunch;becametheYachtMARYLANDINDEPENDENCE/WCY9690

CYWD HMCSBLUENOSE1942–1944PatrolVessel;formerfishingvesselBLUENOSE

CYWE HMCSFUNDY1954BayClassMinesweepertransferredtotheFrenchNavyasDUNKERQUOISE/FATL

CYWE HMCSFUNDY1956–1996BayClassMinesweeper

CYWF HMCSDALEHURST1944–1945PatrolVessel;formerHMCSGLENDALEV/CYWF

CYWF HMCSGLENDALEV1942–1944PatrolVessel;formerfishingvesselGLENDALEV;becameHMCSDALEHURST/CYWF

CYWG HMCSLILII1940–1945PatrolVessel

CYWJ CNAVEHKOLI1950–1991NenamookClassPatrolVessel;formerHMCSEHKOLI/CYWJ

CYWJ HMCSEHKOLI1941–1949NenamookClassPatrolVessel;becameCNAVEHKOLI/CYWJ

CYWJ HMCSPORTESTJEAN1952–1996GateVesselTrainingVessel

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CYWK CNAV/CFAVENDEAVOURbuilt1965,ArmedForcesAuxiliary,OceanographicResearchVessel

CYWK HMCSNENAMOOK1941–1946PatrolVessel

CYWL HMCSTALAPUS1941–1946PatrolVessel;becameCCGSPARRY/CGSR

CYWMHMCSATHABASKAN1950–1966TribalClassDestroyerEscort;formerHMCSATHABASKAN/CGWM

CYWM CNAVKUITAN1946AuxiliaryVessel;formerHMCSKUITAN/CYWM

CYWM HMCSKUITAN1941–1946PatrolVessel;becameCNAVKUITAN/CYWM

CYWN CNAVLEELO1947AuxiliaryVessel;formerHMCSLEELO/CYWN

CYWN HMCSLEELO1941–1944PatrolVessel;becameCNAVLEELO/CYWN

CYWP HMCSMOOLOCK1941–1946PatrolVessel

CYWP HMCSORIOLESailtrainingvessel1954untilthepresenttimeontheWestCoast

CYWQ HMCSFIFER1941–1945PatrolVessel;formerYachtFIFER

CYWR HMCSCANFISCO1943–1944PatrolVessel;formerfishingvesselCANFISCO

CYWS HMCSHOWESOUND11943–1945PatrolVessel;formerfishingvesselHOWESOUND1

CYWS HMCSPORTESTLOUIS1952–1996GateVesselTrainingVessel

CYWT HMCSSMITHSOUND1942–1945PatrolVessel;formerfishingvesselSMITHSOUND

CYWV HMCSCORDOVA1952–1957Minesweeper;formerUSSYMS-420/NPYX

CYWV HMCSFLORES1942–1944PatrolVessel;formerAmericanCanCompanyVesselCANCOLIMII

CYWV HMCSPOPLARLAKE1946LakeClassMinesweeper;nevercommissioned

CYWW HMCSSTETTLER1944–1945RiverClassFrigate,becameHMCSSTETTLER/CGLH

CYWX HMCHSL2331952–1958HighSpeedLaunch;formerRCAFABNAKI/VXCB

CYWX HMCSSEAFLASH1942–1944PatrolVessel;formerfishingvesselSEAFLASH

CYWY HMCSSTONETOWN1944–1945RiverClassFrigate;becameCCGSSTONETOWN/CGGPwestcoastweathership(notethespellingdifference)

CYWZ HMCHSL2081952–1958HighSpeedLaunch;formerRCAFNOOTKA/VXCT

CYWZ HMCSTORDO1939–1944PatrolVessel;formerfishingvesselTORDO

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CYXB HMCSVALDES1942–1944PatrolVessel;formerfishingvesselDEPARTUREBAYII

CYXC HMCSCOUGAR1953–1956theformerFairmileMotorLaunchHMCML104/CZGQ

CYXD HMCSBARKLEYSOUND1942–1945PatrolVessel;formerfishingvessel

CYXF HMCSBILLOW1942–1950PatrolVessel;formerfishingvesselBILLOW

CYXG HMCSSPRUCELAKE1946LakeClassMinesweeper;nevercommissioned

CYXG HMCSSURF1942–1943PatrolVessel;formerfishingvesselARAISHO

CYXJ HMCSSEINER1942–1944PatrolVessel;formerfishingvesselSEINER

CYXK HMCSWESTERNMAID1942–1944PatrolVessel;formerfishingvesselWESTERNMAID

CYXL HMCSFOAM1942–1944PatrolVessel;formerLOYALII

CYXM HMCSCHAMISSBAY1942–1945PatrolVessel;formerfishingvesselCHAMISSBAY

CYXN HMCSSPRAY1942–1944PatrolVessel;formerHATTAVII

CYXP HMCSEARLYFIELD1942–1944PatrolVessel;formerfishingvessel

CYXQ HMCSCOMOX1954–1957BayClassMinesweeper;transferredtotheTurkishNavyasTIREBOLU

CYXQ HMCSCREST1942–1944PatrolVessel;formerfishingvesselMAYS

CYXR HMCSCAMENITA1942–1944PatrolVessel;formerfishingvesselCAMENITA

CYXS HMCSMORESBYIII1942–1944PatrolVessel;formerfishingvessel

CYXT HMCSCOMBER1942–1944PatrolVessel;formerfishingvesselC.S.C.II

CYXV HMCSNEWGLASGOW1954–1967PrestonianClassFrigate;formerHMCSNEWGLASGOW/CYTP

CYXV HMCSSEAWAVE1942–1945PatrolVessel;formerfishingvesselCHATHAMS

CYXW HMCSSPRINGTIMEV1942–1945PatrolVessel;formerfishingvesselSPRINGTIMEV

CYXX HMCSSTRATHADAM1944–1945RiverClassFrigate

CYXY HMCSKIRKLANDLAKE1944–1945RiverClassFrigate

CYXZ HMCSMERRYCHASE1942–1946PatrolVessel;formerfishingvesselMERRYCHASEandstillfishingin1985

CYZB HMCSLLEWELLYN1942–1946LlewellynClassMinesweeper;becameHMCSLLEWELLYN/CYZB

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CYZB HMCSLLEWELLYN1949–1951Tender;formerHMCSLLEWELLYN/CYZB

CYZC HMCML1211943–1945FairmileMotorLaunch,becameINSHOREFISHERMAN,DENISD;brokenup1972(MuseumWeymouth,NovaScotiahasnicemodel)

CYZC HMCSST.PIERRE1944–1945RiverClassFrigate

CYZD HMCSLLOYDGEORGE1942–1959LlewellynClassMinesweeper

CYZF HMCSMIDDLESEX1944–1946AlgerineClassMinesweeper;struckIslandandlostoffHalifax1946

CYZG CNAVOSHAWA1958–1966OceanographicResearchVessel;formerHMCSOSHAWA/CYZG

CYZG HMCSOSHAWA1944–1958AlgerineClassMinesweeper;becameCNAVOSHAWA/CYZG

CYZJ HMCSPORTHOPE1942–1945BangorClassMinesweeper;becameHMCSPORTHOPE/CGRQ

CYZK HMCSFORTWILLIAM1942–1945BangorClassMinesweeper;becameHMCSFORTWILLIAM/CGVS

CYZL HMCSSARNIA1942–1945BangorClassMinesweeper;becameHMCSSARNIA/CGRH

CYZM HMCSSTRATFORD1942–1946BangorClassMinesweeper

CYZN HMCSWESTMOUNT1945–1946BangorClassMinesweeper;becameHMCSWESTMOUNT/CZCP

CYZP HMCSKENORA1942–1945BangorClassMinesweeper;becameHMCSKENORA/CGXE

CYZQ HMCSMILLTOWN1942–1945BangorClassMinesweeper;becameHMCSMILLTOWN/CZCR

CYZR HMCSKENTVILLE1942–1957BangorClassMinesweeper;becameHMCSKENTVILLE/CGJT

CYZS HMCSMULGRAVE1942–1945BangorClassMinesweeper

CYZT HMCSBLAIRMORE1942–1945BangorClassMinesweeper;becameHMCSBLAIRMORE/CZFI

CYZV HMCSKAPUSKASING1944–1946AlgerineClassMinesweeper;becameCGSKAPUSKASING/CGCK

CYZV HMCSKAPUSKASING1949–1972CoastalEscortandTrainingVessel;formerCGSKAPUSKASING/CGCK

CYZW HMCSTORONTO1944–1945RiverClassFrigate;becameHMCSTORONTO/CZGL

CYZX HMCSMIMICO1944–1945Corvette

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CYZY HMCSST.STEPHEN1944–1950RiverClassFrigate;becameDepartmentofTransportWeatherShipSTSTEPHEN/CGGR

CYZZ HMCSTHETFORDMINES1944–1945RiverClassFrigate

CZCB CNAV/CFAVGLENSIDE1946–1977GlenClassTug;formerHMCSGLENSIDE/CZCB

CZCB HMCSGLENSIDE1944–1946GlenClassTug;becameCFAV/CNAVGLENSIDE/CZCB

CZCC HMCSCRESCENT1945–1953CrescentClassDestroyer;formerHMSCRESCENT/GVJP

CZCC HMCSCRESCENT1955–1966AlgonquinClassDestroyerEscort;formerHMCSCRESCENT/CZCC

CZCD HMCSMAGNIFICENT1948–1957LightFleetAircraftCarrier;formerHMSMAGNIFICENT

CZCF HMCSONTARIO1945–1958Cruiser;formerHMSMINOTAUR

CZCF HMCSPROVIDER1963–1998ProviderClassOperationalSupportShip

CZCJ HMCSSANSPEUR1939–1947ArmedYacht;formerYachtSANSPEUR

CZCK HMCSBRASD’OR1968–1972FastExperimentalHydrofoil;nowamuseuminQuebec

CZCK HMCSQUEBEC1952–1956Cruiser;formerHMCSUGANDA/CZCK

CZCK HMCSUGANDA1944–1947Cruiser;formerHMSUGANDA;renamedQUEBEC/CZCK

CZCL CNAV/CFAVNIMPKISH1944–1991TorpedoRecoveryVessel;formerRCAFNIMPKISH

CZCL HMCSWARRIOR1946–1948LightFleetAircraftCarrier;formerHMSWARRIOR/GGDY

CZCM CNAVREVELSTOKE1956NavalAuxiliaryVessel;formerHMCSREVELSTOKE/CZCM

CZCM HMCSREVELSTOKE1950–1953LlewellynClassMinesweeper;formerHMCSREVELSTOKE/CGNS

CZCP HMCSWESTMOUNT1958MinesweeperforKoreanWarnotusedforthatwar;formerHMCSWESTMOUNT/CYZN;becameBORNOVA/TBLFTurkishNavy

CZCR HMCSMILLTOWN1942–1945BangorClassMinesweeperforKoreanWarbutnotusedforthatwar;formerHMCSMILLTOWN/CYZQ

CZCU HMCSMALLARD1956–1970SeawardDefenceVessel

CZCW HMCSOTTAWA1956–1992St.LaurentClassDestroyerescort

CZCY HMCSTHUNDER1953–1954BayClassMinesweeper;transferredtoFranceasLAPAIMPOLAISE/FATM

CZCY HMCSTHUNDER1957–1997BayClassMinesweeper

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CZDB HMCSLOYALI1942–1945PatrolVessel;formerfishingvesselLOYALI

CZDC HMCML1221943–1945FairmileMotorLaunch;becameMVMALIBOUTYEE

CZDD HMCSSUSSEXVALE1944–1945RiverClassFrigate;becameHMCSSUSSEXVALE/CZFM

CZDE HMCSRESTIGOUCHE1958–1994DestroyerEscort

CZDF HMCML1231943–1945FairmileMotorLaunch;becameMVMALIBOUMARLIN

CZDG HMCSDEPARTUREBAY1942–1944PatrolVessel;formerfishingvesselDEPARTUREBAY

CZDH HMCSMINAS1955TrainingVessel;formerHMCSMINAS/CGRV(wastobeusedinKoreanWarbutcancelled)

CZDJ HMCSMASTODON1942–1946AuxiliaryTanker

CZDK HMCSVICTORIAVILLE1944–1945RiverClassFrigate;becameHMCSVICTORIAVILLE/CGVF

CZDL HMCML124WorldWarIIFairmileMotorLaunch;becameHMCSELK/CZDL

CZDL HMCSELK1953–1954BClassFairmileMotorLaunch;formerHMCML124/CZDL

CZDM HMCSWILLOWLAKE1946LakeClassMinesweeper;nevercommissioned

CZDN HMCHC115WorldWarIIHarbourCraft

CZDN HMCSGANANOQUE1959BangorClassMinesweeperforKoreanWarbutnotusedforthatwar;formerHMCSGANANOQUE/CGBX

CZDO CFAVQUEST1969,ArmedForcesAuxiliary,OceanographicResearchVessel

CZDQ HMCML1251943–1945FairmileMotorLaunch;becameMVCAMPANA

CZDR HMCML1261943–1945FairmileMotorLaunch;becameMVPRINCESSMALIBOU

CZDS HMCML1271943–1945FairmileMotorLaunch;becameMVCHIEFMALIBOU

CZDS HMCSCHALEUR1954BayClassMinesweeper;transferredtoFrenchNavyasLADIEPPOISE/FATO

CZDS HMCSCHALEUR1957–1998BayClassMinesweeper

CZDT HMCML1281943–1945FairmileMotorLaunch;becameMVPRINCESSLOUISAINLET

CZDV HMCML1291944–1945FairmileMotorLaunch;becameMVHUNTRESS

CZDW CFAVBLUETHROAT1955–1990,MinelayerAuxiliaryVessel

CZDW HMCSGLENLEA1943–1945GlenClassTug

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CZDX HMCSGLENORA1943–1945GlenClassTug

CZDY HMCSGLENMONT1943–1945GlenClassTug

CZDZ HMCSBUCKINGHAM1944–1945RiverClassFrigate;becameHMCSBUCKINGHAM/CGZB

CZFD CNAVGLENBROOK1946–1977GlenClassTug;formerHMCSGLENBROOK/CZFD

CZFD HMCSGLENBROOK1944–1946GlenClassTug;becameCNAVGLENBROOK/CZFD

CZFG HMCSFRASER1957–1994St.LaurentClassDestroyerEscort

CZFI HMCSBLAIRMORE1951BangorClassMinesweeper;formerHMCSBLAIRMORE/CYZT;KoreanWar;becameBEYCOZTurkishNavy

CZFL HMCSPORTEDAUPHINE1974–1995GateVessel;formerCCGSPORTEDAUPHINE/CGBM

CZFM HMCSSUSSEXVALE1955–1966PrestonianClassFrigate;formerHMCSSUSSEXVALE/CZDD

CZFP HMCSARCTICTERN1956SeawardDefenceVessel;cancelledbeforeconstructed

CZFQ HMCSOJIBWA1965–1998Submarine;formerHMSONYX

CZFT CFAVSTCHARLES1957–1964SaintClassOceanTug

CZFX HMCSSAGUENAY1956–1990StLaurentClassDestroyerEscort

CZFZ CNAVSCATARI1957–1960SmallTug;formerRCAFMALAHAT/VXCQ

CZGC HMCSGLENADA1943–1945GlenClassTug

CZGC HMCSIROQUOIS1946TribalClassDestroyer;becameHMCSIROQUOIS/CZGD

CZGD HMCSIROQUOIS1942–1946TribalClassDestroyer;becameHMCSIROQUOIS/CZGC

CZGD HMCSIROQUOIS1949–1962TribalClassDestroyerEscort;formerHMCSIROQUOIS/CZGC

CZGD HMCSIROQUOIS1972IroquoisClassDestroyer

CZGF HMCHSLS09WorldWarIIHighSpeedLaunch

CZGF HMCMA/SBoatNo.9probablythesameHighSpeedLaunchasHMCHSLS09/CZGF

CZGF HMCSMEDICINEHAT1957BangorClassMinesweeper;formerHMCSMEDICINEHAT/CGDXforKoreanWar;transferredTurkeyasBIGA;scrapped1963

CZGG HMCSFERGUS1944-1945Corvette;becameHARCOURTKENT

CZGJ HMCSCHAUDIERE1959–1974DestroyerEscort;sunkasanartificialreefinBritishColumbia1991

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CZGJ HMCSFORESTHILL1943–1945Corvette

CZGK HMCSLONGBRANCH1944–1945Corvette;becameREXTONKENT/VOPX

CZGL HMCSSTTHOMAS1944–1945CastleClassCorvette;formerHMSSANDGATECASTLE

CZGL HMCSTORONTO1953–1956PrestonianClassFrigate;formerHMCSTORONTO/CYZW;becametheNorwegianShipGARM/LBCK

CZGM HMCML0881942–1945FairmileMotorLaunch;becameEIGHTY-EIGHT

CZGN HMCHSL2351952–1958HighSpeedLaunch;formerRCAFHURON/VXCN

CZGN HMCML0911942–1945FairmileMotorLaunch;becameNINE-ONE

CZGP HMCML0951942–1945FairmileMotorLaunch;becameRODCO

CZGQ HMCML1041942–1945FairmileMotorLaunch;becameHMCSCOUGAR/CYXC

CZGR HMCML1051942–1945FairmileMotorLaunch;becameDUCD’ORLEANS

CZGS HMCML1061943–1945FairmileMotorLaunch;becameHMCSBEAVER/CZGS

CZGS HMCSBEAVER1954–1957BClassFairmileMotorLaunch;formerHMCML106/CZGS

CZGT HMCML1071943–1945FairmileMotorLaunch;loanedtotheQuebecProvincialGovernment

CZGV HMCML1081943–1944FairmileMotorLaunch;becameMACHIGONNEII

CZGV HMCSSANDPIPER1956SeawardDefenceVessel;cancelledbeforeconstructed

CZGW HMCML1091943–1945FairmileMotorLaunch;becameQUETZALII

CZGX HMCML1101943–1945FairmileMotorLaunch;becameROSELINE

CZGY HMCML1111943–1945FairmileMotorLaunch;becameHMCSMOOSE/CYQF

CZGZ HMCSGUELPH1944–1945Corvette

CZJB CNAV/CFAVHEATHERTON1946–1970TonClassTug;formerHMCSHEATHERTON/CZJB;BecameHMCSHEATHERTON/CZJB

CZJB HMCSHEATHERTON1944–1946NortonClassTug;becameCNAV/CFAVHEATHERTON/CZJB

CZJB HMCSHEATHERTON1972TugforReserveTraining;formerCNAV/CFAVHEATHERTON/CZJB

CZJC HMCSBEAVERTON1944–1945NortonClassTug

CZJD HMCSGODERICH1959BangorClassMinesweeper;KoreanWarbutnotusedforthatwar;formerHMCSGODERICH/CGBY

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CZJD HMCSNORTON1943–1945NortonClassTug

CZJF CFAVDUNDALK1943–1977ArmedForcesAuxiliaryOiler

CZJG CFAVDUNDURN1943–1977ArmedForcesAuxiliaryOiler

CZJJ HMCSLACHUTE1944–1945Corvette;becameCOLONintheDominicanRepublicNavy;blownashoredestroyed1979hurricaneDavid

CZJK HMCSCHAUDIERE1943–1945Destroyer;formerHMSHERO/GXTQ

CZJL HMCSQU’APPELLE1944–1946Destroyer;formerHMSFOXHOUND/GVGY

CZJM HMCSCAPDELAMADELEINE1959–1965PrestonianClassFrigate;formerHMCSCAPDELAMADELEINE/CGKZ

CZJM HMCSMERRITTONIA1944–1945Corvette

CZJN HMCSSTELLARATON1944–1945Corvette

CZJO HMCSTUNA1977Admiral’sYachtbasedatHalifax,NovaScotia

CZJP HMCSSTRATHROY1944–1945Corvette

CZJQ HMCSFORTFRANCES1945–1946AlgerineClassMinesweeper;becameCNAVFORTFRANCES/CGKP

CZJR CNAVNEWLISKEARD1958–1969OceanographicSurveyShip;formerHMCSNEWLISKEARD/CZJR

CZJR HMCSNEWLISKEARD1944–1958AlgerineClassMinesweeper;becameCNAVNEWLISKEARD/CZJR

CZJS HMCSNOOTKA1946–1953TribalClassDestroyer;becameHMCSNOOTKA/CZJS

CZJS HMCSNOOTKA1954–1964TribalClassDestroyerEscort;formerHMCSNOOTKA/CZJS

CZJS YMT2PostWorldWarIIHarbourCraft

CZJV HMCSTERRANOVA1959–1997RestigoucheClassDestroyerEscort(ScrappedPictou,NovaScotia2009)

CZJX HMCSALGONQUIN1944–1946WorldWarIIFleetClassDestroyer;formerHMSVALENTINE/GESW

CZJX HMCSALGONQUIN1953–1970TribalClassDestroyerEscort;formerHMCSALGONQUIN/CZJX

CZJX HMCSALGONQUIN1973,280-ClassDestroyer

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CZJY HMCSSIOUX1944–1946AlgonquinClassDestroyer;formerHMSVIXEN

