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RCMP Vessels Acquired Since WWII

Most recent update: February 2, 2012.

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Name O.N. MP # Builder Location Hull # Built Acq'd Ret'd Type/Division Mat'l Tons Ft. Disposition
POST-WAR, PRE-1973 ACQUISITIONS
Herchmer     Davie SB Lauzon QC 530 1942 1945 1947 Minesweeper S 590 162 Ex-HMCS Truro, not used, sold 1947 as Gulf Mariner, scrapped 1964
Starnes     Davie SB Lauzon QC 528 1942 1945 1946 Minesweeper S 590 162 Ex-HMCS Lachine, not used, later salvage tug Lachine
Colonel White     Davie SB Lauzon QC 526 1942 1945 1946 Minesweeper S 590 162 Ex-HMCS Granby, not used, HMCS Granby again 1951, scrapped 1966
Parry     Davie SB Lauzon QC 529 1942 1945 1946 Minesweeper S 590 162 Ex-HMCS Digby, not used, HMCS Digby again 1951, scrapped 1956
MacLeod   MP 15 Marine Industries Tracy QC 93 1942 1945 1947 Minesweeper S 590 162 Ex-HMCS Brockville, not used, HMCS Brockville again 1951, scrapped 1958
MacBrien   MP 14 Marine Industries Tracy QC 92 1942 1945 1959 Minesweeper S 590 162 Ex-HMCS Trois Rivieres, scrapped 1960
Irvine   MP 13 Davie SB Lauzon QC 527 1942 1945 1962 Minesweeper S 590 162 Ex-HMCS Norianda, sold 1962 as Miriana, sank 1971
French   MP 11 Marine Industries Tracy QC 94 1942 1945 1960 Minesweeper S 590 162 Ex-HMCS Transconam scrapped 1961
Fort Walsh none MP 33 J. J. Taylor & Sons Toronto ON   1943 1945 1958 Fairmile W 100 112 Ex-HMC ML112, wrecked 1958
Fort Selkirk 192332 MP 31 Greavette Boats Gravenhurst ON   1943 1945 1947 Fairmile W 100 112 Ex-HMC ML114, sold 1946 as Amy May, burnt 1955
Fort Steele none MP 34 Grew Boats Penetanguishene ON   1943 1945 1947 Fairmile W 100 112 Ex-HMC ML117, sold 1946 as Nakomis, later Supertrader, Polar Clipper
Fort Pitt 193893 MP 30 Minett-Shields Bracebridge ON   1943 1945 1959 Fairmile W 100 112 Ex-HMC ML119, sold 1946 as Sondra II, active
      LeBlanc Shipbuilding Co., J. H. Weymouth NS   1942 1946   Patrol Craft W 18 48 Ex-HDPC  1
      LeBlanc Shipbuilding Co., J. H. Weymouth NS   1942 1946   Patrol Craft W 18 48 Ex-HDPC  2
      LeBlanc Shipbuilding Co., J. H. Weymouth NS   1942 1946   Patrol Craft W 18 48 Ex-HDPC  3
      LeBlanc Shipbuilding Co., J. H. Weymouth NS   1942 1946   Patrol Craft W 18 48 Ex-HDPC  4
  178091   Dartmouth Lumber Co. Dartmouth NS   1942 1946   Patrol Craft W 18 48 Ex-HDPC  5, later Merlyn F
Willow Bunch 314049 MP 72 Dartmouth Lumber Co. Dartmouth NS   1942 1946   Patrol Craft W 18 48 Ex-HDPC  6, later David Hubley
      Dartmouth Lumber Co. Dartmouth NS   1942 1946   Patrol Craft W 18 48 Ex-HDPC  7
      Thompson Bros. Machinery Co. Ltd. Liverpool NS   1942 1946   Patrol Craft W 18 48 Ex-HDPC  8
