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HMCS Tuna was a commissioned Torpedo Boat of the Royal Canadian Navy and was one of many ships to serve in World War I. The Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) was the navy of Canada from 1911 until 1968 when the three branches of the Canadian military were merged into the Canadian Armed Forces. ...
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History Prior to RCN Service
HMCS Tuna was originally built as the private high speed luxury yacht Tarantula for W.K. Vanderbilt, Jr.. She was built by Yarrow & Co. in 1902 in the United Kingdom. A modern yacht A yacht (From Dutch Jacht meaning hunt) was originally defined as a light, fast sailing vessel used to convey important persons. ...
William Kissam Vanderbilt II (March 2, 1878 – January 8, 1944) was a motor racing enthusiast and yachtsman and a member of the prominent United States Vanderbilt family. ...
Yarrow Shipbuilders Limited (YSL) was a major British shipyard, now part of BAE Systems Marine which also includes the nearby Govan shipyard and the former VSEL yard in Barrow. ...
Royal Canadian Navy Service The Tarantula was purchased by the RCN in 1914 and immediately commissioned HMCS Tuna. She was designated as a Torpedo boat after the installation of two Torpedo Tubes. She was also fitted with self defense guns, and was assigned to patrol duties. She was based out of Halifax, and was a common site in Bedford Basin. RCN can refer to: RCN (Radio Cadena Nacional), is a radio and television network in Colombia. ...
The ceremonies involved in commissioning ships into a military force are based in traditions thousands of years old. ...
A torpedo boat is a relatively small and fast naval ship designed to launch torpedoes at larger surface ships. ...
A modern torpedo, historically called a locomotive torpedo, is a self-propelled projectile that (after being launched above or below the water surface) operates underwater and is designed to detonate on contact or in proximity to a target. ...
Halifax skyline at night Halifax neighbourhoods and boundaries of former city in relation to Halifax Regional Municipality Halifax, founded in 1749, is a community and former city in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia. ...
Bedford Basin is a large enclosed bay, forming the northwestern end of Canadas Atlantic coast. ...
In the spring of 1917, the Tuna was Paid Off due to an irreparable engine mount fracture. She was sold for salvage in June, 1918, and stripped. Her hull was left in Halifax's Northwest Arm until the 1930's. 1918 (MCMXVIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. ...
A hull is the body or frame of a ship or boat. ...
Specifications December 5 is the 339th day (340th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ...
1914 (MCMXIV) was a common year starting on Thursday. ...
1902 (MCMII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ...
May 10 is the 130th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (131st in leap years). ...
1917 (MCMXVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 13-day slower Julian calendar. ...
Tonnage is a measure of the size or cargo capacity of a ship. ...
The word ton or tonne is derived from the Old English tunne, and ultimately from the Old French tonne, and referred originally to a large cask with a capacity of 252 wine gallons, which holds approximately 2100 pounds of water. ...
In nautical parlance, draft is the depth below waters surface of the lowest part of a ship or boat. ...
A knot is a unit of speed, abbreviated kt or kn. ...
USS Iowa (BB-61) fires a full broadside of nine 16/50 and six 5/38 guns during a target exercise near Vieques Island, Puerto Rico, 1 July 1984. ...
A modern torpedo, historically called a locomotive torpedo, is a self-propelled projectile that (after being launched above or below the water surface) operates underwater and is designed to detonate on contact or in proximity to a target. ...
Reference - Converted civilian vessels
Macpherson, Keneth R. and Burgess, John. (1982)(Second Printing)The Ships of Canada's Naval Forces 1910-1981. Collins Publishers. ISBN 0-00-216856-1 |
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