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 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 was launched on 04/07/1940. While escorting convoy SC-58 this vessel was rammed and sunk in fog by the Dutch vessel Zypenberg on December 07, 1941 off the Grand Banks with the loss of 26 lives.
Propietarios y capitanes
She was built in Canada for the Royal Navy but transferred to the Royal Canadian Navy on 15/05/1941.
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).