CZJY HMCSSIOUX1950–1963AlgonquinClassDestroyerEscort;formerHMCSSIOUX/CZJY

CZJZ HMCSJONQUIERE1954–1966PrestonianClassFrigate;formerHMCSJONQUIERE/CYTV

CZKB HMCLST301WorldWarIILandingCraft

CZKC HMCLST35WorldWarIILandingCraft

CZKD HMCLST302WorldWarIILandingCraft

CZKF HMCLST303WorldWarIILandingCraft

CZKG HMCLST304WorldWarIILandingCraft

CZKJ HMCLST319WorldWarIILandingCraft

CZKK HMCLST33WorldWarIILandingCraft

CZKL HMCLST320WorldWarIILandingCraft

CZKM HMCLST321WorldWarIILandingCraft

CZQC HMCSKOOTENAY1943–1945RiverClassDestroyer;formerHMSDECOY/GVKL(1932–1943)

CZWR HMCSWINDSOR2003VictoriaClassSubmarine;formerHMSUNICORN/GACD

DRD CGSDRUID1912LighthouseSupplyandBuoyVessel;basedatHalifax,NovaScotia(IDONOTAGREEWITHTHISCALLSIGN)

ELYJ IRVINGGLEN1955–1979Tanker;KentLine;registeredLiberiaCanadiancrew;becameIRVINGGLEN/ZFNW;becameIRVINGGLEN/C6NW

GBHH IRVINGBIRCHTug,BasedatSaintJohn,NewBrunswick;retainedherBritishregistryCanadiancrew

GBJH HMCSETTRICK1944–1945RiverClassFrigate;formerHMSETTRICK/GBJHincommissionasaRoyalNavyVessel

GCPA HMCSPATRICIAN1920–1928MClassDestroyer;formerHMSPATRICIAN

GCSO HMCSPATRIOT1920–1927MClassDestroyer;formerHMSPATRIOT

GDMN LORDKELVINCableShip,basedatHalifax,NovaScotia;retainedBritishregistryCanadiancrew

GFCD SSCHIGNECTOPARKWorldWarIIparkship;RegisteredintheUnitedKingdom

GFCJ SSTARONGAPARKWorldWarIIparkship;RegisteredintheUnitedKingdom

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GFRT SSCATARAQUIPARKWorldWarIIparkship;RegisteredintheUnitedKingdom

GFXK JOHNW.MACKAYCableShip;basedatHalifax,NovaScotia;retainedBritishregistryCanadiancrew

GGMWHMCSMEON1944–1945RiverClassFrigate;incommissionasaRoyalNavyVessel

GJGV A.V.KASTNER1987–2009BulkOreCarrier;GypsumTransportation;registeredU.K.Canadiancrew;becameA.V.KASTNER/ZCAM9

GKLV HMCSMAYFLOWER1941–1945Corvette;incommissionasaRoyalNavyVessel

GKQC CYRUSFIELDCableShip;basedatHalifax,NovaScotia;retainedBritishregistryCanadiancrew

GNCK GYPSUMKING1927–1962BulkOreCarrier;GypsumTransportation;registeredUnitedKingdomCanadiancrew

GPTY HMCSARROWHEAD1941–1945Corvette;incommissionasaRoyalNavyVessel

GPXD HMCSBITTERSWEET1941–1945Corvette;incommissionasaRoyalNavyVessel

GPXZ HMCSEYEBRIGHT1941–1945CorvetteincommissionasaRoyalNavyVessel

GPYG HMCSFENNEL1941–1945Corvette;incommissionasaRoyalNavyVessel

GPZD HMCSBITTERSWEET1941–1945Corvette;incommissionasaRoyalNavyVessel

GQCJ HMCSSNOWBERRY1940–1945Corvette;incommissionasaRoyalNavyVessel

GQDG HMCSTRILLIUM1941–1945Corvette;incommissionasaRoyalNavyVessel

GUQT GYPSUMKING1976–2003BulkOreCarrier;GypsumTransportation;registeredU.K.Canadiancrew;becameGYPSUMKING/ZCAN2

GUZJ GYPSUMBARON1976–2007BulkOreCarrier;GypsumTransportation;registeredU.K.Canadiancrew;becameGYPSUMBARON/ZCAN3

HOCZ GYPSUMEMPRESS1956–1985BulkOreCarrier;GypsumTransportation;registeredPanamaCanadiancrew;becameGYPSUMEMPRESS/GHZF

HOMS GYPSUMDUCHESS1956–1986BulkOreCarrier;GypsumTransportation;registeredPanamaCanadiancrew;becameGYPSUMDUCHESS/GHZE

HOOX IMPERIALSTLAWRENCEbuilt1957,Tanker,ImperialOilLimited;registeredPanamaCanadiancrew;becameIMPERIALSTLAWRENCE/ZCDC

HOVC GYPSUMCOUNTESS1961–1989BulkOreCarrier;GypsumTransportation;registeredPanamaCanadiancrew;becameGYPSUMCOUNTESS/GHZK

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HPVT GYPSUMQUEEN1947–1975BulkOreCarrier;GypsumTransportation;registeredPanamaCanadiancrew;becameGYPSUMQUEEN/GHYY

HPVU GYPSUMPRINCE1947–1975BulkOreCarrier;GypsumTransportation;registeredPanamaCanadiancrew;becameGYPSUMPRINCE/GHYX

LR DGSLADYLAURIER1905-1908LighthouseSupplyandBuoyVessel;becameDGSLADYLAURIER/MLR

LRD DGSLADYLAURIER1912LighthouseSupplyandBuoyVesselbasedatHalifax,NovaScotia(IDONOTAGREEWITHCALLSIGN)

MCT DGSCANADA1908–1912Armed3rdClassCruiser;FisheriesProtection&CustomsWork;treatedasCanada’sfirstwarship;becameDGSCANADA/VDC

MFML FOUNDATIONJOSEPHINEFoundationTug(thiscompanywassoldin1968andbecameEasternCanadaTowing);registeredintheUnitedKingdom

MLD DGSMONTCALM1912IcebreakerbasedatQuebec(IDONOTAGREEWITHCALLSIGN)

MLR DGSLADYLAURIER1908-1912LighthouseSupplyandBuoyVessel;becameLADYLAURIER/VDF

MTD DGSMINTO1912FerryfromPictou,NovaScotiatoCharlottetown,PrinceEdwardIsland(IDONOTAGREEWITHCALLSIGN)

MWRB HMCSLOCHALVIE1944–1945LochClassFrigate;incommissionasaRoyalNavyVessel

MWRQHMCSMONNOW1944–1945RiverClassFrigate;incommissionasaRoyalNavyVessel

MWRZ HMCSTEME1944–1945RiverClassFrigate;incommissionasaRoyalNavyVessel

MXFK HMCSRIBBLE1944–1945RiverClassFrigate;incommissionasaRoyalNavyVessel

MZR SSCITYOFSYDNEY1912steamerhaulingcoalforBlackDiamondLine,Sydney,NovaScotia

OZBM RITVADANbuilt1961,CargoVessel,J.Lauritzen,Copenhagen,Denmark;becameKAKAWI/VGDP

RGD DGSEARLGRAY1912Canada’sfirsticebreakersoldtoRussiain1914asHMCSEARLGRAY/VDI

SEWN STENANORDICANewfoundlandFerry

STD DGSSTANLEY1912FerryfromPictou,NovaScotiatoCharlottetown,PrinceEdwardIsland

VCBD BAIECOMEAU2built1973,QuebecandOntarioTransport,GeneralCargo;formerMONTEALMANZOR/EEEY

VCBG GULFIVYbuilt1938,Tug,GulfTugandBarge,Vancouver;formerKAM/VCBG;becameSEASPANEXPLORER/VCBG

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VCBG SEASPANEXPLORERbuilt1938,SeaspanInternationalLimited,Vancouver,BritishColumbia;formerGULFIVY/VCBG;becameSWIFTSUREX/VCBG

VCBJ SEAFOAMVbuilt1938,Tug,ThompsonNavigationLimited,CampbellRiver,BritishColumbia;formerDAMAR/VCBJ,LAPORTE/VCBJ

VCBK ABITIBIbuilt1938,WestCoastPassengerShip

VCBL ESTADESGAGNESbuilt1982,ChemicalTanker,DesgagnesGroup,Quebec

VCBL NORTHGASPEbuilt1938,Passenger/Cargo,ClarkeSteamshipCo.Ltd.,Quebec;damagedbysubmarineU-2031942

VCBL SEAFORTATLANTIC

VCBM W.J.IVANPURVISbuilt1938,LakeSuperiorTug

VCBN NIPIGON

VCBQ ARCTICSHIKObuilt1983,TugSupplyVesselthatmadeaWesttoEastpassageoftheArcticin1983;FednavLimited,Montreal,Quebec

VCBT CAPEROGERbuilt1977,FisheriesCanada,FisheriesPatrolVessel

VCBW POINTMELFORDTug,EasternCanadaTowing;(formedin1971andtookoverfromtheFoundationCompanynowownedbySvitzer)

VCBX IMPERIALVANCOUVERprobablybuiltinthe1920’s,Tanker,ImperialOilLimited

VCBZ ALGOWESTbuilt1982,Self-DischargingBulkCarrier,AlgomaCentralMarine,St.Catherines,Ontario;becamePETERR.CRESSWELL/VCBZ

VCDB SOLANDERbuilt1929,FishingVessel,AhousatFreightServicesLimited,Ahousat,Ontario

VCDC EASTERNSHELLbuilt1962,ShellCanadianTankers,CoastalTanker;formerW.HAROLDREA/VCDC

VCDD IMPERIALSKEENAbuilt1970,ImperialOil,CoastalTanker

VCDK GILLSPRAYbuilt1939,Tug/Yacht,GilleyBrothersLimited,NewWestminster,BritishColumbia

VCDM YOUNGHUSTLERNO1built1977,Tug,CyrilA.Porter,Richmond,BritishColumbia

VCDR ONTADOCbuilt1975,CargoVessel,N.M.Paterson&SonsLimited,ThunderBayOntario;becameMELISSADESGAGNES/VCDR

VCDS POINTTUPPERTug,EasternCanadaTowing;(formedin1971andtookoverfromtheFoundationCompanynowownedbySvitzer)

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VCDT ALGOPORTbuilt1979,AlgomaCentralRailway,GreatLakes(Sank2009undertowtoChinaforrepairs)

VCDX OCEANMASTERbuilt1960,Tug,RivtowMarineLimited,Vancouver,BritishColumbia

VCFB GEORGEHINDMANGreatLakesCargo;becameMELDRUMBAY/VCFB

VCFF MADELEINESeeCYKS–whatiscorrect?

VCFK TYEEIbuilt1944,FishingVessel,G.A.W.RyanandCompanyLimited,Nanaimo,BritishColumbia

VCFN CANMARKIGIORIAKbuilt1979,DomePetroleum,IcebreakerSupplyShip

VCFP CHEMBARGENO1

VCFP MAURICEDESGAGNES1972–1980Freighter,DesgagnesCompany,Quebec;sankMarch12,1980;formerVAASAPROVIDER/OGJHbuilt1963

VCFW MURRAYBAYbuilt1963,CanadaSteamships,GreatLakesCargo

VCFX KLASSENbuilt1961,SmallGeneralCargoVessel,GeminiMarineServiceLimited

VCFY HUDSONTRANSPORTbuilt1962,Halco,GreatLakesTanker(DestroyedbyfireDecember25th,1981)

VCFZ KINGDOCbuilt1963,N.M.PatersonandSons,CargoVessel

VCGB GEORGIANBAYbuilt1954,CargoVessel,CanadianShipbuildingandEngineeringLimited,Collingwood,Ontario

VCGJ J.W.MCGIFFINbuilt1972,CanadaSteamships,GreatLakesCargovessel

VCGK QUEENOFTHEISLANDSbuilt1963,BritishColumbiaFerry

VCGM JOHNCABOTbuilt1964,CoastGuardandNorthernElectricIcebreakingCableShip;formerCCGSJOHNCABOT/CGDJ

VCGM TOANUIbuilt1983,Tug,ContainerRentalsLimited,London,England

VCGP DEXTERIIbuilt1928,Tug,MayfairEnterprises,Vancouver;formerVIKINGSCOUT/VCGP,HYAKII/VCGP,JESSIENO.7/VCGP

VCGQ COMEAUDOCbuilt1960,N.M.PatersonandSons,GreatLakesCargo;formerMURRAYBAY/VCGQ

VCGW KLONDIKEbuilt1969,TheBritishYukonNavigationCompany,WestCoastCargoVessel

VCGX QUEENOFTHEISLANDSWestCoastFerrythatreplacedVCGK

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VCGY PACIFICPILOTThereisseveralbutallhaveanumberafterthenameandnomatchforthis

VCGZ GASPETRANSPORTbuilt1972,Halco,CoastalTanker;formerARSENESIMARD/VCGZ;becameENERCHEMAVANCE/VCGZ

VCJB SSWHITEROCKPARKWorldWarIIparkship

VCJC SPRUCEDALE

VCJC SSCORNISHPARKWorldWarIIparkship

VCJC SUNHERMINEbuilt1965,BorealNavigationInc.GeneralCargo;formerINISHOWENHEAD/GPFE,CASTBEAVER/GPFE;becameCATALINA/VCJC

VCJD SSGOLDSTREAMPARKWorldWarIIparkship

VCJD SWEDEROPE

VCJF BRICOLDOC

VCJG CHEMBARGENO3

VCJG GADUSPETRELbuilt1973,ComeauSeafood’s,RefrigeratorFishingTrawler;formerSEAFRIDGEPETREL/GRUV,GADUSPETREL/LFUD

VCJJ ARCTICENDEAVOURbuilt1944,CargoVessel,MayhavenShippingLimited,Halifax,NovaScotia;formerJOHNBISCOE/VCJJ

VCJJ SSCHAMPLAINPARKWorldWarIIparkship

VCJK SSHAMPSTEADPARKWorldWarIIparkship

VCJL E.B.BARBERbuilt1953,AlgomaCentralRailway,GreatLakes

VCJL SSALEXANDRAPARKWorldWarIIparkship

VCJM CANADIANENTERPRISEbuilt1979,Self-DischargingBulkCarrier,AlgomaCentralMarine,St.Catherines,Ontario

VCJM SSMISSIONPARKWorldWarIIparkship

VCJN PRINCENOVAbuilt1964,NorthumberlandFerries,FerryCaribou,NovaScotia,toWoodIsland,PrinceEdwardIsland

VCJP SSPORTLANDPARKWorldWarIIparkship

VCJQ H1060built1964,KentLine,Tanker;formerM.J.BOYLEN/VGWT;formerH1060/ZCEK

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VCJR R.G.SANDERSONbuilt1903,GoderichElevatorandTransit,GreatLakesCargo;formerMANTADOC/VCJR

VCJS BMDNO400FishingVessel

VCJS SSSEVENOAKSPARKWorldWarIIparkship

VCJV DUNUREbuilt1944,CargoVessel,PuddisterShippingLimiter,St.John’s,Newfoundland;formerKINGFISHER/VCJV

VCJV SSSUNSETPARKWorldWarIIparkship

VCJW LOUISR.DESMARAISbuilt1977,CanadaSteamships,CargoVessel

VCJW SSOAKMOUNTPARKWorldWarIIparkship

VCJX HANSEGEDE1962–1987TrawlerResearchVessel,SefelGeophysicalLimited,Calgary,Alberta

VCJX SSQUEENSBOROUGHPARKWorldWarIIparkship

VCJY SSWENTWORTHPARKWorldWarIIparkship

VCKB SSBALDWINPARKWorldWarIIparkship

VCKC BATESPASSFishingVessel

VCKC SSASHBYPARKWorldWarIIparkship

VCKD CARTIERCLIFFEHALLbuilt1959,Halco,GreatLakesOreCarrier,formerRUHRORE/5MDV;becameWINNIPEG/VCKD

VCKD SSEVANGELINEPARKWorldWarIIparkship

VCKF LORAINEKIIbuilt1926,Tug/Yacht,GulfGeorgiaTowingLimited,Vancouver,BritishColumbia;formerGABRIOLA/VCKF;becameGABIOLA/VCKF

VCKG ROCKETbuilt1901,Tug,JackPurvis,SaultSteMarie,Ontario

VCKJ GENERALMONTCALMbuilt1929,Dredge,SceptreDredgingLimited,Montreal,Quebec

VCKJ SSWESTVIEWPARKWorldWarIIparkship

VCKK LANGDALEQUEENbuilt1903,WestCoastFerry

VCKK SSWINONAPARKWorldWarIIparkship

VCKM RALPHMISENERbuilt1968,ScottMisenerSteamships,GreatLakesCargoVessel

VCKM SSMONTEBELLOPARKWorldWarIIparkship

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VCKN LAKEWINNIPEGbuilt1943,NipigonTransport,CargovesselregisteredatEdmonton,Alberta;formerNIVOSE/FPZA

VCKQ JEANPARISIENbuilt1977,CanadaSteamships,GreatLakesCargovessel

VCKR TRANSTREAMbecameWITSUPPLY/VCKRandsankoffColombiain1981

VCKV SSROCKLANDPARKWorldWarIIparkship

VCKW H1070built1966,KentLine,Tanker;formerH1070/ZCEJ;formerH1070/VXZR

VCKW SEAKINGIbuilt1911,Tug,IslandTugandBargeLimited,Victoria,BritishColumbia;formerOLIVEM/VCKW

VCKX IRVINGWOODbuilt1952,KentLine,Tanker;becameIRVINGWOOD/ZCEH

VCKX SSHAMILTONPARKWorldWarIIParkship

VCKZ SSWELLINGTONPARKWorldWarIIparkship

VCLB NEWFOUNDLANDCOASTbuilt1934,CargoVessel,NewfoundlandMarineServiceLimited,NorthSydney,NovaScotia

VCLC PATERSONbuilt1954,GeneralCargo,N.M.PatersonandSonsLimited,ThunderBay,Ontario

VCLC SSFRONTENACPARKWorldWarIIparkship;becameVICTORIACOUNTY/VCLC

VCLC VICTORIACOUNTY1946,AcadiaOverseasFreightersLimited;formerFRONTENACPARK/VCLC

VCLF S.FOY

VCLG PICTON

VCLK MEAFORDbuilt1906,CargoVessel,UpperLakesShipping,Toronto,Ontario;formerLASALLE/VCLK

VCLK SSWAVERLEYPARKWorldWarIIparkship

VCLL NEWFOUNDLANDHAWKbuilt1967;FishingVessel;LakeGroupLimited,St.John’s,Newfoundland

VCLL SSSIMCOEPARKWorldWarIIparkship

VCLM ARCTICbuilt1978,CanadaSteamships,BulkOreCarrier(HauledoreoutoftheArctictoEurope)

VCLN MONTCLIFFEHALLbuilt1959,Halco,BulkCarrier;formerEMSORE/5MCO;becameCARTIERDOC/VCLN

VCLP STEELCLIFFEHALLbuilt1959,Halco,GreatLakesBulkCarrier

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VCLS FEDERALHUMBERbuilt1968,CargoVessel;FederalCommerce&Navigation(Fednav),Montreal,Quebec

VCLV FORTCHAMBLYbuilt1961,CanadaSteamships,GeneralCargoVessel;formerCHAMBLYERA/VCLV

VCLV SSGASPESIANPARKWorldWarIIparkship

VCLW SUNEMERILLONbuilt1969,GeneralCargo;Saguenay;becameMESANGE/VCLW;becameLUCIENPAQUIN/VCLW

VCLX CANADIANTRANSPORTbuilt1979,GreatLakesBulkCarrier;SeawayMarineTransport,St.Catherines,Ontario

VCLY CONGARbuilt1946,Tanker

VCMB POINTGILBERTTug,EasternCanadaTowing(ECTUG);formedin1971andtookovertheFoundationCompany;nowownedbySvitzer

VCMC QUEENOFTSAWWASSENbuilt1960,BritishColumbiaFerry;formerTSAWWASSEN/VCMC

VCMC SSELGINPARKWorldWarIIparkship

VCMD HMCSRIPPLE1942–1945PatrolVessel

VCMF POINTESEPT-ILESTug,EasternCanadaTowing(ECTUG);formedin1971andtookovertheFoundationCompany;nowownedbySvitzer

VCMK TALAPUSbuilt1937,ChemicalProductsTanker,CloverleafShippingLimited,Vancouver,BritishColumbia;formerIMPERIALNANAIMO/VCMK

VCML R.B.GREENbuilt1925,Workboat,DollardNavigationLimited,Delta,BritishColumbia;formerGOBLIN/VCML

VCMM POINTVALIANTTug,EasternCanadaTowing(ECTUG);formerFOUNDATIONVALIANT/VCMM;nowSvitzer

VCMM SSFAIRMOUNTPARKWorldWarIIparkship

VCMN MONTAGUESTRAITSbuilt1912,Tug/Yacht,ClassicChartersLimited,Vancouver,BritishColumbia;formerGLENBORO/VCMN;becameSANTARITA/VCMN

VCMP PINEDALEbuilt1906,CargoVessel,PittsEngineeringConstructionLimited,Toronto,Ontario;formerNORMANJ.KOPMEIER/VCMP

