Newington while in government service
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History | |
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Canada | |
Name | Newington |
Builder | Cook, Welton & Gemmell, Hull, England |
Launched | 2 March 1899 |
Completed | 1 April 1899 |
Acquired | 1908 |
Commissioned | 1914 |
Decommissioned | 1918 |
Fate | Sank 26 August 1959 |
General characteristics | |
Type | Patrol vessel |
Tonnage | 193 GRT |
Length | 115 ft (35.1 m) |
Beam | 21 ft (6.4 m) |
Draught | 11.5 ft (3.5 m) |
Propulsion |
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Speed | 10.5 knots (19.4 km/h; 12.1 mph) |
HMCS Newington was a commissioned patrol vessel of the Royal Canadian Navy that served in the First World War. Prior to the war, the ship served as a fishing trawler and lighthouse tender for the Canadian government. Following the war the vessel was returned to government service. Newington was converted to a tugboat in 1920. Sold to private interests in 1920 the ship sank on 26 August 1959 while laid up in Burrard Inlet, British Columbia.
Newington had a tonnage of 193 gross register tons (GRT) and was 115 feet (35.1 m) long with a beam of 21 feet (6.4 m) and a draught of 11.5 feet (3.5 m). The ship was powered by a steam triple expansion engine, driving one screw creating 58 hp (43 kW) ( nominal). [1] This gave the ship a maximum speed of 10.5 knots (19.4 km/h; 12.1 mph). [2] The vessel could carry 85 long tons (86 t) of coal for fuel. [3]
The ship was built as an iron-hulled fishing trawler by Cook, Welton & Gemmell at Hull for City Steam Fishing Co Ltd. [1] [2] Newington was launched on 2 March 1899 and completed on 1 April of that year. [2] Newington was purchased by the Canadian government in 1908 and converted to a lighthouse supply ship and buoy tender for use in British Columbia waters. [4]
Following the declaration of war by Canada the First World War in August 1914, Newington was taken over by the Royal Canadian Navy and fitted to lay naval mines. [1] Newington was kept on standby to lay minefields across the entrance to Johnstone Strait until December of that year when the German threat in the Pacific Ocean was nullified. [5] Newington had the minelaying equipment removed and was used as a patrol vessel along the West Coast of Canada for the rest of the war. [4] [5] The ship returned to civilian service in 1920, sold to the Pacific Coyle Navigation Company. The vessel was converted to a tugboat and in 1956, was sold to Straits Towing Ltd. [2] On 26 August 1959 she sank in Burrard Inlet, British Columbia. [4] [a]
Newington while in government service
| |
History | |
---|---|
Canada | |
Name | Newington |
Builder | Cook, Welton & Gemmell, Hull, England |
Launched | 2 March 1899 |
Completed | 1 April 1899 |
Acquired | 1908 |
Commissioned | 1914 |
Decommissioned | 1918 |
Fate | Sank 26 August 1959 |
General characteristics | |
Type | Patrol vessel |
Tonnage | 193 GRT |
Length | 115 ft (35.1 m) |
Beam | 21 ft (6.4 m) |
Draught | 11.5 ft (3.5 m) |
Propulsion |
|
Speed | 10.5 knots (19.4 km/h; 12.1 mph) |
HMCS Newington was a commissioned patrol vessel of the Royal Canadian Navy that served in the First World War. Prior to the war, the ship served as a fishing trawler and lighthouse tender for the Canadian government. Following the war the vessel was returned to government service. Newington was converted to a tugboat in 1920. Sold to private interests in 1920 the ship sank on 26 August 1959 while laid up in Burrard Inlet, British Columbia.
Newington had a tonnage of 193 gross register tons (GRT) and was 115 feet (35.1 m) long with a beam of 21 feet (6.4 m) and a draught of 11.5 feet (3.5 m). The ship was powered by a steam triple expansion engine, driving one screw creating 58 hp (43 kW) ( nominal). [1] This gave the ship a maximum speed of 10.5 knots (19.4 km/h; 12.1 mph). [2] The vessel could carry 85 long tons (86 t) of coal for fuel. [3]
The ship was built as an iron-hulled fishing trawler by Cook, Welton & Gemmell at Hull for City Steam Fishing Co Ltd. [1] [2] Newington was launched on 2 March 1899 and completed on 1 April of that year. [2] Newington was purchased by the Canadian government in 1908 and converted to a lighthouse supply ship and buoy tender for use in British Columbia waters. [4]
Following the declaration of war by Canada the First World War in August 1914, Newington was taken over by the Royal Canadian Navy and fitted to lay naval mines. [1] Newington was kept on standby to lay minefields across the entrance to Johnstone Strait until December of that year when the German threat in the Pacific Ocean was nullified. [5] Newington had the minelaying equipment removed and was used as a patrol vessel along the West Coast of Canada for the rest of the war. [4] [5] The ship returned to civilian service in 1920, sold to the Pacific Coyle Navigation Company. The vessel was converted to a tugboat and in 1956, was sold to Straits Towing Ltd. [2] On 26 August 1959 she sank in Burrard Inlet, British Columbia. [4] [a]