Histoire
This passenger vessel was built in 1930 by Cammell Laird & Co. Ltd., Birkenhead UK.
Notes historiques
This vessel was powered by turbines geared to each shaft with a single reduction gear.
In 1940 this vessel was on patrol off the coast of Mexico and Peru. This vessel captured the German freighter Weser on 25/0/1940. This vessel crossed the Pacific six times by 1941 escorting fast troop convoys to Australia, returning to Vancouver or to Panama. This vessel spent three months on escort and patrol duty with the RN on the New Zealand Station.
In 1941 this vessel was refitted in Esquimalt BC and then escorted Canadian troops to Hong Kong in 1941.
In 1942 this vessel was put under USN operational control for duty in the Aleutian Islands.
In 1943 this vessel was converted to an A/A ship stationed at Gibraltar.
In 1945 this vesseljoined the British Pacific Fleet in Sydney Australia. This vessel was present at the surrender of Hong Kong on 16/09/1945. This vessel carried repatriated prisoners of war to Esquimalt BC Canada. This vessel was paid off in 1945 and laid up at Lynn Creek BC Canada. This vessel sailed for the UK was laid up in Wales after only one voyage in 1948 and broken up at Newport Wales in 1951.
Propriétaires et capitaines
In 1930 she was owned by Canadian National Steamships Ltd.
In 1939 she was commissioned into the Royal Canadian Navy as H.M.C.S. Prince Robert, a Canadian Naval Armed Merchant Cruiser.
In 1947 she was owned by Charlton Steam Shipping Co. Ltd. (Chandris (England) Ltd. mgrs.).
Reconstructions
In 1940 she was rebuilt at Vancouver BC.
Références
- Canada List of Shipping
- Government of Canada The Canadian Navy List Ottawa ON
- Freeman, David J. (2000)
- Harbour & Shipping (Progress Publishing Co. Ltd.) Vol. 14 (1931)
