Histoire
This corvette, flower-class (1939-40 canadian building programme) was built in 1940 by Canadian Vickers Ltd. in Montreal, QC.
Notes historiques
This vessel was launched on 26/-6/1940. 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.
Propriétaires et capitaines
Built in Canada for the Royal Navy but transferred to the Royal Canadian Navy on 15/05/1941. Afterwards she was sold in 1947.
She entered service as the Honduran whaler in 1950.
She was listed in the Lloyd's Register of 1972-73.
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 Galveston TX USA 1942.
Références
- 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)
