HMCS Charlottetown (1941)
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Name | Charlottetown |
Namesake | Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island |
Builder | Kingston Shipbuilding Ltd., Kingston |
Laid down | 7 June 1941 |
Launched | 10 September 1941 |
Commissioned | 13 December 1941 |
Homeport | Halifax, Nova Scotia |
Identification | Pennant number: K244 |
Honours and awards | Atlantic, 1942;[1] Gulf of St. Lawrence, 1942. |
Fate | Torpedoed and sunk on 11 September 1942 by Cap Chat at 49-10N, 66-50W. 9 crew killed. |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Modified Flower-class corvette |
Displacement | 1,015 long tons (1,031 t; 1,137 short tons) |
Length | 208 ft (63.4 m)o/a |
Beam | 33 ft (10.1 m) |
Draught | 11 ft (3.35 m) |
Propulsion |
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Speed | 16 knots (29.6 km/h) |
Range | 3,500 nautical miles (6,482 km) at 12 knots (22.2 km/h) |
Complement | 90 |
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Armament |
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HMCS Charlottetown was a Flower-class corvette that served the Royal Canadian Navy during the Second World War. Charlottetown's pennant number K244 is unique in that it was also used for HMCS Charlottetown, a River-class frigate.
Background
Flower-class corvettes like Charlottetown serving with the Royal Canadian Navy during the Second World War were different from earlier and more traditional sail-driven corvettes.
Corvettes commissioned by the Royal Canadian Navy during the Second World War were named after communities for the most part, to better represent the people who took part in building them. This idea was put forth by Admiral Percy W. Nelles. Sponsors were commonly associated with the community for which the ship was named. Royal Navy corvettes were designed as open sea escorts, while Canadian corvettes were developed for coastal auxiliary roles which was exemplified by their minesweeping gear. Eventually the Canadian corvettes would be modified for better performance on open seas.[8]
Construction
Charlottetown was laid down at
Atlantic service
Charlottetown served with the Western Local Escort Force (WLEF) until mid-July 1942 when she was transferred to the Gulf Escort Force (GEF), serving in what is now referred to as the Battle of the St. Lawrence. She escorted Quebec City - Sydney convoys until her sinking.[10]
Sinking
Charlottetown was torpedoed and sunk on 11 September 1942 by the
Notes
- ^ "Battle Honours". Britain's Navy. Retrieved 10 August 2013.
- ^ Ossian, Robert. "Complete List of Sailing Vessels". The Pirate King. Retrieved 13 April 2011.
- ^ Fitzsimons, Bernard, ed. (1978). The Illustrated Encyclopedia of 20th Century Weapons & Warfare. Vol. 11. London: Phoebus. pp. 1137–1142.
- ISBN 0-517-67963-9.
- ISBN 0-8117-3275-4.
- ISBN 0-87021-913-8.
- ISBN 0-87021-450-0.
- ISBN 1-55125-052-7.
- ^ "HMCS Charlottetown (i) (K 244)". Uboat.net. Retrieved 28 July 2013.
- ^ ISBN 0-00216-856-1.
- ISBN 0-7710-3269-2.
References
- HMCS Charlottetown at the Arnold Hague Convoy Database
- Ready, Aye, Ready. "HMCS Charlottetown (1st)". Retrieved 28 July 2013.
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: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - Hazegray. "Flower Class". Canadian Navy of Yesterday and Today. Retrieved 24 July 2013.