VCMS ANYSHIPSTATIONOPERATEDBYCANADIANMARCONICOMPANYassignedbefore1930

VCMV SSLAKESIDEPARKWorldWarIIparkship

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VCMW GRYPHONbuilt1921,Tug,GulfofGeorgiaTowingLimited,Vancouver,BritishColumbia;formerRADIO/VCMW;becameMAGNA/VCMW

VCMW SSWESTDALEPARKWorldWarIIParkShip;becameCANADIANOBSERVER/VCMW;laidupatDartmouth,NovaScotiascrapped1965

VCMX CANSOSTRAITSbuilt1926,Tug,StraitsTowingLimited,Vancouver,BritishColumbia;formerCOYLE1/VCMX,PACIFICCOASTER/VCMX

VCMX CANSOSTRAITSbuilt1926,Tug,StraitsTowingLimited,Vancouver,BritishColumbia;becameSAMPSON/VCMX,AHAB/VCMX

VCMY WESTCOASTERPleasureCraft

VCMZ POINTCARROLLTug,EasternCanadaTowing(ECTUG);formedin1971andtookovertheFoundationCompany;nowownedbySvitzer

VCNB SPRUCEGLEN1924–1985CargoVessel,P&HShippingLimited;formerREISSBROTHERS/VCNB,GEORGED.GOBLE/VCNB,ROBERTS.PIERSON/VCNB

VCNB SSSELKIRKPARKWorldWarIIparkship

VCNC KORALLEbuilt1937,CargoVessel,NovaSalvageandShipbreakingLimited,Coalburn,NovaScotia

VCNC SSPRINCETONPARKWorldWarIIparkship

VCNF RIVERTRANSPORT

VCNG SSALBERTPARKWorldWarIIparkship

VCNK CANMAREXPLORERIVbuilt1945,OilDrillShip,DomePetroleumLimited,Calgary,Alberta;formerDALMAHOY

VCNN SSHIGHLANDPARKWorldWarIIparkship

VCNP BOWDRILL2built1983,OffshoreDrillRig,BowValleyHuskyDrilling,Calgary,Alberta

VCNP FEDERALHUDSONOnlyonefoundbuiltin2000andregisteredinHongKong

VCNQ ILEAUXCOUDRESbuilt1954,SceptreDredgingLimited,WestCoastCargoVessel;formerHUTCHCLIFFEHALL/VCNQ

VCNR QUEENOFSIDNEYbuilt1960,BritishColumbiaFerry;formerSIDNEY/VCNR

VCNR SSRUPERTPARKWorldWarIIparkship

VCNT LAKESHELLbuilt1969,Tanker,ShellTankersLimited,Toronto,Ontario

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VCNV CANADIANAMBASSADORbuilt1983,CargoVessel,UpperLakesShippingLimited,Calgary,Alberta

VCNV EASTCLIFFEHALL1954–1970CargoVessel,HallCorporation,sankwithlossoflife

VCNW CAPTAINIOANNISSbuilt1973,Tug,OceanNavigation,Quebec;becameOCEANDELTA/VCNW

VCNX QUEENOFNANAIMObuilt1964,BritishColumbiaFerry

VCNX SSCARTIERPARKWorldWarIIParkShip;becameCANADIANVICTOR/VCNX;laidupatDartmouth,NovaScotia,scrapped1965

VCNZ SSBELLPARKWorldWarIIparkship

VCPC SEASPANMARINERbuilt1960,Tug,SeaspanInternationalLimited,Vancouver,BritishColumbia;formerISLANDMARINER/VCPC

VCPC SSCROMWELLPARKWorldWarIIparkship

VCPD VIKINGQUEENbuilt1978,FishingVessel,HeggelundFishingCompanyLimited,Sooke,BritishColumbia

VCPG FEDERALPIONEERbuilt1971,FederalNavigation,GeneralCargoVessel;formerCARLGORTHON/SGVN;becameCECILIADESGAGNES/VCPG

VCPK ALGOBAYbuilt1978,AlgomaCentralRailway,GreatLakes;ForwardportionreplacedinChina

VCPL WESTERNSTARFishingVessel

VCPM ISLANDROVERbuilt1972,Yacht,RonaldArthurRee,GalianoIsland,BritishColumbia

VCPN LAKESHELLbuilt1969,ShellTankers,Tanker;becameW.M.VACYASH/VCPN

VCPP BALDERBORKUMbuilt1982,AnchorHandlingVessel,CansprayLimited,London,England

VCPP PARKDALE

VCPP SSMAISSONEUVEPARKWorldWarIIParkShip;becameCANADIANHIGHLANDER/VCPP;laidupatDartmouth,NovaScotiascrapped1965

VCPQ BALDERCHALLENGERbuilt1983,DivingBarge,LabradorOffshoreLimited,Halifax,NovaScotia

VCPQ SSMULGRAVEPARKWorldWarIIparkship

VCPR ANYSHIPSTATIONOFCANADIANPACIFICRAILWAYassignedbefore1930

VCPS PACIFICMATEbuilt1916,Yacht,StraitsTowingLimited,Vancouver,BritishColumbia;formerESCORTNO.1/VCPS

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VCPT HMCSSTANPOINT1939–1946Tug

VCPT OTTERCLIFFEHALLbuilt1969,Halco,GreatLakesCargoVessel

VCPT ROYALTONbecamePETERMISENER/VCPT

VCPV ROYAJODREYbuilt1965,CargoVessel,AlgomaCentralRailway,SaultSteMarie,Ontario;transferredtoUnitedStatessamename

VCPV SSSUTHERLANDPARKWorldWarIIParkShip;becameCANADIANCONQUEROR/VCPV;laidupatDartmouth,NovaScotiascrapped1965

VCPW VALIANTbuilt1891,Tug,MaritimeTowing,Vancouver;formerKILDONAN,POLARKING/VCPW,CANSOSTRAITS/VCPW,VOLANTE/VCPW

VCPX ALGOLAKEbuilt1977,CargoVessel,AlgomaCentralRailway,SaultSteMarie,Ontario

VCPZ FERBECbuilt1966,CanadaSteamships,GeneralCargo;formerFUGAKUMARU/JFFM

VCQC LAWRENCECLIFFEHALLbuilt1965,Halco,GreatLakesCargo;becameDAVIDKGARDINER/VCQC

VCQC SSLORNEPARKWorldWarIIParkShip;becameCANADIANLEADER/VCQC;laidupatDartmouth,NovaScotiascrapped1965

VCQG LUMAAQbuilt1974;FishingVessel

VCQG SSGARDENPARKWorldWarIIparkship

VCQJ SSARGYLEPARKWorldWarIIparkship

VCQJ VANDOCbuilt1964N.M.PatersonandSons,GreatLakesCargoVessel;formerSIRDENYSLOWSON/VCQJ

VCQK MARINEEVANGELINEbuilt1974,CanadianNationalFerryYarmouth,NovaScotiatoPortland,Maine;formerDUKEOFYORKSHIRE/LNZU

VCQL NANTICOKEbuilt1980,CargoVessel,HydrosprayLimited,London,England

VCQP GULFOFSTLAWRENCEICEPATROLVESSELassignedbefore1930;onlycollectivecallinInternationalPublicationsduringWorldWarII

VCQQ FREDERICKCARTERbuilt1967,CanadianNational,FerryfromNovaScotiatoNewfoundland

VCQQ SSSHAKESPEAREPARKWorldWarIIparkship

VCQR BERNIERbuilt1983,ResearchVessel,PetroCanadaLimited,Calgary,Alberta

VCQS FOUNDATIONLILLIANbuilt1944,FoundationTug;becameHAIDACHIEFTAN/VCQS

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VCQS HAIDACHIEFTANbuilt1944,KingcomeNavigation,Tug;formerN.R.LANG/VCQS;ESCORT/VCQS,FOUNDATIONLILLIAN/VCQS

VCQT STNICHOLASFishingVessel

VCQV BALDERHUDSONbuilt1980,AnchorHandlingVessel,DeseaLimited,London,England

VCQX SEAFERRINGbuilt1936,CargoBarge,DeidreHamilton,Vancouver,BritishColumbia

VCRD BMNO1built1937,Scow,PackersSteamshipCompanyLimited,Richmond,BritishColumbia

VCRG MAUNALOANOIbuilt1951,FishingVessel,CassiarPackingCompanyLimited,Vancouver,BritishColumbia

VCRJ IRVINGESKIMObuilt1980,KentLine,Tanker

VCRK POINTHOPEbuilt1910,Yacht,RobertJordan,Vancouver,BritishColumbia;formerPROSPECTIVE/VCRK

VCRP DOUGLASSHOUGHTONbuilt1899,GreatLakesCargoVessel,UpperLakesShippingLimited,ThunderBay,Ontario

VCRR MANOIRbuilt1930,Tug,Paul-EmileCaron,Louisville,Quebec

VCRT HUDSONVENTUREbuilt1964;JourdainNavigationLimited,GeneralCargo;formerGONDUL/SFBX,SILVA/SFBX;becameKANGUK/VCRT

VCRZ IRVINGNORDICbuilt1980,KentLine,Tanker

VCSB SEDCO710built1982,Jack-upOilRig,SedpexIn.,Calgary,Alberta

VCSD HOWARDL.SHAWbuilt1900,GreatLakesCargoVessel,UpperLakesShippingLimited,ThunderBay,Ontario

VCSF CAROLINEROSEbuilt1940,FishingVessel,ThelmaBuitenoyk,OwenSound,Ontario

VCSG JOHNERICSSON

VCSJ ARMANDIMBEAUbuilt1980,PassengerVessel,CanadaPermanentMortgageCorporation,Toronto,Ontario

VCSM SOODOCbuilt1976,CargoVessel,N.M.PatersonandSonsLimited,ThunderBay,Ontario

VCSP PRAIRIEHARVESTbuilt1984,CargoBarge,CanadaSteamships,Montreal,Quebec;becameATLANTICHURON/VCSP

VCSR MATTEAbuilt1997,OilTanker,CanshipUglandLimited,St.John’s,Newfoundland

VCSR WINDOCGreatLakesCargoVessel,N.M.PatersonandSonsLimited,ThunderBay,Ontario

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VCSS ANYSHIPOWNEDBYIMPERIALOILLIMITEDassignedbefore1930

VCSV CAPEBEAVERbuilt1980;FishingVessel;NationalSeaProductsLimited,Halifax,NovaScotia

VCSW CAPELANCEbuilt1980;FishingVessel;NationalSeaProductsLimited,Halifax,NovaScotia

VCSX CAPEFAMEbuilt1980;FishingVessel;NationalSeaProductsLimited,Halifax,NovaScotia

VCSZ CAVALLObuilt1979,FederalNavigation,Containership;formerCAVALLO/GXOL;becameCABOT/VCSZ

VCTD ALGOWOODbuilt1980,AlgomaCentralRailway,GreatLakes

VCTF CAPEBRIERbuilt1981;FishingVessel;NationalSeaProductsLimited,Halifax,NovaScotia

VCTG IRVINGOCEANbuilt1981,KentLine,Tanker

VCTG VICTORIOUS

VCTK CANADIANLEADERbuilt1967,UpperLakesShipping,GreatLakesBulkCarrier;formerFEUXFOLLETS/VCTK

VCTM FRANKCLIFFEHALLbuilt1963,Halco,GreatLakesCargoVessel;becameHALIFAX/VCTM

VCTP A.A.HUDSON

VCTQ ADRIATICSTARFishingVessel

VCTR T.R.MCLAGANbuilt1954,CanadaSteamships,GreatLakesCargoVessel

VCTS ERINT

VCTT MARGARETMCKENZIEbuilt1924,Tug,McKenzieBargeandMarineWaysLimited,Vancouver,BritishColumbia;formerC&S/VCTT

VCTV LAKEWABUSHbuilt1981,NipigonTransport,CargovesselregisteredatEdmonton,Alberta

VCTW BLUEPETERII

VCTX MAPLECLIFFEHALLbuilt1966,Halco,GreatLakesBulkCarrier;becameLEMOYNE/VCTX,CANADIANMARINER/VCTX;LostScatarieIsland,NovaScotia2011

VCTY MARINETRANSPORTbuilt1946,CargoVessel,PuddisterTradingCompanyLimited,St.John’s,Newfoundland;formerC.OMER/VCTY

VCTZ BARDICKbuilt1928,Yacht,BardickYachtChartersLimited,NorthVancouver,BritishColumbia;formerBARBARAO’H/VCTZ

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VCVB IMPERIALWINDSORbuilt1927,Tanker,ImperialOilLimited;formerWINDSOLITE/VCVB;becameCARDINAL/VCVB

VCVC GOLDENSABLEbuilt1930,SteelFactorsLimited,CoastalTanker;formerACADIALITE/VCVC,IMPERIALCORNWALL/VCVC

VCVD CFTODDFishingVessel

VCVS IMPERIALSARNIAbuilt1948,ImperialOil,CoastalTanker

VCVV QUEENOFVICTORIAbuilt1962,BritishColumbiaFerry

VCVW MENIERCONSOLbuilt1962,NavigationConsolidate-Bathurst,CargoVessel

VCVY PENINSULAbuilt1944,Tug,WesternEngineeringServiceLimited,FortWilliam,Ontario;formerW.A.C.I./VCVY

VCWB BOWDRILL1built1976,DrillRig,BowValleyOffshoreDrillingLimited,Calgary,Alberta

VCWG SELKIRKSETTLERbuilt1983,MisenerTransportationLimited,bulkcarrier;becameSPRUCEGLEN/VOSL

VCWJ CANADAMARQUISbuilt1983,MisenerTransportationLimited,GreatLakesBulkCarrier;becameBIRCHGLEN/VOTT

VCWK SASKATCHEWANPIONEERbuilt1983,MisenerTransportationLimited,BulkCarrier

VCWL SUNEMERILLONbuilt1969,BorealNavigationInc.;GeneralCargo;formerBORNELAND/SHYV,MESGAGNES/VCWL

VCWP HMCSROSSNORMAN1940–1946AuxiliaryMinesweeper;formerRossNormanShippingCompanyCoasterROSSNORMAN/VCWP

VCWX IRVINGCANADAbuilt1981,KentLine,Tanker

VCWX PACIFICYARDER

VCWZ CANADIANPIONEERbuilt1981,UpperLakesShipping,GreatLakesBulkCarrier

VCXB CAPEBALLARDbuilt1981;FishingVessel;ScotiaTrawlerEquipmentLimited,Lunenburg,NovaScotia

VCXD D.B.WELDONbuilt1907,GeneralCargoVessel,WesternMetalsCorporation,ThunderBay,Ontario;formerSHELTERB/VCXD

VCXG FORTLAUZONbuilt1964,GeneralCargoVessel,LogisticNavigationIncorporated,Montreal

VCXG GULFMACKENZIEbuilt1976,GulfOilLimited,CoastalTanker

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VCXL ELKHOUND1934–1943Tanker,thiswasthefirsttankerownedbyIrvingOil,SaintJohn,NewBrunswick(Registered1929–1948)

VCXL QUEBECbuilt1958,Freighter;formerALICEBOWATER/GBBA

VCXM METROSUNbecameHAMILTONENERGY/VCXM

VCXQ CONNOISSEURbuilt1931,FishingVessel,WilliamChurch,Surrey,BritishColumbia;formerWESTERNFLYER/VCXQ

VCXR CHARNY

VCXR SEAFORTHJARLbuilt1975,AnchorHandlingVessel,SeaforthMaritimeLimited,Chester,Scotland

VCYB UNIONJACKbuilt1941,Yacht,WestWindCharterLimited,Burnaby,BritishColumbia;formerBURNABYSTRAITS/VCYB

VCYG FRANKBRODERICKbuilt1965,ResearchVessel,NorthernOffshoreLimited,Edmonton,Alberta

VCYJ SEASONbuilt1926,Seiner,LawrenceEdward,Vancouver,BritishColumbia;formerDAIRYO/VCYJ

VCYK SEASPRAYI

VCYR NANAIMOTILLICUMbuilt1924,Workboat,WilliamThompson,GardenBay,BritishColumbia;formerTARZANII/VCYR

VCYT PACIFICQUEENbuilt1940,Seiner,CanadianFishingCompanyLimited,Vancouver,BritishColumbia

VCYV ANKERAbuilt1940,FishingVessel,RobertMelin,PrinceRupert,BritishColumbia

VCYY SEAFEDMARGAREEbuilt1972,Workboat,Fednav,Montreal,Quebec

VCZB FORTMINGANbuilt1962,PassengerVessel,LogisticNavigationIncorporated,Montreal,Quebec;formerNORDBEC/VCZB

VCZF MIDNIGHTSUNbuilt1938,FishingVessel,FloeFishingCompanyLimited,Vancouver,BritishColumbia

VCZG ISLANDCOMMANDERbuilt1912,Workboat,BCTimberLimited,WestVancouver,BritishColumbia

VCZK GULFBIRDbuilt1941,Tug,KomartecServicesLimited,Coquitlam,BritishColumbia;formerBLACKBIRDII/VCZK

VCZM CELESTEM1939–1944Freighter,theMelansonFamily,GilbertsCove,NovaScotia

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VCZR RENNERPASSbuilt1925,Yacht,JamesWallington,PrinceRupert,BritishColumbia;formerVICTORIASTRAITS/VCZR

VCZW BCP45built1927,FishingVessel,AllenChickite,QuathiaskiCove,BritishColumbia

VDA HMCSNIOBE1910–1920DiademClassCruiser;formerHMSNIOBE(SurvivedandnotifiedtheworldoftheHalifaxexplosionDecember6th,1917)

VDB HMCSRAINBOW1910–1920ApolloClassCruiser;formerHMSRAINBOW

VDBB SANJUANPRINCEbuilt1976,Tug,BritishColumbiaForestProductsLimited,Vancouver,BritishColumbia

VDBD ISLANDPRINCESSbuilt1958,Ferry,MinisterTransportationandHighways,Victoria,BritishColumbia;becameNORTHISLANDPRINCESS/VDBD

VDBG H.M.GRIFFITHbuilt1973,GreatLakesCargoVessel,NiagaraFinanceCompany,Toronto,Ontario;becameHON.PAULMARTIN/VDBG

VDBK ABITIBIbuilt1938,Tug,GulfofGeorgiaTowingCompany,NorthVancouver,BritishColumbia

VDBK SUDBURYIIbuilt1943,Tug,SeaspanInternational,NorthVancouver,BritishColumbia

VDBL POINTGREYSWELLbuilt1939,Tug,MenziesBayMarineServicesLimited,Victoria,BritishColumbia

VDBM EASTERNSHELLbuilt1962,Tanker,ShellCanadianTankers,Toronto,Ontario;formerW.HAROLDREA/VDBM;becameWESTERNSHELL/VDBM

VDBP STANDONbuilt1913,Tug,FrankSmith,Vancouver,BritishColumbia;formerCURLY/VDBP

VDC DGSCANADA1912–1924Armed3rdClassCruiser;FisheriesProtection&CustomsWork;formerDGSCANADA/MCT;soldandsank

VDCK CANORAbuilt1918,FerryBoat,V&LLoggingCompany,Vancouver,BritishColumbia

VDCM TAHSISPRINCEbuilt1920,WestCoastCargoVessel;NorthlandNavigation

VDCS DGSBIRNIE1921–1951LighthouseSupplyandBuoyVesselbasedontheWestCoast

VDCW CEMENTKARRIERbuilt1930,ThreeRiversBoatmen,Quebec;CargoVessel;becameGENERALKARRIER/VDCW

VDCX CHARLESR.HUNTLEYbuilt1926,CarpacLeasingLimited;Dredge

VDD DGSMINTObuilt1899,Icebreaker;PrinceEdwardIslandFerry(1899–1915)soldtoRussia1915

VDDB SSROSEDALEPARKWorldWarIIparkship

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VDDC SSRUNNYMEDEPARKWorldWarIIparkship

VDDD ANYCANADIANMERCHANTVESSELassignedaround1946;Ihearditusedtheonceonlyinallmyyearsoperatingradio

VDDD SSMOUNTORFORDPARKWorldWarIIparkship

VDDF CANADIANHUNTERbuilt1962,UpperLakesShipping,GreatLakesBulkCarrier;formerHAMILTONIAN/VDDF,PETITEHERMINE/VDDF

VDDF SSCONNAUGHTPARKWorldWarIIparkship

VDDG GULFSTARbuilt1944,SurveyVessel,PuddisterTradingCompany,St.John’s,Newfoundland;formerMIQUELON/VDDG

VDDG SSWESTENDPARKWorldWarIIparkship

VDDJ SSSIBLEYPARKWorldWarIIparkship

VDDK SSDENTONIAPARKWorldWarIIparkship

VDDL SEAWAYQUEENbuilt1959,UpperLakesShipping,GreatLakesBulkCarrier

VDDM SSMILLICANPARKWorldWarIIparkship

VDDM FIRBRANCHbuilt1944,SocodenaLteeQuebec,CoastalTanker;formerMILLICANPARK/VDDM(oneofthelastParkShipsbuilt)