      Thompson Bros. Machinery Co. Ltd. Liverpool NS   1942 1946   Patrol Craft W 18 48 Ex-HDPC 10
Cutknife   MP 64 Silver's Agencies Dartmouth NS   1943 1946 1957 Patrol Craft W 18 48 Ex-HDPC 19
Brule   MP 61 Silver's Agencies Dartmouth NS   1943 1946 1959 Patrol Craft W 18 48 Ex-HDPC 20
Tagish 156249 MP 71 Palmer & Williams Summerside PE   1944 1946   Patrol Craft W 18 48 Ex-HDPC 24
Carnduff   MP 62 Palmer & Williams Summerside PE   1944 1946 1959 Patrol Craft W 18 48 Ex-HDPC 25
Shaunavon   MP 69 Pinaud's Yachts Baddick NS   1944 1946 1955 Patrol Craft W 18 48 Ex-HDPC 26
Big Bend   MP 65 Pinaud's Yachts Baddick NS   1945 1946 1955 Patrol Craft W 18 48 Ex-HDPC 27
Chilcoot   MP 63 Pinaud's Yachts Baddick NS   1944 1946   Patrol Craft W 18 48 Ex-HDPC 29
Slideout   MP 70 Pinaud's Yachts Baddick NS   1945 1946 1960 Patrol Craft W 18 48 Ex-HDPC 30
Moosomin   MP 68 Pinaud's Yachts Baddick NS   1943 1946 1958 Patrol Craft W 18 48 Ex-HDPC 32
Grenfell   MP 66 Pinaud's Yachts Baddick NS   1945 1946 1959 Patrol Craft W 18 48 Ex-HDPC 33
Standoff 195236 MP 60 Victoria MB&RW Victoria BC   1944 1946 1950 Patrol Craft W 18 48 Ex-HDPC 39
Little Bow   MP 67 Victoria MB&RW Victoria BC   1945 1946 1958 Patrol Craft W 18 48 Ex-HDPC 40
Kenora   MP 90 Canadian Power Boat Montreal QC     1947 1957 Motor Boat W 3 24  
Fort Frances   MP 91 Canadian Power Boat Montreal QC     1947 1956 Motor Boat W 3 24  
Moose Factory             1947   Motor Boat     35  
ML 1   MP 79 McKay-Cormack Victoria BC     1953   Motor Launch W 25 33 Later Westmount
ML 2   MP 80 Foster's Shipyard Victoria BC     1954   Motor Launch W 26 35 Later Tahsis
ML 3             1950   Motor Launch       Ex-PML 3
ML 4             1950   Motor Launch       Ex-PML 4
ML 6 154828 MP 73 Hoffar-Beeching Vancouver BC   1928 1948   Motor Launch W 22 39 Ex-PML 6
ML 7             1950   Motor Launch       Ex-PML 7
ML 8             1950   Motor Launch       Ex-PML 8
ML 9 156473 MP 74 John Stockland New Westminster BC   1930 1948   Motor Launch W 18 37 Ex-PML 9 
ML 10 157108 MP 75 Menchions SY Vancouver BC   1932 1948   Motor Launch W 9 28  
ML 11             1950   Motor Launch       Ex-PML 11
ML 14     Shelburne SY Shelburne NS   1930 1950   Motor Launch       Ex-Margaret S, ex-PML 14, ex-Ripple, now Texada
ML 15 171629 MP 76 Armstrong Bros. Victoria BC   1939 1948   Motor Launch W 49 52 Ex-Milwin, ex-PML 15, now Blue Fjord
ML 16 177994 MP 77 Star Shipyards New Westminster BC   1944 1948   Motor Launch W 51 54 Ex-PML 16
ML 17 312838 MP 78 Menchions SY Vancouver BC   1948 1948   Motor Launch W 31 48  
Point May             1949 1949         Ex-RNfldC, not used
PML Cicerone             1950   Motor Launch       Ex-BCPP
Fort Chimo             1952            
Fort St. James   MP 60 Star Shipyards New Westminster BC     1953   Motor Boat W 25 30  
