HMCS Preserver (1941)

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.

For other ships with the same name, see HMCS Preserver.

HMCS Preserver
History
Canada
NamePreserver
BuilderMarine Industries, Sorel, Quebec
Yard number104
Launched21 December 1941
Commissioned11 July 1942
Decommissioned6 November 1945
FateSold to Peruvian Navy 1947
Peru
NameMariscal Castilla
Acquired4 January 1946
RenamedCabo Blanco 1951
Stricken1960
FateSold for commercial service 1960
History
Name
  • Cayo Blanco (1960–1962)
  • Petronap (1962–1963)
Owner
  • Agencia Nacional de Vapores Jose Poblete Vidal (1960–1962)
  • Aninat & Bluhn (1962–1963)
Port of registry Panama
Acquired1960
In service1960
Out of service1963
IdentificationIMO number: 6113994
FateCaught fire and wrecked 20 April 1963
General characteristics
TypeMotor launch depot ship
Tonnage
Displacement4,670 long tons (4,740 t)
Length
  • 81.7 m (268 ft 1 in) oa
  • 78.0 m (255 ft 11 in) pp
Beam13.4 m (44 ft 0 in)
Draught5.4 m (17 ft 8 in)
PropulsionDiesel engines
Speed9 knots (17 km/h; 10 mph)
Range37,000 nmi (69,000 km; 43,000 mi) at 8 knots (15 km/h; 9.2 mph)
Complement107
Armament

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.

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