CGS Kestrel
 Kestrel in False Creek
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| History | |
|---|---|
 Dominion of Canada | |
| Name | Kestrel |
| Builder | Alfred Wallace, Vancouver |
| Completed | 1899 |
| In service | 1903-1912; 1913-1919 |
| Out of service | 1912 |
| Homeport | Vancouver 1903-1912; Honolulu after 1913-1919 |
| Fate | Sold, 1912 and sunk off Honolulu around 1919 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | steamer |
| Tonnage | 311 gross register tons (GRT) |
| Length | 126.5 ft (38.6 m) |
| Beam | 24 ft (7.3 m) |
| Draught | 12 ft (3.7 m) |
| Propulsion | Compound steam engine, 59 hp (44 kW) (nominal) |
CGS Kestrel was employed as a Canadian Fisheries Protection vessel on the Pacific Coast. Completed in 1899 by Alfred Wallace shipyards in Vancouver, she entered into service in 1903 and remained in government service after the creation of the Royal Canadian Navy in 1910 until she was sold in 1912,[1] the ship was sunk off Honolulu as a cable station service vessel around 1919.[2]
Her design was influenced by the Curlew class of fisheries protection cruisers, but Kestrel′s hull was built of wood.[3]
References
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-09-13. Retrieved 2015-08-25.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help)CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ http://www.best-maritime-crewing.info/catalogue_companies_list/company_source_50898_10.html
- ^ Charles D. Maginley, and Bernard Collin, The Ships of Canada's Marine Services, (St. Catharines, Ontario: Vanwell Publishing, 2001), p. 87. ISBN 1-55125-070-5
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