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HMCS WILDWOOD Z65
Target Towing Vessel
Built by Falcon Marine Industries, Victoria, BC, she was assigned to Esquimalt on 22 May 1944 as an anti-submarine target towing vessel. In 1956 WILDWOOD was converted into a torpedo recovery vessel with stern mounted slides and rollers and re-designated YMR-2. She spent many years until 1991 at the Canadian Forces Maritime Experimental Test Range, Nanoose Bay as a Torpedo Recovery Vessel. After being removed from service in 1996, she was sold to private interests and converted to a yacht.
Wildwood - From Naval Yardcraft to Yacht
Photos and Documents
CNAV Wildwood Source: A History of the West Coast Canadian Forces Auxiliary Fleet Photo credit: CFMETR Yearly Historical Report
CNAV Wildwood while serving as a Canadian Naval Auxiliary Rigged for recovering torpedoes at the Nanoose Test Range on the east coast of Vancouver Island. She was rigged with special gear to recover torpedoes fired on the test range. Source: Nauticapedia
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