Chilcoot II   MP 81 J.J. Taylor & Sons Toronto ON     1954   Motor Boat W 28 50  
Cutknife II   MP 82 J.J. Taylor & Sons Toronto ON     1955   Motor Boat W 28 50  
Burin   MP 84 David A. Mason Tancook Island NS     1955   Motor Boat W 23 48  
Shaunavon II   MP 85 J.J. Taylor & Sons Toronto ON     1955 1970 Motor Boat W 28 50  
Victoria   MP 31 Yarrows Esquimalt BC 136 1956 1956 1970 Motor Boat S 85 92  
Blue Heron   MP 32 Hunter BW Orillia ON     1956 1968 Motor Boat W 85 92 To RCN 1968
Fort Frances   MP 92 J.J. Taylor & Sons Toronto ON     1956 1970 Motor Boat W 12 26  
Eskimo Point             1956   Motor/Sailer     47  
Nanaimo   MP 87 McKay-Cormack Victoria BC     1957 1972 Motor Boat W 44 65  
Carnduff II   MP 88 Grew Boats Penetanguishene ON     1957   Motor Boat W 28 50  
Tagish II   MP 89 Grew Boats Penetanguishene ON     1957   Motor Boat W 28 50  
Fraser   MP 94         1957   Motor Boat     26  
Kenora II   MP 94 Kingston SB Kingston ON 63   1957   Patrol Cutter S 12 118  
Baylot                 Motor Boat        
PV 17             1958 1970 Motor Boat        
Wood 331714 MP 17 Geo. T. Davie Lauzon QC 68   1958 1970 Patrol Cutter S 657 170 To CCG 1972 as Daring, sold 1985
Sidney 819426 MP 53 Benson Bros. Vancouver BC   1959 1969 1976   W 45 65 To RCN 1976, retired 1993
Fort Erie   MP 54 J.J. Taylor & Sons Toronto ON     1959 1970   W   34  
Sorel   MP 55 Norse Boat Co. Penetanguishene ON     1959 1970   W   26  
Kenora III   MP 57 J.J. Taylor & Sons Toronto ON     1960 1970   W   26  
Port Alice   MP 58 Star Shipyards New Westminster BC     1960 1970   W 5 26  
Beaver   MP 61 J.J. Taylor & Sons Toronto ON     1962 1970   W   35  
Battleford   MP 42 J.J. Taylor & Sons Toronto ON     1966 1970   W   29  
Moosejaw   MP 43 J.J. Taylor & Sons Toronto ON     1967 1970   W   36  
Dauphin   MP 45 Richardson Boats Meaford ON     1967 1970   W   36  
Valleyfield II   MP 35 J.J. Taylor & Sons Toronto ON   1968 1968     W 17 36  
W. Fergusson               1995       45 From DFO
THE RCMP FLEET IN 1973
Brule   MP 46 Mason Boats Smiths Falls ON     1967 1990 A W   29  
Outlook   MP 37 Canoe Cove Marina Sidney BC     1967 1978 A F 4 26  
Yellowknife   MP 63 Canoe Cove Marina Sidney BC   1972 1973 1978 A F 15 30  
Acadian   MP 52 Harley S. Cox & Sons Shelburne NS     1959 1976 B W 45 65 To RCN 1976, retired 1996
Standoff   MP 40 Smith & Rhuland Lunenburg NS   1967 1980 1997 B W 70 75 To RCN 1980, retired 1997
Captor   MP 50 Harley S. Cox & Sons Shelburne NS   1958 1959 1976 C W 45 65 To RCN 1976, retired 1993
Lac La Ronge   MP 44 Richardson Boats Meaford ON     1967   C W   36 Active
Valleyfield   MP 56 Grew Boats Penetanguishene ON     1959 1978 C W   26  
Moosomin II   MP 96 J.J. Taylor & Sons Toronto ON     1958 1979 D W 31 50  
