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This corvette, flower class (1939-40 canadian building programme) was built in 1940 by Marine Industries Ltd. in Sorel, QC.
Historical Notes
This vessel was launched 20/08/1940. Built in Canada for the Royal Navy but transferred to the RCN on 15/05/1941. 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. This vessel took part in the sinking of U-744 on 06/03/1944.
In 1966 this vessel arrived at Grimstad Norway to be broken up.
Owners & Masters
She was in service with the RN and then in 1941-1945 she was loaned to the RCN.
She was returned to the Royal Navy and sold in 1946.
She entered service as the Norwegian whaler in 1948.
Armament
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).
Rebuilds
She was modernized and her forecastle extended at New York in 1942. She was rebuilt as buoy-boat in October 1948. She was refitted as whaler in 1951 in Kiel, West Germany.
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)
- en.wikipedia.org ↗
