Historia
This corvette, flower-class (1939-40 canadian building programme) was built in 1941 by Saint John Dry Dock & Shipbuilding Co., Saint John NB.
Notas históricas
This vessel was launched on 11/08/1941. 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. At the end of the Second World War this vessel was laid up in the ship boneyard at Bedwell Bay in Indian Arm BC Canada. This vessel was broken up September in 1966 at Santander, Cantabria, Spain by Recuparciones Submarinas S.A.
Propietarios y capitanes
In 1941-1945 she was in service with the Royal Canadian Navy.
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).
Significado del nombre
Named for Moncton NB.
Reconstrucciones
She was modernized and her forecastle was extended at Vancouver BC in 1944. She was converted and renamed as a Dutch whaler in 1955.
Referencias
- Macpherson, Ken and Marc Milner (1993)
- Macpherson, Ken and John Burgess (1981)
- Government of Canada The Canadian Navy List Ottawa ON
- Freeman, David J. (2000)
- en.wikipedia.org ↗
