Sail Number: Navy/KC480
Vessel Type: 31-metre Ketch – Sail Training Ship
Oriole V Specifications:
LOA: 102’0″ / 31.08m – LOD: 91’0″ / 27.73m – LWL: 63’0″ / 19.20m – Beam 19’0″ / 5.79m – Draft 10’0” / 3.04m – Designer: George Owen – Original Owner: Mr. G.H. Gooderham, Commodore of Toronto’s RCYC – Current Owner: Royal Canadian Navy – Year Built: June 4, 1921 – Built By: George Lawley & Sons, Neponset, MA – Hull Material: – Displacement: 92 tonnes – Sail Area: 6,133 sq ft – Contract Cost: $100,000
Historical:
Oriole was originally laid down as Oriole IV, the successor in a line of vessels named Oriole that were in service as the flagships for the Royal Canadian Yacht Club of Toronto, Ontario. During the Second World War she was chartered by the Royal Canadian Navy as a training vessel. In 1949 she was again chartered by the Navy as a new recruit training vessel, and subsequently moved to Halifax, Nova Scotia, in 1951. She was officially commissioned HMCS Oriole 19 June 1952, and two years later the navy moved her to CFB Esquimalt to become a training vessel to the Naval Officer Training Centre.
In 1957, the RCN purchased her for $14,500. HMCS ORIOLE is both the oldest vessel and the longest serving commissioned ship in the Canadian Navy.
Provenance (The Wall of Remembrance – The Owners, Crew & Notable Guest):
Owner/Guardian: Mr. G.H. Gooderham, Commodore of Toronto’s RCYC
Owner/Guardian: Royal Canadian Navy