M 793 / RCAF AVOCET
RCAF Seaplane tender. 26 feet long, 8 foot beam, 115hp tunnel stern. Weight approx. 4700 pounds. RCAF AVOCET
Radiotelephone “Charity X”
M.793
1950 – 1965
25-foot steel Aircraft Crash Boat built in 1950. Russel Brothers are known to have built at least two of these, possibly more.
All air force marine craft were given a pendant number that commenced with the letter M and the biggest percentage were small dories, scows, barges, workboats, canoes and similar small vessels. The numbers that have been found go from M-1 to M-1011 inclusive. jproc.ca/rrp/rcaf_marine_fleet.doc |