VDDN SSAVONDALEPARKWorldWarIIparkship

VDDP SIMCOEbuilt1966,CanadaSteamships,GreatLakesCargoVessel

VDDP SSBERESFORDPARKWorldWarIIparkship

VDDR SSCONFEDERATIONPARKWorldWarIIparkship

VDDS SSSPRINGBANKPARKWorldWarIIparkship

VDDT FUELMARKETERbuilt1944,ShipRepairandSupplies,CoastTanker;formerWHITEROSE/VDDT,JOHNIRWIN/VDDT,EGLINTONPARK/VDDT

VDDT SSEGLINTONPARKWorldWarIIparkship

VDDV SSOTTERBURNPARKWorldWarIIparkship

VDDV SPRUCEBRANCHbuilt1944,Tanker,BranchLinesLimited

VDDW ELMBRANCHbuilt1944,Tanker,BranchLinesLimited

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VDDW SSNORWOODPARKWorldWarIIparkship

VDDX SSKAWARTHAPARKWorldWarIIparkship

VDDY SSYAMASKAPARKWorldWarIIparkship

VDDZ SSOUTREMONTPARKWorldWarIIparkship;becameFEDERALPIONEER/VGZZ

VDE DGSSTANLEYbuilt1888,Icebreaker;FerrytoPrinceEdwardIsland

VDF DGSLADYLAURIER1912–1923LighthouseSupplyandBuoyVessel;becameDGS/CGSLADYLAURIER/CGSL

VDFC MINNA

VDFL NORMANP.CLEMENT1923–1968,ChemicalTanker,ChembargeLimited,PointEdward,Ontario

VDFN SHIRLEYG.TAYLORbuilt1925,GreatLakesCargoVessel,NorrisGrainCompanyLimited

VDFP ALGOWAYbuilt1972,AlgomaCentralRailway,GreatLakes

VDFR SWIFTSURE2built1975,HarbourTug,SwiftsureTowingLimited,NewWestminster,BritishColumbia

VDFW LOUISEIDAHO

VDG DGSABERDEEN1912-1923BuoyVessel;basedatSaintJohn,NewBrunswick;formerDGSABERDEEN/ABD;sankin1923

VDGF SSPRINCEALBERTPARKWorldWarIIparkship

VDGN BLIGHISLANDbuilt1938,FishPacker,JosephDomijan,NorthVancouver,BritishColumbia

VDGQ SSGATINEAUPARKWorldWarIIparkship

VDGT KOPRINObuilt1926,FishingVessel,PackersSteamshipCompanyLimited,Richmond,BritishColumbia

VDGX SSKOOTENAYPARKWorldWarIIparkship

VDGZ SSPOINTPELEEPARKWorldWarIIparkship

VDH DGSDRUID1912–1923LighthouseSupplyandBuoyvessel;becameDGSDRUID/CGSW

VDI DGSEARLGREYbuilt1909;DepartmentofFisheriesIcebreaker;becameHMCSEARLGREY/VDI

VDI HMCSEARLGREY1912–1914Icebreaker;transferredtoRussia1914

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VDJ DGSMONTCALM1904–1923IcebreakerbasedatQuebec;becameDGSMONTCALM/CGSM

VDJB A.S.GLOSSBRENNERbuilt1966,AlgomaCentralRailway;GreatLakesCargo;becameALGOSTEEL/VDJB

VDJB SSMOUNTROBSONPARKWorldWarIIparkship

VDJL FORTWILLIAMbuilt1965,CanadaSteamships;GeneralCargo;becameSTEPHENB.ROMAN/VDJL

VDJN CHARLESW.JOHNSONbuilt1916,CargoBarge,A.B.McLeanLimited,SaultSte.Marie,Ontario;formerIMPERIALKINGSTON/VDJN

VDJS SSBANFFPARKWorldWarIIparkship

VDJS WHEATKINGbuilt1952UpperLakesShipping,BulkCarrier;formerLLANDAFF

VDJT OTISWACK1950–1995Tug,FundyGypsumbasedatHantsport,NovaScotia;becameWYATTMCKEIL/VDJT

VDK DGSMONTMAGNY1909–1914lighthouseSupplyandBuoyVesselbasedatQuebec;sankfromcollisionwithcollierLINGAN1914

VDKV FORTHENRYbuilt1965,CanadaSteamships,GreatLakesCargoVessel

VDKX BCFLYERbuilt1942,Seiner,AntonBaraka,Burnaby,BritishColumbia;formerSNOWKING/VDKX

VDL DGSLADYGREY1912–1923Icebreaker;becameCGSLADYGREY/CGSY

VDLB FRANKJ.HUMPHREYbuilt1943,CargoVessel,ChallengerLimited,HamiltonBermuda

VDLC JAMESNORRISbuilt1952,UpperLakesShipping,GreatLakesBulkCarrier

VDLD HURONbuilt1875,Ferry,WindsorDetroitBargeLineLimited,Windsor,Ontario

VDLG BAYQUINTE

VDLJ GOLDENHINDbuilt1952,TricoEnterprises,CoastalTanker;formerIMPERIALWOODBEND/VDLJ

VDLQ PATRICIAMCQUEENAtugwiththisnameservedintheNavyatGaspe,Quebec,duringthewar,1941–1945

VDLT HECATECROWNbecameSEASPANCHALLENGER/VDLT

VDLX HOCHELAGAbuilt1949,CanadaSteamships,GreatLakesCargovessel

VDLZ BCPRIDEbuilt1937,FishingVessel,BritishColumbiaPackersLimited,Richmond,BritishColumbia

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VDM DGSARCTICbuilt1901,ArcticPatrolvessel(callsign1912–1923–brokenup1926)

VDM DGSQUADRAWestCoastLighthouseSupplyandBuoyVessel(1890–1916–soldafteracollisionin1916–samecallsignasDGSARCTIC)

VDMD BELVOIRbuilt1955,GreatLakesCargoVessel,BeaconsfieldShippingLimited

VDMG QUEENOFBURNABYbuilt1965,BritishColumbiaFerry

VDMG SSPORTROYALPARKWorldWarIIparkship

VDMR LAGARDEbuilt1942,Tug,NorthArmTransportationLimited,Vancouver,BritishColumbia;becameNORTHARMGUARDIAN/VDMR

VDMV SIRJAMESDUNNbuilt1952,CanadianShipbuildingandEngineering,GreatLakesCargoVessel

VDN DGSESTEVAN1912–1923WestCoastLighthouseSupplyandBuoyVessel;becameDGSESTEVAN/CGST

VDNB HMCSBERSMIS1941–1945Tug;formerDepartmentofPublicWorksTugBERSMIS/VDNB

VDNC HMCSPATDORIS(built1913,TheMapleLeafSteamshipCompanyLimited,Montreal–listedin1979;formerYORKMINSTERandARDGARTH)

VDND BLUENOSEbuilt1955,CanadianNational,FerryYarmouth,NovaScotiatoBarHarbor,Maine

VDO DGSDOLLARD1913–1923LighthouseSupplyandBuoyVessel;becameDGSDOLLARD/CGSD

VDP DGSNEWINGTON1918–1923WestCoastLighthouseSupplyandBuoyVessel;becameDGSNEWINGTON/CGFK

VDP HMCSNEWINGTON1914–1918MinelayerPatrolVessel;formerDGSNEWINGTON/VDP;becameDGSNEWINGTON/VDP

VDPB SEASPANVICTORbuilt1970,Tug,SeaspanInternationalLimited,Vancouver,BritishColumbia;formerISLANDVICTOR/VDPB

VDPG SSROCKWOODPARKWorldWarIIparkship

VDPJ POWELLRIVERQUEENbuilt1965,FerryBoat,BritishColumbiaFerryCorporation,Victoria,BritishColumbia

VDPM NITINATCHIEFbuilt1941,Tug,MenziesBayMarineServicesLimited,Victoria,BritishColumbia

VDPQ FRANQUELINbuilt1955,QuebecandOntarioTransportation,GreatLakesCargoVessel;formerGRIFFON/VDPQ;becameEVADESGAGNES/VDPQ

VDPS SEASPANCHAMPIONSeaspanInternationalLimited,Vancouver,BritishColumbia

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VDPT SWELLbuilt1912,Tug,ThomasStockdill,Vancouver,BritishColumbia

VDPW SEASPANNAVIGATORbuilt1970,Tug,SeaspanInternationalLimited,Vancouver,BritishColumbia;formerLAGARDE/VDPW

VDPZ SECOLAbuilt1951,SecolaShipping,Tanker;formerCEDARBRANCH/VDPZ

VDQ DGSARANMORE1912–1923LighthouseSupplyvessel;becameDGSARANMORE/CGSP

VDQB SSALGONQUINPARKWorldWarIIparkship

VDQC BLUECLOUDbuilt1973,Yacht,WilliamBanyard,WestHill,Ontario?

VDQC SSLANSDOWNEPARKWorldWarIIparkship

VDQF SSLAURENTIDEPARKWorldWarIIparkship

VDQG SSVICTORIAPARKWorldWarIIparkship

VDQQ QUEENOFNEWWESTMINSTERbuilt1964,BritishColumbiaFerry

VDQS HOPEDALEbuilt1960,NewfoundlandCoastalFreighter;becamePatrolBoat,MinisterofTransport,Ottawa

VDQV QUEDOCbuilt1960,N.M.PatersonandSons;CargoVessel

VDQW EASTISLEbuilt1942,Seiner,BritishColumbiaPackersLimited,Richmond,BritishColumbia

VDQX SOUTHISLEFishingVessel

VDQY RADIUMKINGbuilt1937,NorthernTransportationLimited,Tug;OperatingontheMackenzieRiverandArcticOcean

VDQZ RADIUMQUEENbuilt1937,NorthernTransportationLimited,Tug;OperatingontheMackenzieRiverandArcticOcean

VDRC AGAWACANYONbuilt1970,AlgomaCentralRailway,GreatLakes;CargoVessel

VDRD NORGOMAbuilt1950,CargoVessel,CorporationoftheCityofSaultSteMarie,SaultSteMarie,Ontario

VDRF CACOUNA

VDRG SSGLACIERPARKWorldWarIIparkship

VDRL WILLOWBRANCHbuilt1950,AffiliatedMarineMetalandSalvage;Tanker

VDRQ SSDARTMOUTHPARKWorldWarIIparkship

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VDRT GRAEMESTEWART

VDRV CANADIANPROGRESSbuilt1968,UpperLakesShipping,GreatLakesBulkCarrier

VDRX SHIERCLIFFEHALLbuilt1950,StrathmoreTerminals,GreatLakesCargoVessel

VDSB CLAIRESIMARD

VDSB SSCRESCENTPARKWorldWarIIparkship

VDSC SHELBURNECOUNTY(1946)AcadiaOverseasFreightersLimited;formerRIVERVIEWPARK/VDSC

VDSC SSRIVERVIEWPARKWorldWarIIparkship;becameSHELBURNECOUNTY/VDSC

VDSF CHUGAWAYIIbuilt1952,Tug,A.N.Z.Marine,Kitimat,BritishColumbia;formerYOUNGHUSTLERNO.2/VDSF

VDSG SSELMPARKWorldWarIIparkship

VDSK JOHNE.F.MISENERbuilt1970,MisenerTransportation;formerSCOTTMISENER/VGLR

VDSL WESTERNMARINERbuilt1942,FishingVessel,BritishColumbiaPackers,Richmond,BritishColumbia

VDSN SSMAYFAIRPARKWorldWarIIparkship

VDSP OSSIANAbuilt1943,Workboat,WilliamJoyce,Richmond,BritishColumbia

VDSV ALEXANDERLESLIE1900–1969,GreatLakesCargo,LakeErieCoalCompany;formerHUTCHINSON,H.A.ROCK

VDT DGSACADIA1919–1923ResearchVessel;becameDGSACADIA/CGFS

VDT HMCSACADIA1914–1919PatrolVessel;becameDGSACADIA/VDT

VDTB SSHIGHPARKWorldWarIIparkship

VDTC CONFEDERATIONbuilt1961,NorthumberlandFerries,FerryCaribou,NovaScotia,toWoodIsland,PrinceEdwardIsland

VDTC SSCHIPPEWAPARKWorldWarIIparkship

VDTD OILTRANSPORT

VDTF SSELKISLANDPARKWorldWarIIparkship

VDTG SSGREENGABLESPARKWorldWarIIparkship

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VDTJ NORTHERNCRUISERbuilt1962,Ferry,NorthernCruiserLimited,St.John’s,Newfoundland;formerN.A.COMEAU/VDTJ

VDTJ SSROCKYMOUNTAINSPARKWorldWarIIparkship

VDTK INVERNESSCOUNTY(1946)AcadiaOverseasFreightersLimited;formerKILDONANPARK/VDTK

VDTK SSKILDONANPARKWorldWarIIparkship;becameINVERNESSCOUNTY/VDTK

VDTL SSLAFONTAINEPARKWorldWarIIparkship

VDTM ROLANDDESGAGNESbuilt1952,RailandWaterTerminalQuebec;GreatLakesCargo;formerNORTHCLIFFHALL/VDTM,FRANKCLIFFHALL/VDTM

VDTM SSMOHAWKPARKWorldWarIIparkship

VDTN SSNEMISKANPARKWorldWarIIparkship

VDTP SSPOINTPLEASANTPARKWorldWarIIparkship

VDTQ SSRIDEAUPARKWorldWarIIparkship

VDTQ VEDALINformerGASPEDOC/VDTQ

VDTR SSRIVERDALEPARKWorldWarIIparkship

VDTS SSSTANLEYPARKWorldWarIIparkship

VDTV MARINECOASTERformerEVA/VDTV

VDTW SSWESTMOUNTPARKWorldWarIIparkship

VDTX SSTWEEDSMUIRPARKWorldWarIIparkship

VDTY SSYOHOPARKWorldWarIIparkship

VDTZ SSROCKCLIFFPARKWorldWarIIparkship

VDU DGSMALASPINA1913–1917FisheriesProtection;becameHMCSMALASPINA/VDU

VDU DGSMALASPINA1920–1923FisheriesProtection;becameDGSMALASPINA/CGFM

VDU HMCSMALASPINA1917–1920PatrolVessel;becameDGSMALASPINA/VDU

VDV HMCSGALIANO1917–1918PatrolVessel;formerfishingvesselGALIANO

VDW DGSMARGARETbuilt1914,CustomsPatrolVesselpriortotheRCMPMarineSection;becameHMCSMARGARET/VDW

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VDW HMCSMARGARET1915–1919PatrolVessel;formerDGSMARGARET/VDW;becameDGSMARGARET/VDW

VDWB SSMOUNTDOUGLASPARKWorldWarIIparkship

VDWB TADOUSSACbuilt1969,CanadaSteamships,GreatLakesCargoVessel

VDWC MONTREALAISbuilt1962,UpperLakesShipping,GreatLakesBulkCarrier

VDWC SSMOUNTREVELSTOKEPARKWorldWarIIparkship

VDWF LACHINEDOCN.M.PatersonandSons,GeneralCargo

VDWF SSMONTMORENCYPARKWorldWarIIparkship

VDWK RADIUMEXPRESSbuilt1939,NorthernTransportationLimited,Tug,OperatingontheMackenzieRiverandArcticOcean

VDWP ALASKAQUEENIIbuilt1943,Seiner,AlaskaQMarineIncorporated,WestVancouver,BritishColumbia;formerMERMAIDII/VDWP

VDX HMCSLADYEVELYN1917–1919AuxiliaryPatrolVessel;formerPostmasterGeneralDepartmentVesselLADYEVELYN/VDX

VDXC CAPEMARKbuilt1943,FishingVessel,CanadianFishingCompanyLimited,Vancouver,BritishColumbia

VDXJ RIVTOWVIKINGbuilt1941,Tug,RivtowMarineLimited,Vancouver;becameCANADIANVIKING/VDXJ

VDXK VIKINGSTARbuilt1978,FishingVessel,WestfjordFishingLimited,PrinceRupert,BritishColumbia

VDXV SILLERYbuilt1963,Tanker,QuebecTugLimited,Montreal,Quebec;formerIMPERIALVERDUN/VDXV

VDXX MARINEVOYAGERbuilt1948,CargoVessel,PuddisterTradingCompany;formerBLANCSABLON/VDXX,VICTORIANMARIE/VDXX

VDY SSDURLEYCHINE1914steamercharteredtoresupplynorthernstations

VDYB SSBRENTWOODBAYPARKWorldWarIIparkship

VDYC SSCLEARWATERPARKWorldWarIIparkship

VDYF ILEDEMONTREALbuilt1910,NittoloMetal,Tanker;formerCREEKTRANSPORT/VDYF;becameCOASTALCREEK/VDYF

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VDYF SSMEWATAPARKWorldWarIIparkship

VDYG HUMBERDOCbuilt1937,CargoVessel,N.M.Patersonandsons,ThunderBay,Ontario

VDYG SSMOUNTMAXWELLPARKWorldWarIIparkship

VDYJ SSWILDWOODPARKWorldWarIIparkship;becameIRVINGDALE/VDYJ;becameIRVINGDALE/ZFNN

VDYK SSLOUISBOURGPARKWorldWarIIparkship

VDYK BAYTRANSPORTbuilt1950,LotherLoeb,Tanker;formerCOASTALCARRIER/VDYK

VDYL INLANDTRANSPORTbuilt1926,TaraCorporation,GreatLakesTanker;formerTRANSINLAND/VDYL

VDYL SSMOUNTBRUCEPARKWorldWarIIparkship

VDYM SSMOOSEMOUNTAINPARKWorldWarIIparkship

VDYP SSTECUMSEHPARKWorldWarIIparkship

VDYQ CHRISMbuilt1943,Tug,JoyceRogers,Toronto,Ontario;formerASHFORD/VDYQ

VDYQ EMPIRESANDYbuilt1943,EmpireSandyInc.,PassengerVessel

VDYQ SSDUNDURNPARKWorldWarIIparkship

VDYR SSTEMAGAMIPARKWorldWarIIparkship

VDYS ATLANTICNORMAbuilt1967,FishingVessel;(Newfishco)FisheryProductsLimited,St.John’s,Newfoundland

VDYS SSSUNNYSIDEPARKWorldWarIIparkship

VDYT IRVINGBIRCHbuilt1967,DeepSeaTug,AtlanticTowing

VDYT SSTIPPERARYPARKWorldWarIIparkship

VDYW SSWINNEPEGOSISPARKWorldWarIIparkship

VDYX SSWESTBANKPARKWorldWarIIparkship

VDYZ SSBUFFALOPARKWorldWarIIparkship

VDZ SSSHEBACanadianGovernmentMerchantMarine(CGMM,1919–1936)

VDZB CLYDEbuilt1950,TheLakeGrouplimited;formerHIRONDELLE/VDZB

VDZB SSDUFFERINPARKWorldWarIIparkship

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VDZC SSKENSINGTONPARKWorldWarIIparkship

VDZF LABRADOCbuilt1953,N.M.PatersonandSons,GeneralCargo

VDZF SSWASCANAPARKWorldWarIIparkship

VDZG PRINDOCbuilt1966,N.M.PatersonandSons,CargoVessel

VDZG SSSTRATHCONAPARKWorldWarIIparkship

VDZJ NORTHSTARVIbuilt1944,DartmouthSalvageLimited;formerARCTICPROWLER/VDZJ

VDZJ SSMOUNTROYALPARKWorldWarIIparkship

VDZK SSMANITOUPARKWorldWarIIparkship

VDZL SSWINDERMEREPARKWorldWarIIparkship

VDZM SSRIDINGMOUNTAINSPARKWorldWarIIparkship

VDZN SSNIPIWANPARKWorldWarIIparkship

VDZP SEASPANSOVEREIGNbuilt1944,SeaspanInternational;formerISLANDSOVEREIGN/VDZP

VDZP SSARLINGTONBEACHPARKWorldWarIIparkship

VDZQ NIPIGONBAYbuilt1951,CanadaSteamships,Tanker;formerIMPERIALLEDUC/VDZQ

VDZQ SSQUETICOPARKWorldWarIIparkship

VDZR R.BRUCEANGUSbuilt1951,UpperLakesShipping,Tanker;formerIMPERIALREDWATER/VDZR

VDZR SSCYPRESSHILLPARKWorldWarIIparkship

VDZS SSSILVERSTARPARKWorldWarIIparkship

VDZT SSWOODLANDPARKWorldWarIIparkship

VDZW FORTLENNOXbuilt1944,AgenceMaritimeInc.,Quebec,GreatLakesCargoVessel;formerR.A.MCINNIS/VDZW;becameatrainingship

VDZX SSBEATONPARKWorldWarIIparkship

VDZY SSAINSLIEPARKWorldWarIIparkship

VFX DGSLORDSTRATHCONA1902–1923,SalvageSteamer,Quebec;becameDGSLORDSTRATHCONA/VGLS

VGBC SSCANADIANTRAVELLERCanadianGovernmentMerchantMarine(CGMM,1919–1936)

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VGBD TUNDRALANDFreighter;CanadasummerU.K.winterasGUDN;becameARCTICTIDE/ZGQG

VGBF POLARFORCITEbuilt1921,Tug,McCreeshTruckingLimited,Victoria,BritishColumbia

VGBF SSCANADIANMARINERCanadianGovernmentMerchantMarine(CGMM,1919–1936)

