CFB Esquimalt Naval and Military Museum owns a large collection of ship plans. Naval historians and model ship builders often contact us in search of plans to include in projects they’re working on. Museum volunteers Ken Leclair and Paul O’Reilly review ship plans from the …

HMCS Prince Robert was the first of three refrigerated passenger and cargo ships constructed at Birkenhead for Canadian National for operation along the British Columbia Coast during the 1930s. The ship's arrival during the Great Depression led to the vessel's financial failure and by 1935, the ship was in limited use.

General arrangement profile, plan and hull lines are included. General History. Prince Robert was originally built in 1930 as a cruise ship for the Canadian National Steamships West Coast Service. Upon Canada's entry into WW2, she was requisitioned and converted into an armed merchant cruiser, in which role she distinguished herself.

Upper deck of HMCS Prince Robert (Photo from MacFarlane Family collection.) She carried a crew of 241 and was instantly the most powerful Canadian naval ship in the Pacific. She provided an early victory when she captured the German merchant vessel Weser in international waters off the coast of Mexico. After this she was involved in patrols off ...

HMCS Prince Robert was built in 1930 by CN Steamships, to serve as a small luxury liner serving the tourist trade on Canada's west coast. In 1939, along with her two sister ships, Prince David and Prince Henry, she was acquired by the RCN and converted into an Armed Merchant Cruiser.

The acquisition, arming, activity and disposition of the 3 "prince ships" in the Second World War (WW2). These were: HMCS Prince David; HMCS Prince Henry; HMCS Prince Robert; This is one of the declassified Canadian Forces Headquarters (CFHQ) reports.

HMCS Prince Robert. This photograph shows HMCS Prince Robert, probably in mid-1943 shortly after its conversion to an anti-aircraft cruiser, at Esquimalt, British Columbia. The upgraded Prince Robert, intended to help defend Allied ships against German aircraft, supported convoys between Great Britain and Gibraltar, at the western end of the ...

Aug 30, 2015 · HMCS Prince Robert served as the escort of HMT Awatea carrying Canadian troops to Hong Kong in November 1941. A short diary of the voyage including photos of the vessels can be viewed at: https://www.nauticapedia.ca/Articles/Prince_Robert_Diary_1941.php

HMCS Prince Robert - Anti-Aircraft Cruiser . This drawing is offered on two sheets at 1/96 scale (1/8" = 1'). General arrangement profile, plan and hull lines are included. General History. Prince Robert was originally built in 1930 as a cruise ship for …

HMCS Prince Robert - F56 The Prince Robert had the most conversions during the war. Originally a high-speed coastal ferry, she then became a cruise ship shortly before the war, and through the war was used as an AMC, aircraft carrier, and a refugee transport vessel before it finally circled back to luxury use post-war.