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Deep Bay, BC; February 21, 2015;
ex Royal Canadian Mounted Police vessel Laurier;
120-ft. A-class cruiser;
built 1936 by Morton Engineering & Drydock Company, Quebec, QC; 83-2;
1939: transfer to Royal Canadian Navy; renamed HMCS Laurier (S09/Z34);
http://www.forposterityssake.ca/Navy/HMCS_LAURIER.htm
1946: transfer to Canadian Coast Guard/Department of Fisheries as Fisheries Patrol vessel Laurier ;
joined department's basking shark slaughter fleet;
1983: sold and renamed Laurier II;
L x B x D: 34.44 x 6.40 x 3.17 m; 201.00 gt.;
owner: 379713 B.C. Ltd., Victoria, BC;
http://www.oceansidestar.com/news/derelict-laurier-has-colorful-past-1.296667
The Canadian Coast Guard boarded and inspected the former on 14 Oct 2015
after she was reported to be listing. A forward hatch had been left open allowing
in water from heavy rains;
On September 6, 2016, the Coast Guard removed the vessel
from Deep Creek to Ladysmith, BC where she was broken up:
http://www.forposterityssake.ca/Navy/HMCS_LAURIER.htm
Former name(s):
- Laurier (Until 1983)
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