VGBK NORTHERNSHELLbuilt1970,ShellCanadianTankers,tanker;formerFROBISHERTRANSPORT/VGBK,AXELHEIBERG/VGBK,OLAUSYD/OUKD

VGBK SSCANADIANSAPPERCanadianGovernmentMerchantMarine(CGMM,1919–1936)

VGBM SSCANADIANFISHERCanadianGovernmentMerchantMarine(CGMM,1919–1936)

VGBN MAAGENbuilt1909,Tug,JohnMcGuin,PortMoody,BritishColumbia(onlynameonrecord)

VGBP SNOWPRINCEbuilt1937,Seiner,CanadianFishingCompanyLimited,Vancouver,BritishColumbia

VGBP SSCANADIANVICTORCanadianGovernmentMerchantMarine(CGMM,1919–1936)

VGBQ SSCANADIANEXPLORERCanadianGovernmentMerchantMarine(CGMM,1919–1936)

VGBT GILLFOAMbecamePLUNGER/VGBT

VGBT GILLFOAMListedwiththeInternationalTelecommunicationUnionin1966

VGBT PLUNGERListedwiththeInternationalTelecommunicationUnionin1974

VGBT SSCANADIANFORESTERCanadianGovernmentMerchantMarine(CGMM,1919–1936)

VGBW SCOTIACLIFFEHALLbuilt1958,GreatLakesCargoVessel,Halco

VGBW SSCANADIANSKIRMISHERCanadianGovernmentMerchantMarine(CGMM,1919–1936)

VGBX SSCANADIANHUNTERCanadianGovernmentMerchantMarine(CGMM,1919–1936)

VGBY CANADIANCONSTRUCTORbuilt1947,CanadianNational

VGBY GIBRALTERSTRAITSbuilt1965,Tug,RSLShipyards,Vancouver,BritishColumbia

VGBY SSCANADIANTRANSPORTERCanadianGovernmentMerchantMarine(CGMM,1919–1936)

VGBZ SSCANADIANHARVESTERCanadianGovernmentMerchantMarine(CGMM,1919–1936)

VGCD HUBERTGAUCHERbuilt1982,Tanker,SofatiLtee,Westmount,Quebec

VGCD MAPLEBRANCHbuilt1958,LesChantiersDavie,CoastalTanker;becameL’ERABLE/VGCD(MapleTree)

VGCD SSDORVALPARKWorldWarIIparkship

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VGCG MICHIPICOTENbuilt1952,GreatLakesCargoVessel,InterlakeSteamshipCompany;formerELTONHOYT/VGCG

VGCK SUNSHINECOASTQUEENbuilt1951,B.C.Ferry;formerPERENOUVEL,JACKDALTON,VACATIONLAND;becameGULFKANAYAK/VGCK

VGCL POINTVIKINGTug,EasternCanadaTowing(ECTUG);formedin1971fromtheFoundationCompany

VGCM ASHCROFT

VGCP MARLINIIbuilt1906,Tug,WeldwoodTransportationLimited,Vancouver,BritishColumbia;formerCLAYBURN/VGCP

VGCQ FUELTRANSPORT

VGCR C.A.BENNETT

VGCS HMCSVENOSTA1939–1942GateVessel;formerVENOSTA/VGCS

VGCS VENOSTAbuilt1917,FishingVessel;basedatHalifax,NovaScotia;becameHMCSVENOSTA/VGCS

VGCT POINTVIMbuilt1962,Tug,EasternCanadaTowing;formerFOUNDATIONVIM/VGCT

VGCV COASTALCLIFF

VGCW SABLEISLANDbuilt1929,RichelieuDredging,GreatLakesCargoVessel;formerBULKARIER/VGCW

VGCY HOLIDAYISLANDbuilt1971,CanadianNational,FerryNewBrunswicktoPrinceEdwardIsland;launchedasWILLIAMPOPE/VGCY

VGCY S.A.QUEENbuilt1899,Barge–GrainElevator,SimjacMarineLimited,Prescott,Ontario;formerH.C.M.No15/VGCY

VGCZ VACATIONLANDbuilt1971,CanadianNational,NewBrunswicktoPrinceEdwardIslandFerry

VGDB SSCANADIANWINNERCanadianGovernmentMerchantMarine(CGMM,1919–1936)

VGDC CONGARbuilt1946,affiliatedMarineMetalandSalvage,CoastalTanker;formerIMPERIALHALIFAX/VGDC

VGDC SSCANADIANHIGHLANDERCanadianGovernmentMerchantMarine(CGMM,1919–1936)

VGDD AMBROSESHEAbuilt1967,CanadianNational,FerryNovaScotiatoNewfoundlandandLabrador

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VGDF SMOKWAPassengerVessel

VGDF SSCANADIANFREIGHTERCanadianGovernmentMerchantMarine(CGMM,1919–1936)

VGDG LAWRENDOCbuilt1962,N.M.PatersonandSons,CargoVessel

VGDK ARTHURSIMARDbuilt1973,LesChantiersDavie,CoastalTanker;becameLECEDRENO1/VGDK(CedarTree)

VGDK SSCANADIANSCOTTISHCanadianGovernmentMerchantMarine(CGMM,1919–1936)

VGDL MONDOCbuilt1962,N.M.PatersonandSons,CargoVessel

VGDP KAKAWIbuilt1961;formerRITVADAN/OZBM

VGDQ LANSDOWNEbuilt1884,FerryBoat,WindsorDetroitBargeLineLimited,Windsor,Ontario

VGDR CHICAGOTRIBUNEbuilt1930,QuebecandOntarioTransport,GreatLakesCargoVessel

VGDT PRINCESSOFACADIA1970–2015,CanadianNational,Ferry,Digby,NovaScotiatoSaintJohn,NewBrunswick

VGDW M.R.CLIFFbuilt1910,Tug,TransportChartersLimited,PortMoody,BritishColumbia;formerANNACIS/VGDW

VGDX SEDCO1built1970,Dredge,SoutheasternCommonwealthDrillingLimited,Dartmouth,NovaScotia

VGDY NORTHPIONEER

VGDZ SSCANADIANROVERCanadianGovernmentMerchantMarine(CGMM,1919–1936)

VGFC MATHEWSTONformerRALPHS.MISENER/VGFC

VGFD ARCTICEXPLORER1974–1981,Research,CarinoCompanyLimited,Halifax,NovaScotia;sankJuly1981

VGFF PRINCESSOFACADIAbecamePRINCESSOFNANAIMO/VGFF

VGFJ H.M.GRIGGITHbuilt1973,NiagaraFinanceCompanyLimited,GreatLakesBulkCarrier

VGFJ HMCSRAYOND’OR1939–1945AuxiliaryMinesweeper;formerRAYOND’OR/VGFJ

VGFJ RAYOND’ORbuilt1912,FishingVessel;basedatHalifax,NovaScotia;becameHMCSRAYOND’OR/VGFJ

VGFK GRANDBARONbuilt1967;FishingVessel;BonavistaColdStorageLimited,St.John’s,Newfoundland

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VGFN UNGAVATRANSPORTbuilt1959Halco,Tanker;formerTOMMYWIBORG

VGFP CUMBERLANDCOUNTY1946,AcadiaOverseasFreightersLimited;formerFORTPRUDHOMME

VGFP IMPERIALACADIAbuilt1966,ImperialOil,CoastalTanker

VGFQ IMPERIALSTCLAIRbuilt1974,ImperialOil,CoastalTanker

VGFQ ISLANDDESPATCHER

VGFT NEWFOUNDLANDKESTRELbuilt1967;FishingVessel;GatxLeasingNationalLimited,Toronto,Ontario

VGFV ATLANTICOCEANMAIDbuilt1966;FishingVessel;OceanMaidFoodsLimited,St.Andrews,NewBrunswick

VGFW HMCSPRINCEDAVID1940–1943PrinceClassArmedMerchantCruiser&LandingShip;formerPRINCEDAVID/VGFW

VGFW SSPRINCEDAVIDCanadianPacificLuxuryPassengerLiner;BecameHMCSPRINCEDAVID/VGFW

VGFY ISLANDPLANETbuilt1914,Tug,IslandTugandBargeLimited,Victoria,BC;formerQUINITSA/VGFY;becameTHUNDERBAY/VGFY,BRUNETTE/VGFY

VGFZ FORTYORKbuilt1958,CargoVessel,PowerCorporationofCanada

VGFZ HMCSPRINCEHENRY1940–1946PrinceClassArmedMerchantCruiser&LandingShip;formerPRINCEHENRY/VGFZ

VGFZ SSPRINCEHENRYCanadianPacificLuxuryPassengerLiner;BecameHMCSPRINCEHENRY/VGFZ

VGGB JAMESTRANSPORTbuilt1967,Halo,CoastalTanker;becameENERCHEMTRAVAILLEUR/VGGB

VGGB SSBOWNESSPARKWorldWarIIparkship

VGGC SEASPANCOMMANDERbuilt1970,CoastalTug;SeaspanInternationalLimited,Vancouver,BritishColumbia;formerGULFJEAN/VGGC

VGGC SSCRYSTALPARKWorldWarIIparkship

VGGF MANTADOCbuilt1967,N.M.PatersonandSons,GreatLakesCargoVessel

VGGF SSASPENPARKWorldWarIIparkship

VGGG ALLCANADIANMERCHANTVESSELSassignedaround1946;Iuseditonceonlyinallmyyearsoperatingradio

VGGG SSEARLSCOURTPARKWorldWarIIparkship

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VGGJ SSPARKDALEPARKWorldWarIIparkship

VGGJ ZWEELOObuilt1968,FishingVessel;FisheryProductsLimited,St.John’s,Newfoundland

VGGK SSSALTLAKEPARKWorldWarIIparkship

VGGK ZINDERbuilt1968,FishingVessel;FisheryProductsLimited,St.John’s,Newfoundland

VGGL ATLANTICJAGbuilt1966,FishingVessel;ZapataCanadaLimited,Vancouver,BritishColumbia

VGGL SSQUEENSPARKWorldWarIIparkship

VGGM SSATWATERPARKWorldWarIIparkship

VGGN ATLANTICBEATRICEbuilt1967,FishingVessel;FisheryProductsLimited,St.John’s,Newfoundland

VGGN SSSAPPERTONPARKWorldWarIIparkship

VGGP NORTHERNVENTUREbuilt1944,UpperLakesShipping;GreatLakesBulkCarrier;formerHILDAMARJANNE/VGGP,EDENFIELD/VGGP

VGGP SSLEASIDEPARKWorldWarIIparkship

VGGQ SSGREENHILLPARKWorldWarIIparkship

VGGR HILDAMARJANNEbuilt1943,UpperLakesShipping,GreatLakesBulkCarrier;formerKATENL/SWEH

VGGR SSKITSILANOPARKWorldWarIIparkship

VGGS SSALDERPARKWorldWarIIparkship

VGGT SSBELWOODSPARKWorldWarIIparkship

VGGV ATLANTICPATONbuilt1966,FishingVessel;OceanMaidFoodsLimited,St.Andrew’s,NewBrunswick

VGGV SSLASALLEPARKWorldWarIIparkship

VGGW PRINCESSOFVANCOUVERbuilt1955,CanadianPacific,WestCoastFerry

VGGW SSWITHROWPARKWorldWarIIparkship

VGGX GRANDCOUNTbuilt1967,FishingVessel;BonavistaColdStorageLimited,St.John’s,Newfoundland

VGGX SSWHITESHELLPARKWorldWarIIparkship

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VGGY ATLANTICRUTHANNbuilt1967,FishingVessel;FisheryProductsLimited,St.John’s,Newfoundland

VGGY SSRONDEAUPARKWorldWarIIparkship

VGGZ NEWFOUNDLANDFALCONbuilt1967,FishingVessel;GatxLeasingNationalLimited,Toronto,Ontario

VGGZ SSHILLCRESTPARKWorldWarIIparkship

VGJB RADISSONbuilt1954,FerryBoat,LaSocietedesTraversiersduQuebec,Quebec

VGJC HMCSPRINCEROBERT1940–1945PrinceClassArmedMerchantCruiser&Anti-AircraftShip;formerPRINCEROBERT/VGJC

VGJC RICHELIEUbuilt1967,CanadaSteamships,GreatLakesCargoVessel

VGJC SSPRINCEROBERTCanadianPacificLuxuryPassengerLiner;becameHMCSPRINCEROBERT/VGJC

VGJD ALGOSOObuilt1974,AlgomaCentralRailway,GreatLakes

VGJF LEMBERGbuilt1914,FishingVessel;basedatHalifax,NovaScotia

VGJF SKEENAPRINCEbuilt1946,WestCoastCargoVessel;NorthlandShippingCompany;formerChinaCoastOTTAWAPAGE,formerBLUEPETERII/VGJF

VGJG C.S.SERVICEformerSTANDARDSERVICE/VGJG

VGJL SSCANADIANCOMMANDERCanadianGovernmentMerchantMarine(CGMM1919–1936)

VGJN NORDALEbuilt1929,DaleTransports,GreatLakesCargoVessel;formerSTADACONA/VGJN

VGJP PRINCEGEORGEbuilt1948,WongBrothers,WestCoastFerry

VGJQ FOUNDATIONFRANKLINTug,Foundation;(thiscompanywassoldin1968andbecameEasternCanadaTowing–ECTUG)

VGJT SSCANADIANSQUATTERCanadianGovernmentMerchantMarine(CGMM,1919–1936)

VGJV LAKEMANITOBAbuilt1968,NipigonTransport,CargoVessel;becameALGOMARINE/VGJV

VGJW CAPEHOWEbuilt1968,FishingVessel;NationalSeaProductsLimited,St.John’s,Newfoundland

VGJW SSCANADIANCOASTERCanadianGovernmentMerchantMarine(CGMM,1919–1936)

VGJX SSCANADIANLEADERCanadianGovernmentMerchantMarine(CGMM,1919–1936)

VGJZ CAPEBAULDbuilt1968,FishingVessel;NationalSeaProductsLimited,Halifax,NovaScotia

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VGKB BEAVERCLIFFEHALLbuilt1965,Halco,GreatLakesCargoVessel;becameQUEDOC/VGKB

VGKD CHIMObuilt1967,CanadaSteamships,GeneralCargo;becameCANADIANRANGER/VGKD

VGKD FOUNDATIONJUPITERTug,Foundation;(thiscompanywassoldin1968andbecameEasternCanadaTowing–ECTUG)

VGKF FOUNDATIONFRANCISTug,Foundation;(thiscompanywassoldin1968andbecameEasternCanadaTowing–ECTUG)

VGKG DOANTRANSPORTbuilt1972,Halco,Tanker

VGKK CHI-CHEEMAUNbuilt1974,TheOwenSoundTransportation,GreatLakesFerry

VGKL LEONSIMARDbuilt1974,LesChantiersDavie,CoastalTanker;becameL’ORME1/VGKL(ElmTree)

VGKM ALGOCENbuilt1968,AlgomaCentralRailway,GreatLakes

VGKM SSCANADIANCARRIERCanadianGovernmentMerchantMarine(CGMM,1919–1936)

VGKP ATLANTICPEGGYbuilt1967,FishingVessel;FisheryProductsLimited,St.John’s,Newfoundland

VGKR COLCHESTERCOUNTYAcadiaOverseasFreightersLimited;formerFORTVENANGO

VGKR H.C.HEINBECKERbuilt1905,RobertS.Pierson,GreatLakesCargo;formerGEORGEW.PERKINS/WGVA,WESTDALE/VGKR

VGKS HILLSDALE

VGKT BEDEQUEbuilt1968,FishingVessel;RiverportSeafoodsLimited,NorthSydney,NovaScotia

VGKT WESTMINISTERCOUNTY1946AcadiaOverseasFreightersLimited;formerFORTKULLYSPELL

VGKV ATLANTICELLENbuilt1967,FishingVessel;FisheryProductsLimited,St.John’s,Newfoundland;becameZURITA/VGKV

VGKX ASSINIBOIAbuilt1907,RailFerry,CanadianPacific

VGKY GROVEDALEbuilt1905,TheSteelCompanyofCanada,GreatLakesCargo;formerDONALDB.GILLIES/KDXU

VGLB SSCANADIANPATHFINDERCanadianGovernmentMerchantMarine(CGMM,1919–1936)

VGLC PATERSONbuilt1954,N.M.PatersonandSonsLimited,GreatLakesCargovessel;becameANDREWC.CROSBIE/VGLC

VGLD TEXACOBRAVEbuilt1977,Tanker,TexacoCanadaInc.;becameLEBRAVE/VGLD

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VGLJ PRESTIGEbuilt1975,FishingVessel,ProsperityMarineLimited,Vancouver,BritishColumbia

VGLM BAFFINTRANSPORT

VGLN IRVINGARCTICbuilt1974,KentLine,Tanker

VGLQ SSCANADIANENGINEERCanadianGovernmentMerchantMarine(CGMM,1919–1936)

VGLR SCOTTMISENERbuilt1954,MisenerTransportation,GreatLakesCargoVessel;formerJOHNE.G.MISENER/VDSK

VGLS DGS/CGSLORDSTRATHCONA1923–1947;SalvageSteamer,Quebec;formerDGSLORDSTRATHCONA/VFX;brokenupin1947

VGLS SSCANADIANLOGGERCanadianGovernmentMerchantMarine(CGMM,1919–1936)

VGLS THORNHILLbuilt1906,CargoVessel,UpperLakesShipping,Toronto,Ontario;formerISHPEMING/WA6115

VGLT HMCSNORSAL1940–1945PatrolVessel;formerPowellRiverCompanyYachtNORSAL/VGLT

VGLT SSCANADIANBRITISHERCanadianGovernmentMerchantMarine(CGMM,1919–1936)

VGLV CANADIANHIGHLANDERbuilt1967,UpperLakesShipping,BulkCarrier;formerCAPEBRETONHIGHLANDER/VGLV,THORSDRAKE/LMAZ

VGLW BAYFAIRbuilt1928,GreatLakesCargoVessel;formerCOALHAVEN

VGLX SSCANADIANCONQUERORCanadianGovernmentMerchantMarine(CGMM,1919–1936)

VGLY SSCANADIANCHALLENGERCanadianGovernmentMerchantMarine(CGMM,1919–1936)

VGLZ CAMILLEMARCOUXbuilt1974,LaSocietedesTraversiersduQuebec,Ferry

VGLZ SSCANADIANCONSTRUCTORCanadianGovernmentMerchantMarine(CGMM,1919–1936)

VGMB GODERICHbuilt1906,UpperLakesShipping,GreatLakesCargovessel;formerSAMUELMATHER/WPBG;becameSOORIVERTRADER/VGMB

VGMD AIMEGAUDREAUbuilt1964,KentLineLimited,CoastalTankerEasternCanada

VGMG CAPEYORKbuilt1968,FishingVessel,NationalSeaProductsLimited,Halifax,NovaScotia

VGMJ ZAGREBbuilt1967,FishingVessel,FisheryProductsLimited,St.John’s,Newfoundland

VGMN CHIEFSKUGAIDbuilt1913,FishingVessel,BritishColumbiaPackersLimited,Richmond,BritishColumbia

VGMP MIDLANDPRINCEbuilt1908,GreatLakesCargoVessel,MidlandNavigationCompanyLimited

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VGMQ PROGRESSIVEbuilt1906,Tug,SurfsideShellfishCompanyLimited;formerD.A.EVANS/VGMQ

VGMR RUTHHINDMANbuilt1910,CargoVessel,WesternMetalsCorporation,ThunderBay,Ontario;formerNORWAY/VGMV

VGMV CANADIANNAVIGATORbuilt1967,UpperLakesShipping,GeneralCargo;formerDEMETERTON/GWGU;becameSAINTLAWRENCENAVIGATOR/VGMV

VGMWGLACIERQUEEN

VGMX LAKETRANSPORTbuilt1930,SteelFactors,CoastalTanker;formerCYCLOWARRIER/VGMX,TEXACOWARRIER/VGMX

VGNB FRONTENACbuilt1968,CanadaSteamships,GeneralCargo

VGNB SSCANADIANCRUISERCanadianGovernmentMerchantMarine(CGMM,1919–1936)

VGNC BAYSHELLbuilt1967,Tanker,ShellCanadaTankers,Toronto,Ontario

VGNC SSCANADIANTRAPPERCanadianGovernmentMerchantMarine(CGMM,1919–1936)

VGND RENVOYLE

VGNJ BAYTON

VGNK SEASPANGREGbuilt1964,SeaspanInternational,WestCoastCargoVessel;formerGREGYORKE/VGNK

VGNK YALECOUNTY1946,AcadiaOverseasFreightersLimited;formerFORTSTREGIS

VGNP POINTENOIREbuilt1926,UpperLakesShipping,GreatLakesBulkCarrier;formerSAMUELMATHER

VGNR PRINCEEDWARDISLAND

VGNW CANADIANPROSPECTORbuilt1964,UpperLakesShipping,GeneralCargo;formerCARLTON/GMMU;formerSAINTLAWRENCEPROSPECTOR/VGNW

