HMCS Preserver
ship
Current position
No live position received yet. Identity and particulars below.
Identity & particulars
- Name
- HMCS Preserver
- IMO number
- 6113994
- MMSI
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- Call sign
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- Flag
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- Vessel type
- ship
- Gross tonnage
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- Deadweight (DWT)
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- Length overall
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- Beam
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- Year built
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- Builder
- Marine Industries Limited
- Registered owner
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- Operator
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Particulars are enriched from public sources as they become available. Position & identity are derived live from AIS.
About HMCS Preserver
HMCS Preserver was a depot ship of the Coastal Forces of the Royal Canadian Navy during World War II. Commissioned in July 1942, Preserver supported Canadian Fairmile B motor launches in Canadian and Newfoundland waters during the war. The ship was sold to the Peruvian Navy in 1946 and renamed the vessel Mariscal Castilla. Used as a fleet supply ship, Mariscal Castilla was renamed Cabo Blanco in 1953. Past 1960, the sources diverge on the fate of the vessel, with most stating that Cabo Blanco was broken up for scrap, while one states the vessel was sold into commercial service. Renamed Cayo Blanco and then Petronap the vessel caught fire and wrecked at San Lorenzo Island near Callao on 20 April 1963.
Summary from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA.
Frequently asked questions
- Where is HMCS Preserver now?
- HMCS Preserver has not transmitted a live position recently. Its identity and particulars are kept on this page, and its position will appear here the moment it is detected on AIS again.
- What kind of ship is HMCS Preserver?
- HMCS Preserver is a ship.
- Has HMCS Preserver been detained or sanctioned?
- No detentions or sanctions for HMCS Preserver appear in the public sources Seadar tracks (USCG PSIX inspections and the OFAC SDN list).