Characteristics:
Program & Period:
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1942-1943
(first 15 ships)
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1942-1943 |
1943-1944 |
Ex-RN
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Postwar (prior to PRESTONIAN conversion)
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Displacement:
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2,216
tons full load |
Dimensions:
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91.9 x
11.3 x 4.0 meters (301.5 x 37 x 13 feet) |
Propulsion:
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2
shafts;
2 Admiralty 3-drum type boilers;
2 - VTE (triple expansion) engines, 5,500 ihp;
19 knots
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Range:
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7200
miles at 12 knots. |
Crew:
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141
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??
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Radar:
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Type 271
or
SU type
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Type 271
TEME received Type 277 in 1944-45.
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SU type
Note: SWANSEA had unknown radar fitted at mast head in September, 1949.
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Sonar:
****
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Type 128
replaced by
Type 144 and Type 147B
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Type 144
Type 147B |
Type 144
Type 147B |
Fire
Control:
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None.
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EW:
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HF/DF
(High Frequency Direction Finder) |
Armament:
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Main
Guns:
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1- 4"/40
QF Mk.XIX single forward
(later replaced with Mk.16 twin)
1- 3"/40
(12-Pdr) Mk.V QF HA single aft
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1- 4"/45
QF Mk.16 twin forward
1- 3"/40
(12-Pdr) Mk.V QF HA single aft |
2- 4"/40
QF Mk.XIX singles |
1- 4"/45
QF Mk.16 twin forward
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Secondary AA guns:
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4- 20mm Oerlikon singles *
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4- 20mm
Oerlikon Mk.VC twins **
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2- 20mm
Oerlikon Mk.VC twins
2- 20mm Oerlikon singles
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2- 20mm
Oerlikon Mk.VC twins ***
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ASW:
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1-
Hedgehog ASW mortar
4- Mk.IV DC throwers
2 Rails
150-200 depth charges
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*
Some of the first 15 ships may have received the Mk.VC twin mounting.
** FORT ERIE seems to have
received 2- 40mm Bofors singles aft, while retaining the 2- 20mm
Oerlikon Mk.VC twins on the bridge wings.
*** Secondary
armament may not have been consistent during postwar training
commissionings.
**** Sonar fit is conjecture,
and not necessarily based on published sources. Jerry Proc's website
indicates that frigates received Type 128, while Ken Macpherson's
"Frigates of the Royal Canadian Navy 1943-1974" indicates that the
frigates were the first Canadian ships to receive Type 147B, which was
normally used with Type 144. Jerry Proc indicates that Type 147B was no
available until after September 1943. This author presumes the frigates
built for the Royal Navy, in the United Kingdom, would have received
the Type 144 and 147B from the outset.
Ships:
Names in BOLD were converted to PRESTONIAN
class frigates in the 1950s.
Names with *
saw service after the war in pretty much their original configuration,
as listed at the top of this page.
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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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| 1942-1943
Programme |
BEACON HILL *
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K407/303
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16/5/44
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6/2/46
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Scrapped in Japan, 1966.
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CAP DE LA MADELEINE
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K663/317
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30/9/44
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25/11/45
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Scrapped in Italy, 1966.
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CAPE BRETON
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K350
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25/10/43
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26/1/46
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Sunk as breakwater at Kelsey, BC.
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CHARLOTTETOWN *
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K244
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28/4/44
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25/3/47
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Sunk as breakwater at Oyster Bay, BC.
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CHEBOGUE
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K317
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22/2/44
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25/9/45
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Torpedoed Oct. 4/44. Declared total loss. Scrapped
in 1948 in Wales.
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DUNVER
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K03
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11/9/43
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23/1/46
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Sunk as breakwater at Royston, BC, in 1948.
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EASTVIEW
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K665
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3/6/44
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17/1/46
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Sunk as breakwater at Oyster Bay, BC, in 1948.
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GROU
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K518
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4/12/43
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25/2/46
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Scrapped at Victoria, 1946.
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JOLIETTE
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K418
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14/6/44
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19/11/45
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Chilean IQUIQUE, 1946-1968. Disposed in 1968.
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JONQUIERE
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K318/318
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10/5/44
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4/12/45
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Scrapped at Victoria in 1967.
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KIRKLAND LAKE
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K337
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21/8/44
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14/12/45
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Scrapped at Sydney, NS, in 1947-48.
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KOKANEE
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K419
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6/6/44
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21/12/45
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Indian Bengal, 1950
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LA HULLOISE *
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K668/305
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20/5/44
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6/12/45
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Scrapped in Italy in 1966.
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LONGUEUIL
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K672
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18/5/44
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31/12/45
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Sunk as breakwater at Kelsey Bay, BC.
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MAGOG
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K673
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7/5/44
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20/12/44
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Torp. 14/10/44, total loss. Scrapped in 1947.
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MATANE
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K444
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22/10/43
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11/2/46
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Sunk as breakwater at Oyster Bay, BC, in 1948.