VGNW HMCSVIERNOE1939–1942BoomDefenceVessel;formerVIERNOE/VGNW

VGNW VIERNOEbuilt1914,FishingVessel;basedatHalifax,NovaScotia;becameHMCSVIERNOE/VGNW

VGNZ COLLINGWOODGreatLakesCargoVessel

VGPB JOANI

VGPC CANADIANTIDE

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VGPD LACSTEANNEbuilt1924,QuebecandOntarioTransportation,GreatLakesCargoVessel;formerBLANCHEHINDMAN/VGPD

VGPF YUKONSTARWestCoastpassengervessel;formerHMCSSTTHOMAS/CZGL

VGPK TEXACOWARRIERbuilt1970,Tanker,TexacoCanadaInc.;formerANTERIORITY/GZNV,THUNTANK6/GZNV

VGPN ZEBULONbuilt1966,FishingVessel,FisheryProductsLimited,St.John’s,Newfoundland

VGPP HELENEVANSbuilt1906GreatLakesBulkCarrier

VGPR ZORYbuilt1967,FishingVessel,FisheryProductsLimited,St.John’s,Newfoundland

VGPS WIARTONbuilt1907,SteelCompanyofCanada,GreatLakesCargoVessel

VGPY SENNEVILLEbuilt1967,MohawkNavigation,GreatLakesCargoVessel

VGPZ CANADIANCRUISERbuilt1947,CanadianNational

VGPZ QUEENOFPRINCERUPERTbuilt1966,BritishColumbiaFerry;formerVICTORIAPRINCESS/VGPZ

VGQB CHESLEYA.CROSBIEbuilt1964,ChimoShipping,GeneralCargo;becameTERRANORDICA/VGQB;themerchantshipthathasgonethefarthestnorth

VGQC ONTADOCbuilt1975,N.M.PatersonandSonsLimited,CargoVessel

VGQF DONNACONAbuilt1914,GreatLakesBulkCarrier,CanadaSteamshipLines

VGQJ GOUDREAU

VGQK SEATRANSPORT

VGQM GULFGUNNbuilt1966,FishingVessel,H.B.NickersonandSonsLimited,NorthSydney,NovaScotia

VGQP NEWYORKNEWSbuilt1955,QuebecandOntarioTransportation,GreatLakesCargoVessel;formerTECUMSEH/VGQP;becameSTELLADESGAGNES/VGQP

VGQQ RIDGETOWNbuilt1905,GreatLakesBulkCarrier,UpperLakesShipping

VGQR HARObuilt1910,Tug;becameHMCSHARO;VancouverTugBoatCompanyLimited,Vancouver;becameLEBEAU/VGQR,V.T.503/VGQR,ANNIESUE/VGQR

VGQR HMCSHARO1939–1945PatrolVessel;formerIslandTugandBargeTugHARO/VGQR

VGQS MANITOULINbuilt1966,CanadaSteamships,GreatLakesCargo

VGQX NORMACprobablyaTug

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VGQZ AGAWAbecameLIONELPARSONS/VGQZ

VGRD DOLOREST.JANDAbuilt1966,FishingVessel;SankFebruary1982;formerUNIPEC/VGRD

VGRK PIERSONDAUGHTERSbuilt1923afterportion1942,PiersonShipping,GreatLakesCargoVessel;becameBEECHGLEN/VGRK

VGRN ARGONAUTIIPleasureCraft

VGRP HAGARTY

VGRR MAYNEQUEENbuilt1965,FerryPassengerandVehicles,BritishColumbiaFerryCorporation,Victoria,BritishColumbia

VGRS GISLAIN

VGRT V.W.SCULLYbuilt1965,AlgomaCentralRailway,GreatLakesCargoVessel;formerDONDEDIEU/VGRT;becameALGOSOUND/VGRT

VGSC SUSANHINDMANTug,DiamondSteamshipCompanyLimited;becameHERBERTA/VGSC

VGSF IRVINGMAPLEbuilt1966,DeepSeaTug,AtlanticTowing

VGSK CANADIANCHALLENGERbuilt1947,CanadianNational;becameITALIA/SVNR(1979)

VGSK MARTHAHINDMANbuilt1905,GreatLakesCargoVessel,HindmanTransportationCompany,OwenSound,Ontario;becameLACDESILES/VGSK

VGSM OUTARDEbuilt1927,GeneralCargo,DesgagnesTransportIncorporated,Quebec;formerSTRATHBOGIE/VGSM

VGSN SEAWAVEbuilt1923,Tug,SeaWaveChartersLimited,Vancouver,BritishColumbia;formerSEASPANWAVE/VGSN

VGSQ K.A.POWELLbuilt1909,GoderichElevatorandTransit,GreatLakesCargovessel;formerELMDALE/VGSQ;becameELMDALE/VGSQ

VGSR CONRADMARIE

VGSR RCMPSTROCH1928–1954GDivisionNorthernPatrolVessel;becamepartoftheVancouverMuseum,Vancouver,BritishColumbia

VGSS SIRROBERTBONDbuilt1975,CanadianNationalFerryNovaScotiatoNewfoundland;becameLabradorFerry,LabradorMarineInc.

VGSW B.A.SENTINELformerGULFSENTINEL/VGSW

VGSX IVANHOEbuilt1907,Tug,IvanhoeHeritageFoundation,Vancouver,BritishColumbia

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VGTD SEASPANDORISbuilt1968,SeaspanInternational,WestCoastTug;formerDORISYORKE/VGTD

VGTF BANKSLANDbuilt1953,CargoVessel,NorthernTransportationCompanyLimited,Edmonton,Alberta;formerAURIGA/VGTF

VGTG HERONBbuilt1906;TricoEnterprises,GreatLakesCargo;formerJPIERPONTMORGAN/WEVG;formerHERONBAY/VGTG

VGTK SHAWANAGA

VGTM LEMOYNE1926–1969GreatLakesCargoVessel,CanadaSteamshipLines

VGTN BLANCHEHINDMANbuilt1924,GreatLakesBulkCarrier

VGTQ FRANKH.BROWNbuilt1965,BritishYukonOceanServices,WestCoastNorthernSupplyVessel

VGTT QUADRAQUEENIIbuilt1969,BritishColumbiaFerrycapableofcarrying30vehicles

VGTV SUDBURY

VGTW MACVIEbuilt1959,Tanker,VanstadShippingLimited,Victoria,BritishColumbia;formerB.C.STANDARD/VGTW

VGTY LAPOINTEbuilt1906,Yacht,C.C.&R.TowingLimited,NorthVancouver,BritishColumbia;formerKINGSWAY/VGTY

VGTZ G.B.CHURCHbuilt1943,CargoVessel,CentennialTowingLimited,Surrey,BritishColumbia;formerCERIUM/VGTZ,G.R.VELIE/VGTZ

VGVB SSNORANDAPARKWorldWarIIparkship

VGVC SSSUNALTAPARKWorldWarIIparkship

VGVC SSTOBIATICPARKWorldWarIIparkship

VGVD KVITFJELL

VGVD SSDUNLOPPARKWorldWarIIparkship

VGVF SAMSONIVbuilt1927,BritishColumbiaPackersLimited,Richmond,BritishColumbia;formerQUILLAYUTE/VGVF

VGVF SSTUXEDOPARKWorldWarIIparkship

VGVJ J.B.NICKERSONbuilt1967,FishingVessel,H.B.NickersonandSonsLimited,NorthSydney,NovaScotia

VGVJ SSRICHMONDPARKWorldWarIIparkship

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VGVK SSSEACLIFFPARKWorldWarIIparkship

VGVL SSBLOOMFIELDPARKWorldWarIIparkship

VGVM SANDRAL.GAGEbuilt1960,FishingVessel,FortuneFisheriesLimited,

VGVM SSKELOWNAPARKWorldWarIIparkship

VGVP GRANDKNIGHTbuilt1967,FishingVessel,BonavistaColdStorageLimited,St.John’s,Newfoundland

VGVP SSEASTWOODPARKWorldWarIIparkship

VGVQ ATLANTICHAWKEbuilt1967,FishingVessel,OceanMaidFoodsLimited,St.Andrews,NewBrunswick

VGVQ SSGRAFTONPARKWorldWarIIparkship

VGVR HALIFAXCOUNTY1946,AcadiaOverseasFreightersLimited;formerLAKEVIEWPARK/VGVR

VGVR SIEURD’AMOURSbuilt1966,SocietedesTraversiersduQuebec,Ferry;becameNORTHERNPRINCESS/VGVR

VGVR SSLAKEVIEWPARKWorldWarIIparkship;becameHALIFAXCOUNTY/VGVR

VGVS JOHNHAMILTONGRAYbuilt1968,CanadianNational,Ferry,NovaScotiatoNewfoundland,summer,NovaScotiatoPrinceEdwardIslandwinter

VGVS SSDOMINIONPARKWorldWarIIparkship

VGVT MINTIDE

VGVT SSHASTINGSPARKWorldWarIIparkship

VGVV NONIAbuilt1956,CanadianCaribbeanNavigationLimited,GeneralCargo;formerCNNewfoundlandCoastalFreighter

VGVW HAROLDA.JONESbuilt1966,Tug,IslandTugandBargeLimited,Richmond,BritishColumbia;becameSEASPANMONARCH/VGVW,ISLANDMONARCH/VGVW

VGVW SSBRIDGELANDPARKWorldWarIIparkship

VGVX SSWESTONPARKWorldWarIIparkship

VGVY SSCORONATIONPARKWorldWarIIparkship

VGVZ NIXONBERRY

VGVZ SSLISCOMBPARKWorldWarIIparkship

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VGWB ZION

VGWC ABEGWEITbuilt1947,CanadianNational,IcebreakerCarFerry,CapeTormentine,NewBrunswicktoBorden,PrinceEdwardIsland

VGWG PRINCESSMARGUERITEbuilt1948,MinisterofTransport,BritishColumbia,WestCoastFerry

VGWK R.O.PETMANGreatLakesCargoVessel

VGWL THORFINNbuilt1952,whalecatcher,SeawardHoldingsLimited;formerCHESTER/VGWL,THORFINN/VGWL

VGWMCANADIANCENTURYbuilt1967,UpperLakesShipping,GreatLakesBulkCarrier

VGWN LOCKEPORTbuilt1949,Dredge,SceptreDredgingLimited,Richmond,BritishColumbia;formerHAFFAR

VGWP BAIEJAMESbuilt1959,BorealNavigationInc.,IceReinforcedGeneralCargo;formerPERCYMCROSBY/VGWP,PERLADAN/OWQI;becameMOTHI/3FPX

VGWQ PRINCESSPATRICIAbuilt1949,CanadianPacific,WestCoastFerry

VGWS ARLENEE.MELLONbuilt1967,FishingVessel,FortuneFisheriesLimited,Fortune,Newfoundland

VGWT H1060built1964,KentLine,Tanker;becameH1060/ZCEK,H1060/VCJQ

VGWT M.J.BOYLENbuilt1964,KentLine,Tanker;becameH1060/VGWT

VGWWPOLAREXPLORERbuilt1950,PuddisterTradingCompany,GeneralCargoResearch;formerTHERON/VGWW

VGWX SAGUENAYbuilt1964,VoyagerColonial,GreatLakesCargoVessel

VGWY GLENEAGLESbuilt1925,BulkCargoVessel,CanadaSteamshipLines;becameSILVERDALE/VGWY

VGWZ ROYALTONbuilt1924,MisenerTransportation,GreatLakesCargoVessel

VGXD TEXACOCHIEFbuilt1969,CoastalTanker,TexacoCanadaInc.;becameA.G.FARQUHARSON/VGXD

VGXF SIRTHOMASSHAUGHNESSY

VGXG SUPERIORSTRAITSbuilt1942,CargoBarge,DubarryInvestmentsLimited,Vancouver,BritishColumbia;formerABELE

VGXJ SEASPANKINGbuilt1968,OceanTug;SeaspanInternationalLimited,Vancouver,BritishColumbia;formerISLANDKING/VGXJ

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VGXK HAIDAMONARCHbuilt1974,GeneralCargoVessel,KingcomeNavigationCompanyLimited,Vancouver,BritishColumbia

VGXK LEBEAUformerUNITSHIPPER/VGXK

VGXM SARNIADOC

VGXN SEALIONbuilt1905,ResearchVessel,SeatechChartersLimited,Victoria,BritishColumbia

VGXQ CANMAREXPLORERbuilt1945,DomePetroleum,Drillship;formerSNAKEHEAD/ANWH

VGXR BOWENQUEENbuilt1965,FerryBoat,BritishColumbiaFerryCorporation,Victoria,BritishColumbia

VGXS CANMAREXPLORER3built1973,DomePetroleum,Drillship;formerHAVDRILL/LKBY

VGXV METISbuilt1956,CanadaSteamships,GreatLakesCargoVessel

VGXW ONTARIOPOWERbuilt1965,UpperLakesShipping,BulkCarrier

VGYC JEANBRILLIANTbuilt1935,CargoVesselGulfofSt.Lawrence–Newfoundland,CompagniedeTransport,Quebec

VGYD HMCSVENCEDOR1941–1945AuxiliaryVessel;formeryachtVENCEDOR/VGYD

VGYF JOSEPHMCDILLPATTERSON

VGYJ HELENMMCALLISTERbuilt1959,Tug,McAllisterTowingandSalvageLimited,Montreal,Quebec

VGYP JEANTALONCargoVessellistedwiththeInternationalTelecommunicationUnion1975

VGYS IMPERIALQUEBEC1957–1987,ImperialOil,CoastalTanker;becameSIBYLW/VGYS

VGYT BROWNBEAVER

VGYW SEASWELLbuilt1922,Tug,AndrewAnderson,CowichanBay,BritishColumbia

VGYY CONISCLIFFEHALLbuilt1957,GrateLakesCargoVessel,Halco

VGYZ LAMADELONIIbuilt1925,CargoVessel,CargoNavigationVoyageurIncorporated,Montreal,Quebec

VGZB DENISEVbuilt1905,Tug,VerreaultNavigationIncorporated,LesMechins,Quebec;formerJAMESWHALEN/VGZB

VGZC SENATOROFCANADAbuilt1957,N.M.PatersonandSonsLimited,GreatLakesCargoVessel;formerCANADOC/VGZC

VGZD JAMESB.EADS

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VGZF CAPTAINC.D.SECORD1900–1968GreatLakesBulkCarrier;formerCHARLESVANHISE,A.E.R.SCHNEIDER,A.B.WAY

VGZG FOUNDATIONVIGALANTbuilt1952,FoundationTug;formerABEILLE26/FNGO;becameENNEA/SV3916

VGZJ LORDSELKIRKbuilt1958,NorthumberlandFerries,ferryfromCaribou,NovaScotiatoWoodIsland,PrinceEdwardIsland

VGZJ STCUTHBERTbuilt1915,FishingVessel;basedatHalifax,NovaScotia

VGZN SSLADYNELSONCanadianNationalSteamshipPassengervesselandahospitalshipduringWorldWarII

VGZP SSLADYHAWKINSCanadianNationalSteamshipPassengervessel

VGZQ SSLADYDRAKECanadianNationalSteamshipPassengervessel

VGZR SSLADYRODNEYCanadianNationalSteamshipPassengervessel

VGZS SSLADYSOMERSCanadianNationalSteamshipPassengervessel

VGZT FRANKA.SHERMANbuilt1958,UpperLakesShipping;GreatLakesBulkCarrier

VGZT FRANKBRODERICKbuilt1965,NorthernTransportation;WestCoastNorthernSupplyVessel

VGZW QUEENbuilt1914,Tug/Yacht,Tug-awayEnterprisesLimited,Victoria,BritishColumbia

VGZX JOSSIMARDbuilt1964,LesChantiersDavie,CoastalTanker;becameLAFRENE1/VGZX(AshTree)

VGZZ FEDERALPIONEER1944–1971CargoVessel,FederalCommerceandNavigationLimited,Montreal.Quebec;formerOUTREMONTPARK/VDDZ

VMSG SSFAWKNERPARKWorldWarIIparkship;RegisteredinAustralia

VOBB ARCTICBAYformerALGERINE/VOBB(VoiceofBonBay–NorthPoint,Newfoundland)

VOBD NEWFOUNDLANDCONTAINERbuilt1961,CargoVessel,HarveyContainerShipLimited,St.John’s,Newfoundland;formerROEDEER/VOBD

VOBJ FREDJ.AGNICHbuilt1973,RigSupplyVessel;GeophotoServicesLimited,St.John’s,Newfoundland

VOBL BRAESEA

VOBN HARMONI

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VOBQ LADYM.A.CROSBIEbuilt1966,ChimoShipping,CargoVessel;formerBALTICVANGUARD/GRWA

VOBT HARMONIIbuilt1962,FishingVessel,LakeGroupLimited,St.John’s,Newfoundland

VOBV CAPEAGULHASbuilt1919,FishingVessel;basedatHalifax,NovaScotia;NovaScotiaregistryVXRJ;Newfoundlandregistry

VOCC SCHNOORTURMbuilt1976,Supply/AnchorHandlingVessel,HansashoreCanadaLimited,St.John’s,Newfoundland

VOCD CANMAREXPLORER2built1945,DomePetroleum,Drillship;formerMOORINGHITCH/AOBB

VOCF WIMPEYSEAHUNTER

VOCG NORTHERNRANGERNewfoundlandPassenger/FreightVessel;soldtoNunatsiavutMarine,Newfoundland;scrapped1967

VOCJ LEIFERICISONFerry,CanadianNationalNewfoundlandthatenteredservicein2001

VOCP LADYFRANKLINbuilt1970,ChimoShipping,GeneralCargoVessel;formerBALTICVALIANT/GZSC

VOCR GLIDELAKEbuilt1925,Tug;WesleyParmiter,PointLeamington,Newfoundland;formerGLIDELAKE/VOCR

VOCT KZEUZTURM

VOCX HULLNO37

VOCY PETITEFORTE1961–1983Passenger/CargoVessel;CNMarine;operatedaroundNewfoundlandandLabrador

VOCZ CARIBOU1986–2011Ferry,CNMarine;ferryfromNovaScotiatoNewfoundland

VODB ALGOSEAbuilt1970,AlgomaCentralRailway,GreatLakesOceanClass;formerBROOKNES/DIPL;becameSAUNIERE/VODB

VODC CANMARCARRIERbuilt1963,DomePetroleum,Drillship;formerTRANSOCEANICAGIOVANNA/ICXT

VODF GLENCOEbuilt1947,smallCargoVessel;D.FramptonandCompanyLimited,St.John’s,Newfoundland;formerNewfoundlandFerry

VODM ARCTICVIKINGbuilt1965,CargoBarge,UnitedBalticCorporationLimited,London,England;formerBALTICVIKING/GWQH

VODP MAIFishingVessel;becamegovernmentresearchvesselPROBERESEARCHER/VODP

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VODQ BACCALIEUNewfoundlandFerry;soldin1969

VODV CAPENORTHRefrigeratedFishingTrawler,NationalSeaProducts,Halifax,NovaScotia

VODZ BURGEONewfoundlandFerry;soldin1969;becameNEUTOR/VODZ

VOFB AGNES&ANNEIIbuilt1938,FishingVessel,Chaffey’sShippingLimited,ChangeIsland,Newfoundland;formerWESTERNEXPLORER/VOFB

VOFF BOLTENTORbuilt1976,Supply/AnchorHandlingVessel,BoltentorSupplyCompanyLimited,St.John’s,Newfoundland

VOFG PENNYSMARTbuilt1982,FishingVessel,JohnPennyandSonsLimited,Ramea,Newfoundland

VOFJ SEAWOLF101built1979,HarbourTug,Crofton(Bermuda)Limited,Hamilton,Bermuda

VOFN SEAWOLF102built1979,HarbourTug,Crofton(Bermuda)Limited,Hamilton,Bermuda

VOFP WILLIAMS

VOFW TOPSAILSTARbuilt1951,smallCargoVessel;TopsailShippingCompanyLimited,Topsail,Newfoundland

VOGB GEORGIANBAYbuilt1954,CanadianShippingandEngineering,GreatLakesCargoVessel;becamePOLARDUKE/VOGB

VOGC AVENGERIVbuilt1962,Tug

VOGM PATRICKMORRIS1965–1970CanadianNationalFerryNovaScotiatoNewfoundlandthatsankintheCabotStraitin1970

VOGQ ATLANTICMARIEbuilt1966;FishingVessel;FisheryProductsLimited,St.John’s,Newfoundland

VOGS MAGNUSSEA

VOGT ASTRONbuilt1971,LabradorNewfoundlandFerry,CoastalShippingLimited,GooseBay,Labrador;becameLabradorMarineInc.

