Story
This corvette, flower class (1939-40 canadian building programme) was built in 1941 by Collingwood Shipbuilding Co. Ltd..
Historical Notes
This vessel carried 230 tons of fuel and could reach 16 knots. Her endurance was 3450 nm at 12 knots. This vessel carried a complement of 7 officers and 85-90 other ranks. This vessel assisted in the sinking of U-356 on 27/12/1943. This vessel was modernized and her forecastle extended at Sydney NS in 1944. This vessel was wrecked on 12/04/1949.
Owners & Masters
After the war she was transferred to the Venezuelan Navy as the Libertad in 1945.
Armament
She was armed with 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).
References
- Macpherson, Ken and John Burgess (1981)
- Macpherson, Ken and Marc Milner (1993)
- Government of Canada The Canadian Navy List Ottawa
- Freeman, David J. (2000)
