| Characteristics:
Displacement: 10,850 tons full load
Dimensions: 169.3 x 19.2 x 5.3 meters (555.5 x 63 x 17.5 feet)
Propulsion: 4 shafts, Parsons geared turbines, 4 Admiralty 3-drum
boilers, 72,500 shp, 31.5 knots
Crew: 730
Aviation: none
Hangar: none
Radar:
Sonar: none
Fire Control:
EW:
Armament: 3 6"/50 Mk 23 triple mounts, 4 4"/45 dual QF Mk.16
HA, 4 quad 2 pdr,
10 dual 20 mm AA, 2 triple 21" TT
Ships:
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Name
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Pendant
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Commissioned
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Paid Off
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Notes
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UGANDA
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66
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21/10/44
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13/6/56
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Renamed QUEBEC in 1952
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Photos:
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HMCS UGANDA was the only RCN ship to fight the Japanese in the Pacific.
She was employed in screening aircraft carriers and the odd shore bombardment
mission. DND photo. |
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A head-on view of UGANDA. Courtesy of Corvus Publishing Group./Canada's
Navy. |
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UGANDA alongside in Esquimalt in 1945. In the background at left can
be seen a destroyer, probably either HMCS ALGONQUIN or HMCS SIOUX. Courtesy
of James Doiron. |
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UGANDA's company in the South Pacific, in 1945. Courtesy of James Doiron. |
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HMCS QUEBEC, between 1952 and 1956. DND photo, Courtesy of Bill Croshaw. |
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HMCS UGANDA. DND photo, Courtesy of Dave Shirlaw. |
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HMCS QUEBEC comes up alongside HMCS MAGNIFICENT during the mid-1950s.
She was repainted in a lighter grey in 1956. Courtesy of Bill Dougherty. |
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QUEBEC shown at St.Lucia , Castries, on Feb.15th,1956. She is shown
moored away from the wharf, as she was too large to come alongside. Courtesy
of Bill Dougherty. |
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The ship's crane and after starboard 4 inch guns. Courtesy of Bill
Dougherty. |
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Ship's Company whilst in Port of Spain, Trinidad. Courtesy of Bill
Dougherty. |
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QUEBEC was the review ship for the opening of the Canso Causeway, which
connects mainland Nova Scotia with Cape Breton Island. Courtesy of Bill
Dougherty. |
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A night shot of QUEBEC in 1955 taken in Philadelphia. Courtesy of Bill
Dougherty. |
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A&B turrets (6" guns) firing. Courtesy of Bill Dougherty. |
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