VOGV TAVERNERbuilt1962,smallNewfoundlandFreight/PassengerVessel;TheMinisterofTransport,Ottawa,Ontario

VOGW MERSEYSEVENbuilt1952,FishingVessel;MVMerseySevenLimited,Liverpool,NovaScotia;formerGAULTOIS

VOJC CANADA’STOMORROW

VOJF MARTHAEJOHNSONbuilt1959,Tug,AmericanCanofCanadaLimited,Rexdale,Ontario

VOJG HENRITELLIER

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VOJK NORTHERNRANGERLabradorFerry,LabradorMarineIncorporated;formerPORTLANDCARRIER/VOJK

VOJM POINTHALIFAXTug,EasternCanadaTowing

VOJT ELMERW.JONESbuilt1926,FerryBoat;NewfoundlandTransportationCompanyLimited,St.John’s,Newfoundland

VOJV VISONCONSOLbecameJ.A.Z.DESGAGNES/VOJV

VOKQ THORTRAWLFishingVessel

VOKW MANITOBA

VOKZ ERINDALEbuilt1915,ReochTransports,GreatLakes;formerW.F.WHITE/WBDM

VOLD DGSNEPTUNE1923–1944NewfoundlandSealer;formerDGSNEPTUNE/VOX

VOLG OCEANEXSANDERLINGbuilt1977,CargoVessel,OceanexSt.John’s,Newfoundland;formerASLSANDERLING/VOLG

VOLK MARTINKARLSENbuilt1952,CargoVessel,KarlsenShippingCompanyLimited,Halifax,NS;formerKISTADAN/OYJR;becameBENJAMINBOWRING/GYOH

VOLL ATLANTICPURSUITbuilt1976,FishingVessel

VOLN SADRESSE

VOLP ANGLIANLADYbuilt1953,Tug,HomePort,SaultSteMarie,Ontario

VOLQ NEWFOUNDLANDEAGLEbuilt1967,FishingVessel;BonavistaColdStorageLimited,St.John’s,Newfoundland

VOLR KYLENewfoundlandFerry

VOLS CASTORCONSOLbuilt1959,smallCargoVessel;Navigation-Consolidated-Bathurst,Montreal,Quebec;becamePREGMA/VOLS

VOLT AQVIQbuilt1988,SternTrawlerFishingVessel,OceanChoiceInternationalLimited,St.John’s,Newfoundland

VOLV JOSEPHANDCLARASMALLWOOD1989–2011NewfoundlandFerry,CNMarine

VOLW WILLIAMCARSON1955–1977PassengerCargoFerry,CanadianNationalMarine;sankoffBattleHarbour,Newfoundland

VOLY DEERLAKEbuilt1925,Tug;BowatersNewfoundlandLimited,CornerBrook,Newfoundland

VOLZ RHEDA

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VOMQ CLARENVILLEbuilt1944,PassengerVessel,HighlandCoveMarinaLimited,Kincardine,Ontario;formerNewfoundlandFerry

VOMS POLARSTORMFishingVessel

VOMZ DONALDMACbuilt1914,Tug,WesternEngineeringServiceLimited,ThunderBay,Ontario

VONB CODROYNewfoundlandFerry;becameNEWFOUNDLANDBOUNTY/VONB

VONG JACQUESDESGAGNESbuilt1960,CargoVessel,DesgagnesCompany,Quebec;formerLOUTRECONSOL/VONG

VONS EASTERNEXPLORERbuilt1946,PatrolBoat;FogoTransportLimited,Fogo,Newfoundland

VONY WILLINGLASSbuilt1949,FishingVessel,PollyEnterprisesLimited,Springdale,Newfoundland;formerMAXINEJOHNSON/VONY

VOPB PARKEREVANSbuilt1908,CargoVessel;QuebecandOntarioTransportationCompanyLimited,St.Catherines,Ontario;becameMARLHILL/VOPB

VOPC FERGUSbuilt1914,CargoVessel,G.SolwayandSonsLimited,Toronto,Ontario;formerBLUESEAL/VOPC

VOPF BLUETRADERformerSANDYPOINTNO1/VOPF

VOPG SOODOCbuilt1976,N.M.PatersonandSons,GeneralCargo

VOPK REXTONKENTbuilt1944,KentLineFreighter,SaintJohn,NewBrunswick;formerHMCSLONGBRANCH/CZGK

VOPK RIMOUSKIbuilt1965,CargoVessel;VoyageurColonialLimited,Ottawa,Ontario

VOPL GULFGATINEAUbuilt1976,GulfOilLimited,CoastalTanker

VOPM CANADIANOLYMPICbuilt1976,UpperLakesShipping,GreatLakesBulkCarrier

VOPP AIVIKbuilt1980,ContainerShip,NEASIqaluit,Nunavut;becameAIVIK/3EIX4

VOPQ GRANDPRINCEbuilt1966,FishingVessel;BonavistaColdStorageCompany,ST.John’s,Newfoundland

VOPZ CAPEADAIRbuilt1989,FishingTrawler,NewfoundlandResourcesLimited,St.John’s,Newfoundland;becameNEWFOUNDLANDPIONEER/VOPZ

VOQF ZEELANDbuilt1964,FishingVessel;FisheryProductsLimited,St.John’s,Newfoundland

VOQG BALSAMLAKEbuilt1941,Tug,TheMinisterofIndustrialDevelopment,St.John’s,Newfoundland;formerDETECTOR/VOQG

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VOQJ SPRUCELAKEbuilt1941,Tug,SaintJohnTugBoatCompany,SaintJohn,NewBrunswick;formerSKIMMER/VOQJ

VOQL ZONNEMAIREbuilt1964,FishingVessel;FisheryProductsLimited,St.John’s,Newfoundland

VOQM BEDFORDII

VOQM GALLOWAYKENTbuilt1943,KentLinesFreighter,SaintJohn,NewBrunswick;formerHMCSNORTHBAY/CYTW

VOQP NATHANCUMMINGSbuilt1966,FishingVessel;FortuneFisheriesLimited,Fortune,Newfoundland

VOQR CROWNPRINCESSVISTORIAAshortlivedStenaLinescruiseshipontheWestCoastin1990

VOQV JOANM.MCCULLOUGHbuilt1927,CargoVessel,PiersonSteamshipsLimited,Toronto,Ontario;becameBIRCHGLEN/VORJ

VORB HVITANESFishingVessel

VORJ KIPAWObuilt1925,Ferry;ranfromKingsport,ParrsboroandWolfville,NovaScotia;nowatheatreatParrsboro

VORL ATLANTICCHAMPIONFishingVessel

VORM HEBRONSEA1975–2012AnchorHandlingShip,WimpeySableMarine,Halifax,NovaScotia

VOSL SPRUCEGLENbuilt1983,CanadaSteamships,BulkCarrier;formerSELKIRKSETTLER/VCWG

VOSY BONAVISTA1956–1986CanadianNational,CoastalPassengerandfreightvesselthatsailedaroundNewfoundlandandLabrador

VOTB CABOTSTRAITNewfoundlandFerry

VOTF TERRANOVAbuilt1962,PuddisterTradingCompanyLimited,GeneralCargo;formerSIRJOHNCROSBIE/VOTF

VOTK FOAMVFishingVessel

VOTL WELLINGTONKENTbuilt1944,KentLinesFreighter,SaintJohn,NewBrunswick;formerHMCSHUNTSVILLE/CGWC

VOTM CANADOCbuilt1961,N.M.PatersonandSons,GreatLakesCargoVessel

VOTQ E.J.NEWBERRYbuilt1925,RobertPiersonSteamships,GreatLakesCargoVessel;formerWILLIAMC.ATWATER/WDDL;becameCEDARGLEN/VOTQ

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VOTR MELDRUMBAYbuilt1950,QuebecandOntarioTransportation,GreatLakesCargo;formerGEORGEHINDMAN/VOTR,COVERDALE/VOTR

VOTT BIRCHGLENbuilt1983,UpperLakesShipping,GreatLakesBulkCarrier;formerCANADIANMARQUIS/VCWJ

VOTV SPRINGDALECanadianNationalCoastalNewfoundlandFreighterscrappedin1974

VOTZ BARHAVENCanadianNationalCoastalNewfoundlandFreighterscrappedin1974

VOVB SARAHbuilt1958,CargoVessel,theLakeGroupLimited,St.John’s,Newfoundland;formerGANNET/VOVB

VOVC FORTALBANYbuilt1941,CaroVessel;formerHMCSDRUMMONDVILLE/CGKS

VOVK GREENBAYTRANSPORTbuilt1967,FerryBoat,GreenBayTransportLimited,LittleBayIslands,Newfoundland;formerFOGOTRANSPORT/VOVK

VOVM OKSERVICEXI1949–1993CargoVessel;formerCARABOBO;becameSANTAMONICA

VOVQ CHRISTMASSEAL1943–1976RescueVessel,HealthVessel,ResearchVessel;formerU.S.Army/AirForceP-102burnedandsankoffHalifax

VOVY STLAWRENCEbuilt1962,CargoVessel,CanadaSteamships

VOWL SHELTERBbuilt1907,QuebecandOntarioTransportation,GreatLakesCargoVessel;formerSHELTERBAY/VOWL,JAYC.MORE/WDPV

VOWMOUTARDEbuilt1927,QuebecandOntarioTransportation,GreatLakesCargovessel;formerROBERTHOBSON/WB2105

VOWNTHOROLDbuilt1961,TricoEnterprises,GeneralCargo;formerGOSFORTH/GHXA

VOWP DOMINORUNbuilt1946,CargoVessel,H.B.DaweLimited,Cupids,Newfoundland

VOWS LEIFERICKSSONbuilt1966,Ferry,CanadianNationalNewfoundland

VOWWZURICHbuilt1965,FishingVessel;FisheryProductsLimited,St.John’s,Newfoundland

VOX DGSNEPTUNE1912–1923NewfoundlandSealer;becameDGSNEPTUNE/VOLD;threemastschoonerbuilt1872

VOXD HOWARDHINDMANGreatLakesCargoVesselscrappedin1969

VOXG GULFMACKENZIEbuilt1976,Tanker,GulfCanadaLimited,Toronto,Ontario

VOXQ TARANTAUbuilt1964,GreatLakesCargoVessel,CanadaSteamships

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VOXS CSSCAPEHARRISONbuilt1976,ResearchVessel,TheMinisteroftheEnvironment,Ottawa;becameLOUISM.LAUZIER/VOXS

VOXW BROOKDALEbuilt1909.CargoVessel,ReochTransportLimited,Mississauga,Ontario;formerFREDA.MANSKE/VOXW

VOXZ LAKENIPIGONbuilt1971,NipigonTransport,CargoVessel,formerTEMPLEBAR/GORV;becameALGONORTH/VOXZ

VOYF EUGENEROY

VOYP SPENCERII

VOZQ ATLANTICJANEbuilt1966,FishingVessel;FisheryProductsLimited,St.John’s,Newfoundland

VXBK ALMACONNORSbuilt1916,FishingVessel,ConnorsBrothersLimited,BlacksHarbour,NewBrunswick

VXCB RCAFABNAKI1941–195270footHighSpeedRescueBoat;becameHMCHSL208/CYWX

VXCD RCAFBLACKGOOSE194440footWoodRangeBoat;basedMontJoli,Quebec

VXCF RCAFBLUEGOOSE1944–195240footWoodRangeBoat

VXCG RCAFBRANT1942–195338footAircraftCrashBoat;basedBellaBella,BritishColumbia

VXCJ RCAFCANADAGOOSE194436footRangeBoat

VXCK RCAFDUCK1938–195938footAircraftCrashBoat

VXCL RCAFEIDER38footAircraftCrashBoat;basedEasternAirCommand,Dartmouth,NovaScotiaduringWorldWarII

VXCM RCAFGREYGOOSE1944–195240footRangeBoat

VXCN RCAFHURON1941–195270footHighSpeedRescueBoat;becameHMCHSL235/CZGN

VXCP RCAFKINGFISHER194240footGeneralUtilityandDivingVessel

VXCQ RCAFMALAHAT1946–195286footSupplyVessel;becameCNAVSCATARI/CZFZ

VXCR RCAFMALECITE1941–195270footHighSpeedRescueBoat;becameHMCHSL231/CGJX

VXCS RCAFMONTAGNAIS1941–195270footHighSpeedRescueBoat;becameHMCSHSL234/CGWD

VXCT RCAFNOOTKA1941–195170footHighSpeedRescueBoat;becameHMCHSL208/CYWZ

VXCW RCAFPELICAN194138footAircraftCrashBoat;basedatUcluelet,BritishColumbia

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VXCY RCAFPUFFIN194238footAircraftCrashBoat;basedatAllifordBay,BritishColumbia

VXCZ RCAFREDHEAD194038footAircraftCrashBoat

VXDB RCAFSNIPE1942–195238footRangeBoat;basedatBellaBella,BritishColumbia

VXDC RCAFSNOWGOOSE194440footRangeBoat

VXDF RCAFSONGHEE1944–195386footSupplyVessel;basedatVancouver,BritishColumbia

VXDG RCAFTAKULI1941–195270footHighSpeedRescueBoat;becameHMCHSL232/CYWB

VXDJ RCAFTEALbuilt1941,38footAircraftCrashBoat;basedatBellaBella,BritishColumbia;becameCONIFERII

VXFB LAVERNEbuilt1962,FishingVessel,CyrilDicks,PortHawkesbury,NovaScotia

VXFM LELAND

VXFN TEGUCIAGALPAbuilt1948,Tanker,JohnstoneShippingLimited;formerIMPERIALLONDON/VXFN

VXFP SEAWAYTRADERbuilt1947,ShediacBulkShipping,Tanker;formerIMPERIALCOLLINGWOOD/VXFP

VXFQ CAPETRANSPORT

VXFR ISLEROYALGEbuilt1947,McNamaraCorporation,GreatLakesCargovessel;formerSOUTHCLIFFEHALL/VXFR,OREFAX/VXFR

VXGG HAMILDOCGreatLakesCargoVessel,N.M.PatersonandsonsLimited,ThunderBay,Ontario

VXGJ G.G.POSTGreatLakesCargoVessel;formerG.G.POST/WA5376

VXGS CANMAREXPLORERIIIbuilt1973,OilBarge,DomePetroleumLimited,Calgary,Alberta

VXJM JOHNFRITZbuilt1898,CargoBarge,UpperLakesShippingLimited,Toronto,Ontario

VXJT RIVTOWLIONbuilt1940,Tug,RivtowMarineLimited,Vancouver,BritishColumbia;formerCAUTIOUS/VXJT

VXJV ISLANDPRINCEbuilt1958,WestCoastCargoVessel;NorthlandShippingCompany

VXKF BERNADINEbuilt1912,FishingVessel,ConnorsBrothersLimited,BlacksHarbour,NewBrunswick

VXKM IMPERIALDARTMOUTHbuilt1970,ImperialOilTanker;basedatDartmouth,NovaScotiaforrefuelingships

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VXKW CAPECHARLESbuilt1968,FishingVessel;NationalSeaProducts,Halifax,NovaScotia

VXLG HAIDABRAVEbuilt1978,KingcomeNavigation;WestCoastCargovessel;becameCOMMODORSTRAITS/VXLG

VXLS CAPEARGUSbuilt1968,FishingVessel;NationalSeaProducts,Halifax,NovaScotia

VXMC ANYORALLROYALCANADIANAIRFORCEMARINECRAFTfirstassignedin1946andIhavenoknowledgeofitsuse(CYSR)

VXMM ARCTICTRADERbuilt1958,ShellCanadianTankers,Tanker;formerTYEESHELL/VXMM;becameRIVERSHELL/VXMM

VXMS INDUSTRIALTRANSPORTbuilt1969,CoastalTanker;Halco;becameENERCHEMREFINER/VXMS

VXMZ ATLANTICTONIbuilt1967,FishingVessel;FisheriesProductsLimited,St.John’s,Newfoundland

VXNW FORTKENTbuilt1943,GreatLakesCargoVessel;AgenceMaritimeInc.,Quebec;formerGUYBARTHOLOMEW/VXNW

VXNX FORTGASPEbuilt1943,GreatLakesCargoVessel;AgenceMaritimeInc.,Quebec;formerROBERTMCMICHAEL/VXNX

VXNZ RCAFSNOWBIRD1949–1953SupplyVesselbuilt1942;formerUSSLSM323/NVKG

VXNZ ZAANDAMbuilt1967,FishingVessel,NewfishcoLimited,St.John’s,Newfoundland;formerATLANTICTONI/VXNZ

VXRJ CAPEAGULHASbuilt1919,FishingVessel;basedatHalifax,NovaScotia;NewfoundlandregistryVOBV;NovaScotiaregistryVXRJ

VXRJ GEORGEM.CARLbuilt1923,MisenerTransportation,GreatLakesCargo;formerMATHEWANDREWS/WA5167,FREDG.HARTWELL/KFKJ

VXRQ TEXADAQUEENbuilt1969,Ferry,DepartmentofHighways,BritishColumbia;becameTACHEK/VXRQ

VXRS LEADALEbuilt1910,StrathearneTerminals,GreatLakesCargo;formerCONSUMERPOWER/KDUB,HARRYYATES/KDUB,FREDA.MANSKE/WB5602

VXRT J.N.MCWATERSbuilt1961,GreatLakesCargo;MisenerTransportation

VXRV BCMAIDbuilt1926,FishingVessel,BritishColumbiaPackersLimited,Richmond,BritishColumbia

VXSB GULFSTREAMIIbuilt1943,Yacht,AlandrewHoldingsLimited,NorthVancouver,BritishColumbia;formerJORMHOLM/VXSB

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VXSC MARYMACKINbuilt1944,Tug,C.J.R.MarineServicesLimited,Richmond,BritishColumbia

VXSG GULFGERDbuilt1966,FishingVessel;BurgeoFishIndustriesLimited,Burgeo,Newfoundland

VXSL RADIUMCHARLESbuilt1946,Tug;NorthernTransportationLimited,OperatingontheMackenzieRiverandArcticOcean

VXSM RADIUMGILBERTbuilt1946,Tug;NorthernTransportationLimited,OperatingontheMackenzieRiverandArcticOcean

VXSN FLORENCEFILBERGbuilt1944,Tug,RidgewayWilson,Nanaimo,BritishColumbia

VXSS LEMARSbuilt1967,CoastalTug;becameSEASPANPACER/VXSS

VXVL KONAWINDSbuilt1944,Yacht,PacificAdventuresEnterprisesLimited,Vancouver,BritishColumbia;formerNORTHLANDPRINCESS/VXVL

VXWJ OCEANROCKSWIFTbuilt1945,Tug,SaintJohnTugBoatCompanyLimited,SaintJohn,NewBrunswick

VXWS MANIC

VXWT SUNDOWNbuilt1978,Yacht,DavidDueck,Vancouver,BritishColumbia

VXWV PACIFICTRADERbuilt1972,FishingVessel,MalcolmBrophy,Vancouver,BritishColumbia

VXXJ KIMSQUITbuilt1944,FishingVessel,thePackersSteamshipCompanyLimited,Richmond,BritishColumbia

VXXX ISLANDTRANSPORTbuilt1958,GreatLakesTanker;Halco;formerROCKCLIFFEHALL/VXXX;becameENERCHEMLAKER/VXXX

VXYF WESTCLIFFEHALLbuilt1957,CargoVessel,HallCorporation,Toronto,Ontario

VXYJ GRANDMANANIIIGrandMananFerry,CanadianNational,Moncton,NewBrunswick

VXYK HAIDATRANSPORTERbuilt1968,WestCoastFerry;KingcomeNavigation

VXYN BURAbuilt1926,FishingVessel,TonyMladinic,Vancouver,BritishColumbia

VXYR CALGADOCCargoVessel,N.M.PatersonandSonsLimited,ThunderBay,Ontario

VXYT SECHELTQUEENbuilt1947,WestCoastFerry;MinisterofTransport,BritishColumbia;formerCHINOOKII

VXYW HESQUIATbuilt1944,FishingVessel,BritishColumbiaPackersLimited,Richmond,BritishColumbia

VXYY MARGARETPORTERbuilt1946,Tug,MichaelParsons,Halifax,NovaScotia

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VXZF WAYFARERNO1built1941,Tug,IonaTowingCompany,Squamish,BritishColumbia

VXZG RCAFMALLARD1955–196440footHighSpeedRescueBoat;becameCCGSMALLARDbasedatVancouver,BritishColumbia

VXZK EAGLESCLIFFEHALLCargoVessel,HallCorporation,Toronto,Ontario

VXZL SEAROVERbuilt1909,WorkBoat,DougCardriver,Victoria,BritishColumbia

VXZM CARINObuilt1970,CaroVessel,CarinoCompanyLimited,Halifax,NovaScotia;becameFOGOISLE/VXZM

VXZR H1070built1966,Tanker;KentLine;becameH1070/ZCEJ,H1070/VCKW(wastobeLOUISJ.ROBICHAUD)

VXZS CANADIANTRANSPORTbuilt1979,CargoVessel,UpperLakesShipping,Calgary,Alberta

VXZV TROISDOCbuilt1955,N.M.PatersonandSons,GreatLakesCargoVessel

VXZX MAYMEREbuilt1946,CaroVessel,WalterSweeney,Yarmouth,NovaScotia

VXZY SCOTIA2built1915,Ferry;MinisterofTransport,Ottawa,

VXZZ NORISLEbuilt1946,TheCorporationoftheTownshipofAssiginack,GreatLakesFerry

VYBB SEASPANCHALLENGERSeaspanInternationalLimited,Vancouver,BritishColumbia;formerISLANDCHALLENGER/VYBB