Athabasca   MP 48 Canoe Cove Marina Sidney BC     1967 1990 E F   26  
Slideout   MP 41 J.J. Taylor & Sons Toronto ON     1966   E W   29 Active
Tofino   MP 51 Star Shipyards New Westminster BC     1958 1978 E W 44 65  
Advance   MP 59 Canoe Cove Marina Sidney BC     1961 1986 E F 17 36  
Reliance   MP 47 Canoe Cove Marina Sidney BC     1956 1975 E F   26  
Dufferin   MP 74 Canoe Cove Marina Sidney BC   1971 1973 1981 E F 25 41 Stolen 1983, sank and salvaged
Alert   MP 98 McKay-Cormack SY Victoria BC     1958   E W 44 65 Active
Ganges   MP 97 Star Shipyards New Westminster BC   1958 1959 1975 E W 44 65  
Pearkes 819005 MP 90 Canoe Cove Marina Sidney BC     1972 1996 E F 34 52  
Regina   MP 60 Canoe Cove Marina Sidney BC     1970 1995 E F 22 41  
Little Bow II   MP 95 Star Shipyards New Westminster BC     1955 1974 E W 39 55  
Massett 370044 MP 93 McKay-Cormack Victoria BC     1958 1973 E W 53 59 Later Great Escape
Duncan   MP 20 Calgan Marine N. Vanouver BC     1973   E F 11 28 Active
Fort McLeod   MP 73 Canoe Cove Marina Sidney BC     1971 1984 H F 25 41  
Fort Steele   MP 34 Kingston SB Kingston ON 62   1955 1974 H S 164 118 To RCNR 1973, sold 1996 as Marie T. Sprinter
Adversus   MP 99 Harley S. Cox & Sons Shelburne NS     1959 1976 H W 45 65 To RCN 1976, retired 1996
Interceptor 370980 MP 83 Shelburne SB Shelburne NS     1955   H W 39 59 Active
Centennial   MP 100 Theriault & Son Meteghan River NS   1972 1973 1988 H W 70 75  
Detector   MP 86 Shelburne SB Shelburne NS     1957 1976 J W 45 65 To RCN 1976, retired 1988
Nicholson   MP 49 Smith & Rhuland Lunenburg NS     1968 1976 L W   75 To RCN 1980, retired 1992
Dawson   MP 38 Canoe Cove Marina Sidney BC   1971 1971 1973 O F   26  
Whitehorse   MP 39 Canoe Cove Marina Sidney BC   1972 1973 1978 O F 15 30  
Manyberries   MP 75 Canoe Cove Marina Sidney BC   1969 1973   O F 25 41 Active
ACQUISITIONS SINCE 1973
Harvisom   MP 21 Canoe Cove Marina Sidney BC   1973 1975 1992   F 25 41  
McClellan   MP 22 Canoe Cove Marina Sidney BC   1973 1975 1992   F 25 41  
Rivett-Carnac   MP 23 Canoe Cove Marina Sidney BC   1973 1975 1991   F 34 52  
Stikine             1986 1995       45  
Heron             1989 1989       24 From DoF, sank at dock
Nadon 827164   Shore Boatbuiding Richmond BC   1991 1991   Catamaran A 61 57 Active
Higgitt 827166   Shore Boatbuiding Richmond BC   1992 1992   Catamaran A 61 57 Active
Lindsay 827165   Shore Boatbuiding Richmond BC   1993 1993   Catamaran A 61 57 Active
Simmonds 828052   C. N. de Matane Matane QC   1995 1995   Catamaran A 56 53 Active
Inkster 827167   Allied SB N. Vanouver BC 256 1996 1996   Catamaran A 64 65 Active
Murray 827160   A. F. Theriault Meteghan River NS   2005 2005   Catamaran S 72 65 Active