Geschichte
This corvette, flower class (1939-40 canadian building programme) was built in 1940 by Port Arthur Shipbuilding Co. Ltd..
Historische Notizen
This vessel carried 230 tons of fuel and could reach 16 knots. Her endurance was 3450 nm at 12 knots. This vessel was armed with 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). This vessel carried a complement of 7 officers and 85-90 other ranks. This vessel served in Operation Torch. This vessel had her forecastle extended at Liverpool NS 1943-44. After the war this vessel was transferred to the Venezuelan Navy as the Constitución 1945-62.
Eigentümer & Kapitäne
She was owned by the Royal Canadian Navy.
Referenzen
- Macpherson, Ken and Marc Milner (1993)
- Macpherson, Ken and John Burgess (1981)
- Freeman, David J. (2000)