VYBC ISLANDCHAMPIONbuilt1944,Tug,IslandTugandBargeLimited,Victoria,BritishColumbia;formerU.S.ArmyTP-133

VYBD R.D.EVANS

VYBL A.C.CROSBIEbuilt1972,ChimoShipping,DeepSeaCargo;formerIDALUNDRIGAN/GPUD

VYBM SWELLMASTERbuilt1950,DeepSeaDredge,SaintJohnShipBuildingandDryDock;formerSANDPIPER/VYBM

VYBN ISLANDNAVIGATORbuilt1944,Tug,IslandTugandBargeLimited,Victoria,BritishColumbia;formerU.S.ArmyLT-188;becameISLA,PABLO

VYBR SEASPANRANGERSeaspanInternationalLimited,Vancouver,BritishColumbia;formerISLANDRANGER/VYBR

VYBV TWILLINGATEbuilt1946,CargoVessel,H.W.C.GillettLimited,Twillingate,Newfoundland;formerCORNCRAKE

VYCF BRION1946–1976MagdaleneIslandsCargoVessel;formerChinaCoasterOTTAWAMAYSTAR

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VYCM YOUNGHUSTLERbuilt1977,Tug,CyrilPorter,Richmond,BritishColumbia

VYDB GASPESIENbuilt1945,CargoVessel,GulfBrownsvilleShippingLimited,Nassau,Bahamas;formerROC

VYDN GULFFREDAbuilt1919,Tug,GulfofGeorgiaTowingCompanyLimited,NorthVancouver,BritishColumbia;formerPOLARIS/VYDN

VYDT SEACOMETbuilt1944,Tug,BroughtonTowingCompanyLimited,NorthVancouver,BritishColumbia;formerP.M.L.18/VYDT

VYFB ARRAWACbuilt1910,Yacht/PleasureCraft,Clay’sWharfandArrawacChartersLimited,Vancouver,BritishColumbia;formerSUSIEW/VYFB

VYFL REDWING1960–1987,UpperLakesShipping,GreatLakesBulkCarrier

VYFM BOUNTY1960–2012,MetroGoldwynMayer,Fullriggedsailingvessel,Propforthemovie“MutinyontheBounty”,sankOctober29,2012

VYFQ G.W.ROGERSbuilt1919,Tug,CanadianDredgeandDockCompanyLimited,Toronto,Ontario;formerWESTHOPE/VYFQ

VYGB JOHNA.FRANCEbuilt1960,GreatLakesCargoVessel;MisenerTransportation

VYGJ VIKINGKINGbuilt1921,Tug,HarkenTowingCompanyLimited,Coquitlam,BritishColumbia;formerSHAPODY/VYGJ

VYGQ FORESTSURVEYORbuilt1944,ResearchVessel,MinisterofLands,ForestandWaterResources,Victoria,BritishColumbia

VYJC IMPERIALOTTAWAbuilt1967,Tanker,ImperialOilLimited;becameIMPERIALOTTAWA/ZCVZ

VYJD J.A.CORNETTbuilt1937,Tug,CanadianDredgeandDockCompanyLimited,Toronto,Ontario

VYJG FRANKDIXON

VYJM MARINEEAGLEbuilt1962,CargoVessel,PuddisterTradingCompanyLimited,St.John’s,Newfoundland;formerFORTLEVIS/VYJM,POLARISEXPLORER/VYJM

VYJN ESKIMObuilt1959,GeneralCargo,PowerCorporationofCanada;becameMATHILDEDESGAGNES/VYJN

VYJN MATHILDEDESGAGNESbuilt1959,GeneralCargo,DesgagnesShipping;formerESKIMO/VYJN

VYJQ ATOMICbuilt1945,Tug,GreatLakesMarineContractingLimited,PortDover,Ontario

VYKF CABOTbuilt1965,CargoShip,CanadaSteamships,

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VYKQ BESSIEMACbuilt1925,Seiner,BritishColumbiaPackersLimited,Richmond,BritishColumbia

VYKX QUEENOFSAANICHbuilt1963,BritishColumbiaFerry

VYLB FURYSTRAITSfishingvessel;becameSENATOR/VYLB;becameMTREAM/VYLB

VYLD A.M.GERMAN

VYLJ JOHNGUYbuilt1960,Ferry,MinisterofTransportation,Ottawa,Ontario

VYLS MARTIAN

VYLX BREEZEbuilt1944,Yacht/Tug;formerSEASPANBREEZE/VYLX,LABRISE/VYLX,SEAGIANT/VYLX,TP231

VYMG BAYGEORGE

VYMY KNIGHTbuilt1908,SalvageTug,SlamBangLoggingLimited,Zeballos,BritishColumbia

VYMZ HALLFAXbuilt1962,GreatLakesCargovessel;Halco;becameCOALER1/H9VY

VYNB EVERETTON

VYNG ALGORAILbuilt1968,AlgomaCentralRailway,GreatLakes

VYNR DANIELMCALLISTERbuilt1907,Tug,McAllisterTowingLimited,Montreal,Quebec;formerHELENM.B./VYNR,HELENA/VYNR;nowamuseum

VYNS CAPEALERTbuilt1966,FishingVessel;NationalSeaProducts,Halifax,NovaScotia

VYNS LACHINE1946,SalvageTug;formerHMCSLACHINE/CYQK

VYNT ROBERTJOHN

VYPD EMILKbuilt1941,FishingVessel,EmilKFishingCorporation,Vancouver,BritishColumbia;formerHAIDA/VYPD

VYPK PETRELVbuilt1947,ResearchVessel,Techno-NavigationLtee.,Sillery,Quebec;formerPETRELÉVYPK

VYPM MALIBUPRINCESSbuilt1966,PassengerVessel,MalibuYachtCharters,Vancouver,BritishColumbia

VYPN SEASPANWARRIORbuilt1959,Tug,SeaspanInternationalLimited,Vancouver,BritishColumbia;formerISLANDWARRIOR/VYPN

VYPP PACIFICBUOYbuilt1943,Tug,220101BritishColumbiaLimited,Surrey,BritishColumbia;formerFRASERCROWN/VYPP

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VYPQ RIVERBELLEbuilt1943,Tug,NicholasBot,PrinceRupert,BritishColumbia

VYPR HELENSbuilt1899,Tug,WilliamGrimshaw,Mississauga,Ontario

VYQD AVALONTRADERformerBLUECAPE/VYQD

VYQJ IMPERIALBEDFORDbuilt1969,ImperialOil,CoastalTanker

VYRB WESTERNCRUSADERbuilt1942,FishingVessel,WickhamFishingLimited,Vancouver,BritishColumbia

VYRF CHEMICALTRANSPORTbuilt1969,CoastalTanker;Halco;becameENERCHEMFUSION/VYRF

VYRL ENTERPRISE

VYRP CAPEBATHURSTbuilt1941,FishingVessel,WalterCaldwallader,Vancouver,BritishColumbia

VYRW NANCYJ.FLETCHERbuilt1980,FishingVessel,LakeGroupLimited,St.John’s,Newfoundland

VYSC BROMADAbuilt1926,Seiner,BritishColumbiaPackersLimited,Richmond,BritishColumbia

VYSD TRAILERPRINCESSbuilt1944,WestCoastFerry,CanadianPacific;formerARL10/VYSG

VYSK COVETRANSPORT

VYSM LUCYMAUDMONTGOMERYbuilt1965,CanadianNationalFerrySouris,PrinceEdwardIslandtoMagdalenIslands,Quebec;formerSTENADANICA/SDFG

VYSQ CONGARbuilt1948,Tanker,GreaterSarniaInvestmentCorporation,Sarnia,Ontario;formerIMPERIALLONDON,VYSQ

VYSV GRANDMANANbuilt1965,FerryfromGRANDMANANtoBlacksHarbour,NewBrunswick

VYSW METRIDIAbuilt1928,Tug,NaviresOceanographiquesInc.,Rimouski,Quebec;formerGEORGEM.MCKEE/VYSW

VYSY ACTIVEbuilt1944,Tug,MohawkIndustries,Vancouver,BritishColumbia;formerLT-496,J.S.FOLEY/VYSY,HAIDAWARRIOR/VYSY

VYSZ CAROLLAKEbuilt1960,CarryoreLimited,GreatLakesOreCarrier;becameALGOCAPE/VYSZ

VYTB CAPITAINESIMARDbuilt1944,Tug,TechnoMaritimeLtee.,Sillery,Quebec

VYTC CALMSEAbuilt,1982,FishingVessel,CalmSeaFisheriesLimited,BickertonWest,NovaScotia

VYTD STERNECLIFFEHALLbuilt1947,Halco,GreatLakesCargoVessel

VYTG ABBY

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VYTN MENIHEKLAKEbuilt1959,CarryoreLimited,GreatLakesBulkCarrier

VYTS MOUNTCOMETbuilt1902,Tug,SeaforthSeaServicesLimited,PortMoody,BritishColumbia;formerOCEANCOMET/VYTS

VYTV GILLKINGbuilt1942,Tug,PacificTowingServicesLimited,Vancouver,BritishColumbia;formerCOLUMBIAKING/VYTV

VYTX NORQUEENbuilt1942,FishingVessel,OceanFisheriesLimited,Vancouver,BritishColumbia

VYVM GULFMARINER1947–1964Tug;formerHMCSTRURO/CYQM

VYVQ UNIVERSEbuilt1942,Seiner,BritishColumbiaPackersLimited,Richmond,BritishColumbia

VYVT C.R.C.built1929,Tug,CharlesCurrie,PrinceRupert,BritishColumbia

VYVV NORTHVOYAGEUR

VYVZ CHELSEALAKEbuilt1947,FishingVessel,VadaFishingLimited,Delta,BritishColumbia;formerGREATNORTHERN3/VYVZ

VYWD EDGARJOURDAINbuilt1956,CargoVessel,JourdainNavigationLimited,Montreal,Quebec;formerPIERRERADISSON/VYWD,GEORGECROSBIE/VYWD

VYWJ H.&L.

VYWX VALERIEKIIbuiltunknown,Launch,CoastMarineTowingandSalvageLimited,Vancouver,BritishColumbia;formerCOMEBACK/VYWX

VYXD J.E.JONSSONbuilt1964,ResearchVessel,GeophotoServicesLimited,Calgary,Alberta;formerCALGARY-CATALINA/VYXD,GOLDENSCARAB/VYXD

VYXX WESTERNEXPRESSbuilt1943,FishingVessel,BritishColumbiaPackersLimited,Richmond,BritishColumbia

VYYN SEASPANCHINOOKbuilt1943,SeaspanInternationalLimited,Vancouver,BritishColumbia;formerISLANDMONARCH/VYYN

VYYY JENSENSTARbuilt1961,GeneralCargoVessel;JensenShippingLimited;formerFRENCHRIVER/VYYY;becameWOODLAND/VYYY

VYZG COMMODORESTRAITS built1966,Tug,RSLShipyardsLimited,Vancouver,BritishColumbia;formerHAIDABRAVE/VYZG

VYZJ LUDGERSIMARDbuilt1970,LesChantiersDavie,Tanker;becameLESAULENO.1/VYZJ(WeepingWillow)

VYZM CAPEPICTOUbuilt1966,FishingVessel;NationalSeaProducts,Halifax,NovaScotia

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VYZN LUBROLAKE

VYZS SALTSPRINGQUEENbuilt1949,Ferry,BritishColumbiaFerryCorporation,Victoria,BritishColumbia;formerDELTAPRINCESS/VYZS

XJAG SVITZERBEDFORDbuilt2005,Tug;Svitzertowing;(EasternCanadaTowing(ECTUG)becameSvitzerTowingin2001)

XVA SSCANADIANWARRIORCanadianGovernmentMerchantMarine(CGMM,1919–1936)

XVF SSCANADIANRANGERCanadianGovernmentMerchantMarine(CGMM,1919–1936)

XVM SSCANADIANVOLUNTEERCanadianGovernmentMerchantMarine(CGMM,1919–1936)

XVN SSCANADIANTROOPERCanadianGovernmentMerchantMarine(CGMM,1919–1936)

XVP SSCANADIANTRADERCanadianGovernmentMerchantMarine(CGMM,1919–1936)

XVR SSCANADIANSAILORCanadianGovernmentMerchantMarine(CGMM,1919–1936)

XVS SSCANADIANSEIGNEURCanadianGovernmentMerchantMarine(CGMM,1919–1936)

XVU SSCANADIANSIGNALLERCanadianGovernmentMerchantMarine(CGMM,1919–1936)

XVZ SSCANADIANMILLERCanadianGovernmentMerchantMarine(CGMM,1919–1936)

XWD SSCANADIANADVENTURERCanadianGovernmentMerchantMarine(CGMM,1919–1936)

XWE SSCANADIANGUNNERCanadianGovernmentMerchantMarine(CGMM,1919–1936)

XWG SSCANADIANAVIATORCanadianGovernmentMerchantMarine(CGMM,1919–1936)

XWH SSCANADIANSOWERCanadianGovernmentMerchantMarine(CGMM)–1919-1936

XWI SSCANADIANSETTLERCanadianGovernmentMerchantMarine(CGMM,1919–1936)

XWJ SSCANADIANNAVIGATORCanadianGovernmentMerchantMarine(CGMM,1919–1936)

XWK SSCANADIANFARMERCanadianGovernmentMerchantMarine(CGMM,1919–1936)

XWK SSCANADIANSEALERCanadianGovernmentMerchantMarine(CGMM,1919–1936)

XWM SSCANADIANSPINNERCanadianGovernmentMerchantMarine(CGMM,1919–1936)

XWN SSCANADIANRAIDERCanadianGovernmentMerchantMarine(CGMM,1919–1936)

XWO SSCANADIANRANCHERCanadianGovernmentMerchantMarine(CGMM,1919–1936)

XWP SSCANADIANPLANTERCanadianGovernmentMerchantMarine(CGMM,1919–1936)

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XWQ SSCANADIANIMPORTERCanadianGovernmentMerchantMarine(CGMM,1919–1936)

XWT SSCANADIANINVENTORCanadianGovernmentMerchantMarine(CGMM,1919–1936)

XWU SSCANADIANPROSPECTORCanadianGovernmentMerchantMarine(CGMM)–1919-1936

XWV SSCANADIANMINERCanadianGovernmentMerchantMarine(CGMM,1919–1936)

XWY SSCANADIANBEAVERCanadianGovernmentMerchantMarine(CGMM,1919–1936)

Thefollowingaretheshipsmissingsomeinformationfromtheabovelist.Ifyouareabletosupplyanyinformationontheseshipspleasecontactme.

A.A.HUDSONVCTP

A.M.GERMANVYLD

ABBYVYTG

ABOUNDCYRY

ADRIATICSTARVCTQ

AGAWAVGQZ

ALASKAPRINCECYGV

ALGERINEVOBB

ALPACANO1CYGY

APOLLObuilt1970,FerrySt.Barb–BlancSablon,LabradorMarineInc.

ARCTICBAYVOBB

ARCTICTIDEZGQG

ARGONAUTIIVGRN

ASHCROFTVGCM

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ATLANTICCHAMPIONVORL

AVALONTRADERVYQD

B.A.SENTINELVGSW

BACCALIEUVODQ

BAFFINTRANSPORTVGLM

BANKSISLANDCYCC

BARHAVENVOTZ

BATESPASSVCKC

BAYGEORGEVYMG

BAYQUINTEVDLG

BAYTONVGNJ

BCP50CYMF

BEDFORDIIVOQM

BEECHYHEADCYKN

BLUECAPEVYQD

BLUEPETERIIVCTW

BLUETRADERVOPF

BMDNO400VCJS

BRAESEAVOBL

BRICOLDOCVCJF

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BROWNBEAVERVGYT

BURGEOVODZ

C.A.BENNETTVGCR

C.F.TODDVDVD

CABOTSTRAITVOTB

CACOUNAVDRF

CALGADOCVXYR

CANADA’STOMORROWVOJC

CANADIANTIDEVGPC

CAPECANSOCYBX

CAPENORTHVODV

CAPETRANSPORTVXFQ

CECILIENECYNS

CHARNYVCXR

CHEMBARGENO3VCJG

CHEMBRAGENO1VCFP

CLAIRESIMARDVDSB

COASTALCLIFFVGCV

CODROYVONB

COLLINGWOODVGNZ

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CONRADMARIEVGSR

COVETRANSPORTVYSK

CROWNPRINCESSVICTORIAVOQR

DOLOMITECYNG

EARLESCLIFFEHALLVXZK

ELGINCYLB

ENTERPRISEVYRL

ERINTVCTS

EUGENEROYVOYF

EVAVDTV

EVERETTONVYNB

FALMINGOCGGZ

FEDERALHUDSONVCNP

FEDERALHUSKYCYPB

FOAMVVOTK

FRANKDIXONVYJG

FUELTRANSPORTVGCQ

FURYSTRAITSVYLB

GASPEDOCVDTQ

GEORGEHINDMANDVCFB

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GILLFOAMVGBT

GISLAINVGRS

GLACIERQUEENVGMW

GOUDREAUVGQJ

GRAEMESTEWARTVDRT

GRAINMOTORCYLF

GRANDMANANIIIVXYJ

GULFSENTINELVGSW

GULFTRANSPORTCYJF

H&LVYWJ

HAGARTYVGRP

HARMONIVOBN

HASINGSCYLK

HENRITELLIERVOJG

HERONCGGN

HILLSDALEVGKS

HOWARDHINDMANVOXD

HULLNO37VOCX

HVITANESVORB

IMPERIALVANCOUVERVCBX

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INLANDCYKQ

ISLANDCHALLENGERVYRB

ISLANDDESPATCHERVGFQ

J.A.Z.DESGAGNESVOJV

JACQUELINEWCYND

JAMESB.EADSVGZD

JEANTALONVGYP

JOANIVGPB

JOHNERICSSONVCSG

JOSEPHMCDILLPATTERSONVGYF

KVITFJELLVGVD

KYLEVOLR

KZEUZTURMVOCT

LEBEAUVGXK

LEIFERICISONVOCJ

LELANDVXFM

LIONELPARSONSVGQZ

LOUISEIDAHOVDFW

LUBROLAKEVYZN

MADELEINEVCFF

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MAGNUSSEAVOGS

MAIVODP

MANCOXCYKV

MANICVXWS

MANITOBAVOKW

MARIDANCCYJV

MARINECOASTERVDTV

MARTIANVYLS

MATHEWSTONVGFC

MELDRUMBAYVCFB

MINTIDEVGVT

MINNAVDFC

MTREAMVYLB

NEUTORVODZ

NEWFOUNDLANDBOUNTYVONB

NIPIGONVCBN

NIXONBERRYVGVZ

NORMACVGQZ

NORTHPIONEERVGDY

NORTHVOYAGEURVYVV

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NORTHERNRANGERVOCG

NORTHERNRANGERVOJK

OILTRANSPORTVDTD

P.M.CROSBIECYKT

PACIFICCHALLENGECYND

PACIFICPILOTVCGY

PACIFICYARDERVCWX

PARKDALEVCPP

PETERMISENERVCPT

PICTONVCLG

PLUNGERVGBT

POINTGREYBELLCYFT

POINTHALIFAXVOJM

POLARSTORMVOMS

PORTLANDCARRIERVOJK

PRINCEEDWARDISLANDVGNR

PRINCESSOFACADIAVGFF

PRINCESSOFNANAIMOVGFF

PROBERESEARCHERVODP

QUEENOFTHEISLANDSVCGX

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R.D.EVANSVYBD

R.O.PERMANVGWK

RALPHS.MISENERVGFC

RENVOYLEVGND

RHEDAVOLZ

RIVERTRANSPORTVCNF

ROBERTJOHNVYNT

RODCOCYBR

ROYALTONVCPT

SADRESSEVOLN

S.FOYVCLF

SANDYPOINTNO1/VOPF

SARNIADOCVGXM

SEABREEZEIIICYDB

SEAFOXIICYNQ

SEASPRAYIVCYK

SEATRANSPORTVGQK

SEAFORTHATLANTICVCBL

SEASPANCHALLENGERVYRB

SEASPANCHAMPIONVDPS

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SENATORVYLB

SHAWANAGAVGTK

SIRTHOMASSHAUGHNESSYVGXF

SMOKWAVGDF

SOUTHISLEVDQX

SPENCERIIVOYP

SPRINGDALEVOTV

SPRUCEDALEVCJC

STNICHOLASVCQT

STADACONACYDT

STENANORDICASEWN

SUDBURYVGTV

SWEDEROPEVCJD

THERESAICYDR

THORTRAWLVOKQ

THUNDERBAYCYDT

TRANSBAYCYNB

TUNDRALANDGUDN

TUNDRALANDVGBD

UNITSHIPPERVGXK

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VEDALINVDTQ

VICTORFCYDV

VICTORIOUSVCTG

VISONCONSOLVOJV

WESTCOASTERVCMY

WESTERNGIRLCYDD

WESTERNSTARVCPL

WESTERNWARRIORCYDC

WESTWHALE7CYND

WILLIAMSVOFP

WIMPEYSEAHUNTERVOCF

WINDOCVCSR

YUKONSTARVGPF

ZIONVGWB