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MONTREAL
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K319
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12/11/43
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15/10/45
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Scrapped at Sydney, NS, in 1947.
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NEW GLASGOW
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K320/315
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23/12/43
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5/11/45
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Scrapped in Japan in 1967.
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NEW WATERFORD
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K321/304
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21/1/44
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7/3/46
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Scrapped in Italy in 1967.
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ORKNEY
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K448
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18/4/44
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22/1/46
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Israeli MIVTAKH,
Sri Lanka MAHASENA 1959-1964
Scrapped in Singapore in 1964.
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OUTREMONT
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K332/310
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27/11/43
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5/11/45
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Scrapped in Italy in 1966.
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PORT COLBORNE
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K326
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15/11/43
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7/11/45
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Scrapped in Sydney, NS, in 1947.
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PRINCE RUPERT
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K324
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30/8/43
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15/1/46
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Sunk as breakwater at Royston, BC.
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ST CATHERINES
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K325/324
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31/7/43
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18/11/45
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Weather Ship, 1952-1967. Scrapped in Japan in 1968.
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SAINT JOHN
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K456
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13/12/43
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27/11/45
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Scrapped at Sydney, NS, in 1947.
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SPRINGHILL
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K323
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21/3/44
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1/12/45
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Scrapped at Sydney, NS, in 1947.
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STETTLER
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K681/311
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7/5/44
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9/11/45
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Scrapped at Victoria, BC, in 1967.
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STORMONT
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K327
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27/11/43
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9/11/45
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A. Onassis yacht Christina, 1954. Still in
existance.
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SWANSEA *
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K328/306
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4/10/43
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2/11/45
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Scrapped in Italy in 1967.
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THETFORD MINES
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K459
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24/5/44
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18/11/45
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Sold in Honduras in 1947.
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VALLEYFIELD
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K329
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7/12/43
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7/5/44
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Torpedoed and sunk, 7/5/44.
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WASKESIU
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K330
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16/6/43
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29/1/46
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Indian Hooghly, 1950
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WENTWORTH
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K331
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7/12/43
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10/10/45
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Scrapped at Sydney, NS, in 1947.
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| 1943-1944
Programme |
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ANTIGONISH *
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K661/301
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4/7/44
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5/2/46
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Scrapped in Japan in 1968.
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BUCKINGHAM
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K685/314
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2/11/44
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16/11/45
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Scrapped in Italy in 1966.
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CAPILANO
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K409
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25/8/44
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24/11/45
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Jamaican Irving Francis M. Sank in 1953.
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CARLPLACE
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K664
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13/12/44
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13/11/45
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Dominican Presidente Trujillo,
MELLA 1962
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COATICOOK
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K410
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25/7/44
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24/11/45
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Scuttled off BC in 1961.
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FORT ERIE
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K670/312
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27/10/44
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22/11/45
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Scrapped in Italy in 1966.
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GLACE BAY
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K414
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2/9/44
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17/11/45
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Chilean ESMERALDA 1946,
BACQUEDANO 1952-1968
Scrapped in 1968.
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HALLOWELL
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K666
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8/8/44
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7/11/45
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Palestinian Sharon 1949,
Israeli MISNAK 1952,
Sri Lankan GAJABAHU 1959-1978
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INCH ARRAN
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K667/308
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18/11/44
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28/11/45
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Scrapped in 1970.
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LANARK
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K669/321
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6/7/44
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24/10/45
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Scrapped in Italy in 1966.
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LASALLE
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K519
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29/6/44
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17/12/45
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Sunk as breakwater at Kelsey Bay, BC, in 1948.
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LAUZON
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K671/322
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30/8/44
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7/11/45
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Sold for scrap in 1964.
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LEVIS
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K400
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21/7/44
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15/2/46
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Sunk as breakwater at Oyster Bay, BC, in 1948.
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PENETANG
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K676/316
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19/10/44
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10/11/45
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Norwegian DRAUG 1956 - 1966
Scrapped in 1966.
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POUNDMAKER
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K675
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17/9/44
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25/11/45
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Peruvian TENIENTE FERRE 1947,
FERRE 1963-1966
Scrapped in 1966.
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PRESTONIAN
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K662/307
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13/9/44
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9/11/45
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Norwegian TROLL 1956,
HORTEN 1965-1972
Scrapped in 1972.
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ROYALMOUNT
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K667
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25/8/44
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17/11/45
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Sold for scrap in 1947.
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RUNNYMEDE
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K678
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14/6/44
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19/1/46
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Sunk as breakwater at Kelsey Bay, BC, in 1948.
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ST PIERRE
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K680
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22/8/44
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22/11/45
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Peruvian TENIENTE PALACIOS 1947,
PALACIOS 1953-1966
Scrapped in 1966.
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ST STEPHEN
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K454/323
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28/7/44
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30/1/46
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Weather Ship, 1947
Sold in 1968.
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STE THERESE
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K366/309
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28/5/44
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2/11/45
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Scrapped in Japan in 1967.
