Historia
This corvette, flower class (1939-40 canadian building programme) was built in 1940 by Davie Shipbuilding Co. Ltd., Lauzon PQ.
Notas históricas
This vessel was launched 20/11/1940. 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 inch BL Mk.IX, two twin .5 inch machine guns and two twin .303 inch 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 broken up at Hamilton ON in 1949.
Propietarios y capitanes
In 1940-1945 she was owned by the Royal Canadian Navy.
Reconstrucciones
She was modernized and her forecastle extended at Saint John NB 1943-44.
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)
