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relieved larger escort craft urgently needed elsewhere by carrying out anti-submarine patrols, port defence and rescue duties. Based out of shore establishments on the St. Lawrence River, Halifax, Saint John, Shelburne, Sydney and on the West Coast; at sea the RCN Fairmile Fleets were accompanied by
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Another unique design feature of the
Fairmile B was that with forty-eight hours notice each boat could be reconfigured to serve in a different role. Fitted with steel strips and tapped holes to ease equipment swaps, weapons and specialist gear such as torpedo tubes, mines, depth charges, and guns
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Built of double mahogany (diagonally) with an eight-inch oak keel and based on a line of destroyer hulls, the
Fairmiles arrived in prefabricated kits to be assembled for the RCN by thirteen different boatyards. In contrast to the British built boats, the Canadian Fairmiles were narrower, had a
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could be quickly stripped and attached to the boat. In two days, a
Fairmile could have its weapons and equipment reconfigured to serve as an escort, minesweeper, minelayer, navigation leader, coastal raider, patrol boat, ambulance or rescue launch. "Armament consisted of three
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by their crews, during the Second World War the
Fairmile B motor launches of the RCN played a vital role escorting shipping along the St. Lawrence River, in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, and between Newfoundland and the mainland of Canada. Regularly deployed in flotillas of six
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was listed as part of the RCN North-West
Atlantic Command Gaspé Force (Administered by N.O. i/c., Gaspé), 71st Motor Launch Flotilla. After the Second World War she sold as surplus and sold by the War Assets Corporation (WAC) to Capt. E.J. Weaber c/o
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Canadian boats a two knot speed advantage over the British boats. With a fuel capacity of 2,320 gallons of 87 octane gasoline, the early Fairmiles (
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guns, mounted forward, aft and amidships; two .303 machine-guns; one 9mm
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621:"Steam Community :: Guide :: The Fairmile B Motor Launch"
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946:"Fairmiles of the Royal Canadian Navy » —Q050 to Q059"
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Heenan, RCNR (Ret), Captain Joseph A. (1 February 1962).
442:. Each boat was equipped with sonar, radar and WIT."
516:providing fresh water, fuel and medical services.
379:on 17 October 1941. Originally designed for the
913:"Red List" (Part II) Minor War Vessels Abroad
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596:"WW2Ships.com: Fairmile Type B Motor Launch"
840:"Radio Research Paper – Fairmile Radio Fit"
649:"Radio Research Paper – Fairmile Radio Fit"
375:upgunned submarine chaser delivered to the
763:"Where Did the RCN Motor Launches Get To?"
714:. Conway Maritime Press. pp. 77–78.
478:Coastal Forces of the Royal Canadian Navy
16:Canadian wooden upgunned submarine chaser
484:the little ships, little fighting ships,
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251:2 officers and 14 non-commissioned
215:4 ft 10 in (1.47 m)
207:17 ft 0 in (5.18 m)
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387:and built by British boatbuilder
910:Navy, Royal (16 December 1944).
735:Pritchard, James (20 May 2011).
405:Canadian Fairmile B motor launch
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741:. McGill-Queen's Press – MQUP.
267:48 hours to reconfigure weapons
223:Two 650 bhp (480 kW)
343:2 x twin 0.303 in machine guns
326:2 x twin 0.303 in machine guns
300:2 x twin 0.303 in machine guns
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297:1 x single 20 mm Oerlikon
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482:Affectionately known as
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294:1 x twin 20 mm Oerlikon
227:Defender petrol engines
199:112 ft (34 m)
164:Fairmile B motor launch
155:General characteristics
818:www.naval-museum.mb.ca
814:"Fairmiles of the RCN"
312:1 x Y-gun (4 reloads)
383:by W.J. Holt of the
316:Acoustic minesweeper
309:1 x Holman projector
178:Acoustic minesweeper
175:Upgunned sub chaser
87:Greavette Boats Ltd.
767:www.nauticapedia.ca
524:While she flew the
520:Operational history
290:Upgunned sub chaser
71:Royal Canadian Navy
926:on 14 January 2020
680:"The Little Ships"
625:steamcommunity.com
472:Fairmile flotillas
329:1 x 3 lb HA/LA gun
303:1 x 3 lb HA/LA gun
274:processing systems
75:71st M.L. Flotilla
792:Juno Beach Centre
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188:Displacement
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824:1 September
452:along with
336:Rescue boat
181:Rescue boat
978:1941 ships
967:Categories
951:14 January
930:15 January
772:14 January
575:14 January
552:References
462:Humber Bay
381:Royal Navy
248:Complement
225:Hall-Scott
220:Propulsion
895:2 January
870:2 January
849:5 January
798:2 January
692:6 January
658:4 January
630:3 January
605:2 January
548:, Sorel.
504:Preserver
97:Laid down
844:jproc.ca
653:jproc.ca
512:Provider
436:Sten gun
284:Armament
129:Homeport
113:Acquired
105:Launched
60:Operator
488:Q-boats
440:"Y" gun
366:HMC ML
212:Draught
145:HMC ML
142:CML 005
82:Builder
39:History
30:HMC ML
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536:Sambro
514:(F100)
466:Mimico
456:, and
399:Design
356:Armour
196:Length
53:Canada
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510:HMCS
506:(F94)
502:HMCS
496:two "
278:ASDIC
240:Range
232:Speed
132:Gaspé
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743:ISBN
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508:and
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420:Q112
416:Q111
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