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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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greater draught, and were slightly more powerful giving the
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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Atlantic Command Gaspé Force (Administered by N.O. i/c., Gaspé), 71st Motor Launch Flotilla. She was sold in 1946 to
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was not a commissioned ship of the RCN, but was rather listed as a tender to escort depot ship
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1,500 mi (1,300 nmi; 2,400 km) at 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph)
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which were subcontracted and commissioned at Sachau Marine
Construction Limited at
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Greavette Boats Ltd. of Gravenhurst, Ontario,
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guns, mounted forward, aft and amidships; two .303 machine-guns; one 9mm
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691:"Steam Community :: Guide :: The Fairmile B Motor Launch"
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Royal Canadian Navy Fairmile B motor launch boats of World War II
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Heenan, RCNR (Ret), Captain Joseph A. (1 February 1962).
445:. Each boat was equipped with sonar, radar and WIT."
880:"Naval Museum of Manitoba - Canadian Naval History"
552:, of Morris Heights, New York.
517:providing fresh water, fuel and medical services.
382:on 28 October 1941. Originally designed for the
930:"Red List" (Part II) Minor War Vessels Abroad
8:
667:"WW2Ships.com: Fairmile Type B Motor Launch"
904:"Radio Research Paper - Fairmile Radio Fit"
718:"Radio Research Paper - Fairmile Radio Fit"
378:upgunned submarine chaser delivered to the
831:"Where Did the RCN Motor Launches Get To?"
782:. Conway Maritime Press. pp. 77–78.
479:Coastal Forces of the Royal Canadian Navy
16:Canadian wooden upgunned submarine chaser
485:the little ships, little fighting ships,
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778:Lambert and Ross, John and Al (1990).
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235:20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph)
546:Marine Industries Ltd. Sorel (MIL)
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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390:and built by British boatbuilder
927:Navy, Royal (16 December 1944).
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408:Canadian Fairmile B motor launch
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809:. McGill-Queen's Press – MQUP.
803:Pritchard, James (2011-05-20).
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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604:"Harold A. Skaarup Web page"
376:Fairmile B motor launch (ML)
374:was a wooden Canadian-built
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380:Royal Canadian Navy (RCN)
340:1 x single 20 mm Oerlikon
323:1 x single 20 mm Oerlikon
297:1 x single 20 mm Oerlikon
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75:71st M.L. Flotilla (1944)
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483:Affectionately known as
855:"Fairmile Motor Launch"
320:1 x twin 20 mm Oerlikon
294:1 x twin 20 mm Oerlikon
227:Defender petrol engines
199:112 ft (34 m)
164:Fairmile B motor launch
155:General characteristics
884:www.naval-museum.mb.ca
312:1 x Y-gun (4 reloads)
608:silverhawkauthor.com
540:. In December 1944,
386:by W.J. Holt of the
316:Acoustic minesweeper
309:1 x Holman projector
178:Acoustic minesweeper
175:Upgunned sub chaser
835:www.nauticapedia.ca
525:While she flew the
521:Operational history
290:Upgunned sub chaser
71:Royal Canadian Navy
943:on 14 January 2020
748:"The Little Ships"
695:steamcommunity.com
548:and later sold to
473:Fairmile flotillas
329:1 x 3-lb HA/LA gun
303:1 x 3 lb HA/LA gun
274:processing systems
87:Minett-Shields Ltd
859:Juno Beach Centre
816:978-0-7735-8561-4
388:British Admiralty
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272:Sensors and
191:79 long tons
188:Displacement
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108:26 July 1941
100:3 March 1941
31:
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455:along with
336:Rescue boat
181:Rescue boat
124:5 June 1945
974:1941 ships
963:Categories
947:19 January
913:2020-01-05
889:2020-01-07
865:2020-01-02
840:2020-01-14
727:2020-01-04
700:2020-01-03
676:2020-01-02
647:2020-01-18
618:2020-01-07
590:References
463:Humber Bay
384:Royal Navy
248:Complement
225:Hall-Scott
220:Propulsion
760:6 January
505:Preserver
97:Laid down
908:jproc.ca
722:jproc.ca
513:Provider
439:Sten gun
284:Armament
129:Homeport
113:Acquired
105:Launched
60:Operator
556:Gallery
489:Q-boats
443:"Y" gun
212:Draught
147:ML Q057
142:CML 008
82:Builder
39:History
32:ML Q057
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537:Sambro
515:(F100)
467:Mimico
402:Design
356:Armour
196:Length
53:Canada
941:(PDF)
934:(PDF)
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535:HMCS
529:, ML
511:HMCS
507:(F94)
503:HMCS
497:two "
278:ASDIC
240:Range
232:Speed
132:Gaspé
949:2020
811:ISBN
784:ISBN
762:2020
542:Q057
531:Q057
509:and
458:Q055
453:Q057
427:Q129
423:Q112
419:Q111
415:Q050
371:Q057
366:HMC
256:Crew
204:Beam
170:Type
145:HMC
30:HMC
487:or
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