Histoire
This corvette, flower class (1939-40 canadian building programme) was built in 1940 by Canadian Vickers Ltd. in Montreal, QC.
Notes historiques
2750ihp steam reciprocating engine with a 4-cylinder triple expansion engine with 2 Scotch marine boilers. This vessel carried 230 tons of fuel and could reach 16 knots. Her endurance was 3450 nm at 12 knots. This vessel carried a complement of 7 officers and 85-90 other ranks. This vessel was launched on 29/07/1940. This vessel assisted in the sinking of U-501 on 10/09/1941. This vessel was sold in 1946 and was coverted to a Dutch whaler as the Sonja Vinke in 1952. This vessel arrived at Santander Spain for breaking up 10/1966.
Propriétaires et capitaines
She was owned by the Royal Canadian Navy.
Armement
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).
Reconstructions
She was modernized and her forecastle was extended at Liverpool NS 1943-1944.
Références
- Macpherson, Ken and Marc Milner (1993)
- Macpherson, Ken and John Burgess (1981)
- Government of Canada The Canadian Navy List Ottawa
- Freeman, David J. (2000)
