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Q051
Fairmile Motor Launch
Q051 was delivered to the RCN on 24 Nov 1941. While she flew the White Ensign, she was not commissioned into the RCN but instead was listed as a tender to HMCS Sambro, the depot ship for escorts (tenders were not commissioned vessels). Q051 was a "B" Type ML, Displacement: 79 tons, Length: 112 ft, Beam: 17.9 ft, Draught: 4.9 ft, Speed: 20 kts, Complement: 3 officers, 14 men, Armament: 3-20mm.
In Feb 1944 and Jan 1945, Q051 was listed as part of the 77th ML Flotilla. On 03 Mar 1944, Q051's CO, LCDR Thomason was listed as the SO for the 77th ML Flotilla.
After the Second World War Fairmile Q051 was registered by the name “ Radel II “, RAD- stood for RADIO, and EL- stood for ELECTRONICS. The National Research Council used former Q051 as research vessel. She designed and tested Great Lakes freighter radar, the radar reflecting buoy system and was the first boat in the world to have underwater television. Information about her experiments, remains classified. She was later sold to Commander C. H. Hudson, Vancouver when she left government service.
Photos and Documents Ship's Company Photos
Commanding Officers
They shall not be forgotten
Former Crew Members
Photos and Documents
(Q051-001) ML Q051 at Sarnia, ON // From the collection of George Beatty Sterne, CPO.MM // Courtesy of Bob Sterne (Q052-002) ML Q051 transiting the locks on the Great Lakes // From the collection of Wilson Reginald McMurdo // Courtesy of Scott Wilson McMurdo // This photo is not for reproduction or reposting without permission of Scott McMurdo (Q053-003) The launching of ML Q051 on 15 Sep 1941 at Midland, Ontario // Source: "Midland and Area - Portraits of the Past" facebook page // Courtesy of Jeff, Graham & Diane Patchell Family and, page admin, Rene Hackstetter (Q054-004) Article on Radel II (former Fairmile ML Q051) from Power Boating Magazine // Submitted by author: Stephen Horsfall // © Power Boating Canada / Stephen Horsfall
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