WESTERN ISLES Class

ASW trawler

Sixteen of these small ships were built in Canada for the RN. Eight of these ships, manned by British crews and commissioned in the Royal Navy, served under Canadian Naval command and took the names of Canadian islands.

WESTERN ISLES Class
Characteristics:

Displacement: 530 tons 
Dimensions: 50 x 8.5 x 2.7 meters (164 x 28 x 9 feet) 
Propulsion: 12 knots 
Crew: 40 
Radar:
Sonar:
Fire Control:
EW: none 
Armament: 1 12 Pdr single, 3 20mm guns 
 

Ships:
 
Name
Pendant
Commissioned 
Paid Off
ANTICOSTI
T274
10/8/42
17/6/45
BAFFIN
T275
26/8/42
20/8/45
CAILIFF
T276
17/9/42
10/6/45
IRONBOUND
T284
16/10/42
17/6/45
LISCOMB
T285
8/9/42
17/6/45
MAGDALEN
T279
24/8/42
17/6/45
MANITOULIN
T280
28/9/42
17/6/45
MISCOU
T277
17/10/42
17/6/45

Photos:

 None available at this time. 

Back to the Canadian Navy - WW2 Fleet

This section of the HG&UW site created and maintained by Sandy McClearn.
Copyright © 1997-2001, Sandy McClearn. All Rights Reserved.
Reproduction, reuse, or distribution without permission is prohibited.