HMCS Stadacona
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This article is about the ship. For the stone frigate, see CFB Halifax § Stadacona.
HMCS Stadacona was a commissioned patrol boat of the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) that served in the First World War and postwar until 1920. Prior to entering service with the RCN, the vessel was the private yacht Columbia. Following the war, Stadacona performed hydrographic surveys. The vessel was sold for commercial use in 1920 and was burned for salvage in 1948. Stadacona is a historic name associated with Canada, the voyages Jacques Cartier, the colony of Samuel de Champlain, and Quebec City.
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Stadacona in Royal Canadian Navy service
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Name | Columbia |
Port of registry | United States |
Builder | Crescent Shipyard, Elizabeth |
Launched | 1899 |
Fate | Acquired by Royal Canadian Navy, 1915 |
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Name | Stadacona |
Namesake | Stadacona |
Acquired | 1915 |
Commissioned | 13 August 1915 |
Decommissioned | 31 March 1920 |
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General characteristics | |
Type | Armed yacht |
Displacement | 682 long tons (693 t) |
Length | 196.4 ft (59.9 m) |
Beam | 33.5 ft (10.2 m) |
Draught | 11 ft (3.4 m) |
Speed | 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) |
Complement | 62 |
Armament | 1 x 4 in (102 mm) gun |
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