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SEA CLIFF
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K344
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26/9/44
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28/11/45
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Chilean COVADONGA 1946-1968
Scrapped in 1968.
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STONE TOWN
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K531/302
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21/7/44
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13/11/45
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Weather Ship, 1950
Sold in 1968.
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STRATHADAM
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K682
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29/9/44
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7/11/45
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Israeli MISGAV 1950-1959
Scrapped in 1959.
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SUSSEXVALE
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K683/313
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29/11/44
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16/11/45
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Scrapped in Japan in 1968.
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TORONTO
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K538/319
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6/5/44
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27/11/45
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Norwegian GARM 1956-1964,
VALKYRIEN 1965-1977
Discarded in 1977.
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VICTORIAVILLE
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K684/320
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11/11/44
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17/11/4
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Renamed GRANBY 1966-1973
Scrapped in 1974.
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Ex-RN
(all returned to the Royal Navy at war's end)
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ANNAN
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K404
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13/6/44
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20/6/45
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Danish NIELS EBBESEN 1945-1963. Scrapped 1963.
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ETTRICK
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K254
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29/1/44
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30/5/45
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RN Combined Operations Ship, laid up 1946. Scrapped
1953.
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MEON
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K269
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7/2/44
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23/4/45
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RN Combined Operations Ship. Scrapped 1966.
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MONNOW
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K441
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8/3/44
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11/6/45
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Danish HOLGER DANSKE 1945-1959. Scrapped 1959.
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NENE
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K270
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6/4/44
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11/6/45
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Scrapped at Briton Ferry, Wales, in 1955.
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RIBBLE
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K525
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24/7/44
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11/6/45
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Scrapped at Blyth, UK, in 1957.
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TEME
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K458
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28/2/44
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4/5/45
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Torpedoed 29/03/45, scrapped at Llanelly,
Wales, 1946.
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Notes:
These ships were designed primarily to remedy what were considered
defects in
the Corvette design, such as a lack of range, speed, and seakeeping
ability.
In order to do this, the basic Corvette hull was widened and
lengthened,
and was given twin screws. This resulted in a faster ship with twice
the
range.
These ships received the new Hedgehog ASW mortar from the outset, as
well as the advanced Type 271 radar, plus advanced sonar. Some ships
were upgraded to the SU type radar later on in the war, and many
apparently received sonar upgrades as well. More powerful gun armament,
in the form of twin 4" guns and 3" guns aft, with 20mm powered twin
mountings as secondary AA guns were also incorporated.
Other than the warbuilt destroyers, these ships were the only ones
to see service after the war in any great numbers, as 21 were converted
into PRESTONIAN
class frigates in the 1950s, and served until the mid-1960s.
Several ships were also recommissioned during the late 1940s and early
1950s in their original configuration for use in the training role.
Many
of these ships served in foreign navies after the war, and several
entered civilian service..
Photos:
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1942-1943
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Notes:
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1. HMCS WASKESIU.
Courtesy of Michael
Black.
2. HMCS EASTVIEW. Courtesy of Michael
Black.
3. HMCS STETTLER. DND photo, courtesy of
Bryan Q.
4. HMCS CHEBOGUE shown after being safely
delivered
to port in Port Talbot, Wales. After being hit by an acoustic torpedo
off
Ireland, she was towed 890 miles by five different ships. She never
returned
to service. Photo Courtesy of Corvus Publishing Group / Canada's Navy.
5. HMCS CHARLOTTETOWN. Photo courtesy of RCL White Ensign.
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Notes:
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1. HMCS CAPILANO rafted
up outside of
three other frigates in Halifax Harbour. DND photo, courtesy of Bryan Q.
2. HMCS HALLOWELL at sea. Photo © Victor Borushynski photo,
courtesy of Don Bjordahl.
3. HMCS LAUZON entering St. John's Harbour, with Fort Amherst in the
background. Photo © Victor Borushynski photo, courtesy of Don
Bjordahl.
4. HMCS RUNNYMEDE off Bermuda. Photo courtesy of Paul Henderson.
5. HMCS ST. STEPHEN at sea. Photo courtesy of Paul Henderson. |
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Notes:
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1. HMCS LA HULLOISE at
sea in her post-war training configuration. Photo courtesy of The
Crow's Nest.
2. HMCS SWANSEA in her post-war training configuration. Photo courtesy
of Spud Roscoe and Jerry Proc.
3. HMCS SWANSEA in her post-war training configuration. Photo courtesy
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Sources:
Barrie, Ron and Macpherson, Ken. (2002). This Ships of
Canada's Naval Forces 1910-2002. Vanwell Publishing Ltd. St.
Catherines, ON.
Macpherson, Ken. (1989). Frigates
of the Royal Canadian Navy 1943-1974. Vanwell Publishing Ltd.
St. Catharines, ON.
ASDIC, RADAR, and IFF
Systems Aboard HMCS HAIDA website by Jerry Proc.
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