 Stadacona in Royal Canadian Navy service
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| History | |
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| Name | Columbia |
| Port of registry |  New York |
| Builder | Crescent Shipyard, Elizabeth |
| Launched | 1899 |
| Fate | Acquired by Royal Canadian Navy, 1915 |
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| Name | Stadacona |
| Namesake | Stadacona |
| Acquired | 1915 |
| Commissioned | 13 August 1915 |
| Decommissioned | 31 March 1920 |
| Renamed |
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| Fate |
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| General characteristics | |
| Type | Armed yacht |
| Tonnage | 682 GRT, 349 NRT |
| Length |
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| Beam | 33.6 ft (10.2 m) |
| Draught | 11 ft (3.4 m) |
| Depth | 20.1 ft (6.1 m) |
| Installed power | 102 NHP |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 12 knots (22 km/h) |
| Complement | 62 |
| Armament | 1 x 4 in (102 mm) gun |
HMCS Stadacona was a commissioned patrol boat of the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) that served in the First World War, and postwar until 1920. Before entering RCN service, she was the private steam yacht Columbia. After the war, Stadacona made hydrographic surveys. The vessel was sold for commercial use in 1920 and was burned for salvage in 1948. Stadacona is a historic name associated with Canada, the voyages Jacques Cartier, the colony of Samuel de Champlain, and Quebec City.