| Characteristics:
Displacement: 1,004 tons
Dimensions: 83.5 x 8.4 x 3.2 meters (274 x 27.5 x 10.5 feet)
Propulsion: 30 knots
Crew: 82
Armament: 3 4" single, 1 12 Pdr single, 2 21" twin TT (above
waterline)
Ships:
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Name
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Launched
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Commissioned
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Paid Off
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PATRICIAN
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5/6/16
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1/11/20
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/29
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PATRIOT
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20/4/16
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1/11/20
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/29
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Photos:
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PATRICIAN and PATRIOT rafted up to a wharf somewhere on the West coast. |
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HMCS PATRIOT is shown here in September of 1924 during trials of Alexander
Grahm Bell's hydrofoil, the HD-4, on the Bras d'Or lakes of Cape Breton,
NS. HD-4 was later fitted with two aircraft engines, and trials went quite
well, but ultimately no interest was shown and the design was never sold.
Photo Courtesy of Corvus Publishing Group / Canada's Navy. |
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