物語
This corvette, flower class (1939-40 canadian building programme) was built in 1940 by Davie Shipbuilding Co. Ltd., Lauzon PQ.
歴史的注記
This vessel was launched on August 08, 1940. Built in Canada for the Royal Navy but transferred to the RCN on 15/05/1941. 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 served in the Caribbean. This vessel participated in the sinking of U-536 north of the Azores on 20/11/1943. This vessel was returned to the Royal Navy in 1945 and used as a gunnery target off Portsmouth in 1946. This vessel was broken up in 1947 at Thornaby-on-Tees UK.
所有者と船長
In 1940-1946 she was owned by the Royal Canadian Navy.
武装
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).
改修
She was modernized and her forecastle was extended at Charleston SC 1941-1942.
参考文献
- 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)
- en.wikipedia.org ↗
