''Bras d'Or'' (R-103) was a small experimental
hydrofoil
A hydrofoil is a lifting surface, or foil, that operates in water. They are similar in appearance and purpose to aerofoils used by aeroplanes. Boats that use hydrofoil technology are also simply termed hydrofoils. As a hydrofoil craft gains sp ...
built for the
Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) during the 1950s. It led to the development of in the late 1960s.
Built by
Saunders-Roe from either a Saunder-Roe
motor boat or
Vosper PT boat hull, the ''Bras d'Or'' was built based on the
prototype R-101 in service with the
Royal Navy.
[Boileau, p.49] Launched in 1957, it underwent trials off
Wales in May and arrived in
Canada in July.
[Boileau, p.53] Acquired by the Royal Canadian Navy, it was never commissioned as a warship.
''Bras d'Or'' (R-103) was renamed ''Baddeck'' in 1962 as the name "Bras d'Or" was to be provided to . ''Baddeck'' retired from the
Canadian Forces in 1973 and was later acquired by the
Canada Science and Technology Museum in
Ottawa
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,
Ontario.
''Baddeck'' remains in storage with her three foils detached and stored separately.
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Hydrofoils of the Royal Canadian Navy
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