Geschichte
This corvette, flower class (1939-40 canadian building programme) was built in 1941 by Kingston 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 carried a complement of 7 officers and 85-90 other ranks. This vessel was launched on May 31, 1941. This vessel served in the Caribbean and on the New York to Guantanamo Bay Cuba convoys.
In 1955 the Greek 8200 ton freighter Makedonia was rescued in the longest (3000 miles) tow to Vancouver BC Canada. On October 22, 1963 while towing the barge Island Maple it broke in half and sank in Juan de Fuca Strait.
In 1967 this vessel was decommissioned and broken up.
Eigentümer & Kapitäne
In 1941 she was commisioned as a Corvette to the Royal Canadian Navy.
In 1946 she was owned by Straits Towing Ltd., and Island Tug & Barge, Victoria BC Canada.
In 1949 she was sold and converted to a salvage tug operating under her original name.
In 1949-1954 she was owned by Badwater Towing Co. Ltd., Vancouver BC Canada.
In 1954-1968 she was owned by Island Tug & Barge Ltd., Victoria BC Canada.
Kapitäne
Captain Harley Blagborne; Captain Evan Drysdale; Captain Steve Fairhurst (1958);
Bewaffnung
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).
Umbauten
She was modernized and her forecastle was extended at Vancouver BC in 1944. Rebuilt to 205.0' x 33.0' x 13.5' 892gt 98.42rt
Referenzen
- 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)
- Newell, Gordon & Joe Williamson (1957)
- List of Shipping Casualties Resulting in Total Loss in British Columbia and Coastal Waters Since 1897 (undated manuscript document)
