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This corvette, flower class (1939-40 canadian building programme) was built in 1940 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 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). This vessel carried a complement of 7 officers and 85-90 other ranks. This vessel was built by Collingwood Shipbuilding Co. Ltd., Collingwood ON and launched on 23/11/1940. This vessel was modernized and her forecastle extended at Liverpool NS in 1944. After the war this vessel became the Argentinian vessel Gasestado in 1947 and was transferred to the Argentinian Navy as the survey vessel Cap Canepa 1957-1972.
Owners & Masters
In 1940-1947 she was owned by the Royal Canadian Navy.
In 1947-1972 she was owned by the Argentine Navay.
References
- Macpherson, Ken and John Burgess (1981)
- Macpherson, Ken and Marc Milner (1993)
- Government of Canada The Canadian Navy List Ottawa ON
- Freeman, David J. (2000)
