物語
This corvette, flower-class (1939-40 canadian building programme) was built in 1940 by Davie Shipbuilding Co. Ltd., Lauzon PQ.
歴史的注記
This vessel carried 230 tons of fuel and could reach 16 knots. Her endurance was 3450nm at 12 knots. This vessel carried a complement of 7 officers and 85-90 other ranks. This vessel served in Operations Torch and Neptune. This vessel was modernized and her forecastle extended at Liverpool NS in 1943. After the war this vessel was sold in 1946 for conversion to a merchant vessel. Renamed as Evi in 1965. On March 11, 1966 this vessel foundered and was lost near Jeddah Saudi Arabia.
所有者と船長
In 1940 she was owned by the Royal Canadian Navy.
武装
She 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).
参考文献
- 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)
