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Guayaquil

Guayaquil
照片: RCN Official Photo

故事

This corvette, flower class (1940-41 short-forecastle building programme) was built in 1941 by Yarrows Ltd. in Esquimalt, BC.

历史记录

This vessel was launched on 26/06/1941. This vessel carried 230 tons of fuel and could reach 16 knots. Her endurance was 3450nm at 12 knots. This vessel foundered at Guayaquil Ecuador on 03/08/1960.

船东与船长

In 1941-1945 she was owned by the Royal Canadian Navy.

In 1948 she entered service as the Honduran vessel Guayaquil.

武装

1-4" 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).

改建

She was modernized and her forecastle was extended at Liverpool NS in 1944.

参考文献

Government of Canada The Canadian Navy List Ottawa ON

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