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Historia

This corvette, flower-class (1940-41 revised building programme) was built in 1941 by Collingwood Shipbuilding Co. Ltd..

Notas históricas

This vessel carried 230 tons of fuel and could reach 16 knots. Her endurance was 3450nm at 12 knots. This vessel was broken up at Etajima Japan in 1975.

Propietarios y capitanes

She was present at Operation Torch.

She served from 17/05/1945 to 18/03/1946 as a weather ship on the west coast.

She was sold in 1948 and entered service as a Honduran whaler in 1951.

Armamento

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).

Referencias

  • Macpherson, Ken and Marc Milner (1993)
  • Macpherson, Ken and John Burgess (1981)
  • Government of Canada The Canadian Navy List Ottawa ON
  • David J. (2000)
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