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This corvette, (castle class ex-rn) was built in 1944 by Henry Robb Ltd. in Leith, Scotland.
Historical Notes
This vessel was launched on 26/01/1944. This vessel was capable of 16.5 knots with an endurance of 9500nm at 10 knots. This vessel had a complement of 8 officers and 112 other ranks. This vessel was acquired in 1944 as one of 12 vessel in excahnge for twelve Canadian-built Algerine class minesweepers. This vessel is thought to have survived into the 1960s.
Owners & Masters
She was commissioned into the Royal Canadian Navy as H.M.C.S. Orangeville and commissioned into the Royal Canadian Navy 24/04/1944 to 12/04/1946.
She was sold in 1946.
In 1946 she was in the Chinese registry.
She was taken over in 1951 by the Nationalist Chinese Navy, re-armed.
Armament
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.
References
- 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)
