HMCS Hochelaga

HMCS Hochelaga, with a 12-pounder gun visible forward.
History
Canada
Name:	Hochelaga
Namesake:	Hochelaga
Builder:	Hawthorn & Company, Leith, Scotland
Launched:	1900
Acquired:	1914
Commissioned:	13 August 1915
Decommissioned:	31 March 1920
Renamed:	HaChayal Ha'Ivri, 1946
Fate:	Seized by Royal Navy, 1946
General characteristics (as armed yacht)
Type:	Armed yacht
Displacement:	628 long tons (638 t)
Length:	192 ft 6 in (58.7 m)
Beam:	27 ft 6 in (8.4 m)
Draught:	14 ft 8 in (4.5 m)
Propulsion:	Reciprocating engine
Speed:	12 knots (22 km/h)
Armament:	1 × 12-pounder gun

HMCS Hochelaga was a commissioned patrol vessel of the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) that served in the First World War and postwar until 1920. Hochelaga is a historic name associated with Canada, the voyages of Jacques Cartier, and the city of Montreal. Initially constructed as the yacht Waturus (alternatively spelled Walrus or Waterus) in 1900 in Europe, the vessel was sold to an American in 1902. The ship was acquired in 1914 for use as a patrol vessel on the East Coast of Canada. Following the war, the vessel became a ferry between Prince Edward Island and Nova Scotia. Following World War II, the ship, renamed HaChayal Ha'Ivri was used for illegal Jewish immigration to Palestine. The vessel's fate remains unknown.

The vessel was initially constructed as a yacht with a clipper bow. The ship had a gross register tonnage of 578 tons and had a length overall of 192 feet 6 inches (58.7 m), a beam of 27 feet 6 inches (8.4 m) and a draught of 14 feet 8 inches (4.5 m). The yacht was propelled by a steam-powered reciprocating engine and had a maximum speed of 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph). During Canadian naval service, the ship displaced 628 long tons (638 t) and mounted one 12-pounder gun.