Historia
This corvette, flower class (1939-40 canadian building programme) was built in 1940 by Collingwood Shipbuilding Co. Ltd..
Notas históricas
This vessel was launched on 28/12/1940. This vessel carried 230 tons of fuel and could reach 16 knots. Her endurance was 3450nm at 12 knots. This vessel carried a complement of 7 officers and 85-90 other ranks. This vessel was broken up at Hamilton ON in 1946.
Propietarios y capitanes
In 1941-1945 she was owned by the Royal Canadian Navy.
Capitanes
LT A.D. Landless RCNR (1941-1943); LT A.M. Kirkpatrick RCNVR (1943-1944); LT E.P. Taylor (1944-1945); LT J.G. Lorriman RCNVR (1945-1945); LT E.P. Taylor RCNVR (1944-1945);
Armamento
one 4" BL Mk.IX, two twin .5" machine guns and two twin .303" machine guns, two (later four) depth charge throwers and two rails (later four) carrying 40 depth charges (later 70).
Reconstrucciones
She was modernized and her forecastle extended at New York in 1944.
Referencias
- Macpherson, Ken and Marc Milner (1993)
- Macpherson, Ken and John Burgess (1981)
- Government of Canada The Canadian Navy List Ottawa ON
- Freeman, David J. (2000)
