Story
This corvette, castle-class was built in 1944 by Harland & Wolff Ltd. in Belfast, NI.
Historical Notes
This vessel was acquired in 1944 as one of 12 vessel in exchange for twelve Canadian-built Algerine class minesweepers. This vessel was capable of 16.5 knots with an endurance of 9500 nm at 10 knots. This vessel was armed with one 4” Quick Firing Mk. XIX gun, two twin 20mm and two single 20mm guns. Two depth charge throwers, one depth charge rail and 15 depth charges, one Squid mortar. This vessel had a complement of 8 officers and 112 other ranks.
Owners & Masters
She was commissioned into the Royal Canadian Navy 08/06/1944 to 14/03/1946. Afterwards she was transferred to the Uruguyan Navy as the Montevideo, serving as a training ship 1946-1975.
References
- Macpherson, Ken and John Burgess (1981)
- Macpherson, Ken and Marc Milner (1993)
- Freeman, David J. (2000)
- J.J. Colledge and Ben Warlow (2010) Ships of the Royal Navy. Casemate Oxford UK
